Thursday, February 26, 2009

Art Blog

I was rather bored at work today, not having much to do (for once!), so I started googling my favorite subject: art. And I was fascinated to discover this website: Urban Sketchers. It's an art blog -- where artists upload their images, and also sometimes the stories behind them. I absolutely loved the travel sketch feel of the website, and felt inspired enough to do the same on my blog. Besides, I don't seem to have much to say these days, so why not replace words by sketches? I made a prodigious number of sketches today (I was bored, remember?) and in went scribbles and doodles into my trusty little Moleskine. After work I went to Hobby Lobby, and found myself in something resembling paradise. I even found a Sakura marker set, but it was only in black, whereas I expressly wanted colored markers (to make colorful sketches!) so I regretfully bypassed it. But I did find a treasure -- a Faber-Castell black India ink artist pen and a sepia-toned Pentel color brush -- a pen that has a brush-like tip. I of course had to try them out the moment I got home, and did so. The results are below.

Park at the back of the Arboretum. Black Sharpie pen on Moleskine (02.26.09)

Girl brushing her hair in front of a mirror. Black Sharpie pen on Moleskine (02.26.09)

My rather skewed version of Austin's Pennybacker Bridge, drawn from memory while driving down the bridge. Black Sharpie pen on Moleskine (02.26.09)

View from my study window. Black India Ink artist pen and sepia color brush pen. (02.26.09)