Waspish

Crosshatched ink sketch of a wasp lady trapped on a vine

Quink Dip – More cross hatching

I’ve been metaphorically and illustratively diving into ink this week, playing with ways to energise background textures. I liked this … More

I stipple, I scumble, but one thing I don’t do, I’ve never done with ink … cross hatching. I love … More

One nice thing this sometimes stinkypoo year has been the chance to take online classes with people who like the … More

A3 brown paper, opaque white gel pen as well as coloured fine tip markers, 2 1/2 hours. Next week, … More

This morning was well spent, looking and drawing and looking and trying and failing and nearly succeeding just a bit to … More

It was a strange experience and I felt like a time traveller, actually drawing on paper to make a poster. The Empire Strikes … More

Life drawing, 15 minutes, black and watered ink applied with a brush on watercolour paper, A3

I’ve started spending a couple of hours in a life drawing group once a week; working from a photograph just isn’t … More

Modelling for a life class is tough and often uncomfortable; models work hard for not much money. The model today was … More