I very much like the layout of DA, and the way its galleries work. But it is also a very big umbrella, and I have noticed that lots of the artists there produce some pretty extreme adult-oriented art. I don't personally mind such work at all, but many people do, and I don't want anyone to get into trouble because they ended up viewing more than my own gallery!
I also noticed that DA's discussion forums are positively infested with neo-Nazis and other kooks, cranks and assorted nuts and dolts.
I'll probably continue to make use of their gallery feature, but for the moment I'll be here again, on a more regular basis.
So, let me first play catch-up, with an assortment of some of the stuff I have been up to since I last posted art work here.
Some more drawings:
Small pencil drawings (18 x 13 cm)
And ballpoint pen:
I like the medium, but it has a tendency to fade. I do notice that nowadays, lots of professional artists make use of the medium, and opinions vary somewhat as to how permanent such drawings are. If kept behind glass and out of direct sunlight, they'll probably last reasonably well; I am not too sure.
Some attempts at somewhat more detailed pencil drawings:
I have never been much good at these - I tend to prefer rapid sketches. But they are a good and necessary exercise, and now and then it is fun to sit back, relax, put on some soothing music and spend a few hours with a subject.
A pen and wash sketch as birthday gift for a friend who wanted a picture of a Tuscan-style window:
I also made a stack of these that I turned into handmade greeting cards. Here's a selection:
Some recent adventures in acrylic painting in a next post...
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