Sea Fever.
Ink on a watercolour Moleskine
I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by………………
from Sea Fever by John Masefield
This was the first sketch, copied from my very first Moleskine where I attempted to dovetail poems with sketches. I decsribed my attempts in one of the first “forum” entries on this site and have just realised that I have another source of drawings to bore you all with.
roseindigo 8:53 pm on October 20, 2008 | #
Just LOVE this one. That sky is awesome, and so is the water.
rmcarey 12:16 am on October 21, 2008 | #
I agree- nothing boring here at all. Very nice work with the elements, Bob.
nemicon 12:27 am on October 21, 2008 | #
A big WOW from me! this is soo good and i love the horizon
cmetzart 12:37 am on October 21, 2008 | #
My favorite – please bore us with more !
allenpirabu 4:25 am on October 21, 2008 | #
Great stuff, love the atmosphere
ValD 5:22 am on October 21, 2008 | #
I love the waves… the colors
save_alkaline 6:49 am on October 21, 2008 | #
yeah, that is really great!! i have a strange fondness for tall ships – they’re so big, powerful, majestic. you really captured the ship and the environment well! keep up the great work!
trebor61 2:10 pm on October 21, 2008 | #
Thaks everyone. I’ve been out all day and have just returned to all of these nice comments. Makes me want to try another one before bedtime.
r_sail 3:48 am on October 22, 2008 | #
This is a great piece.
There’s no real sense of horizon for me. I see it, but it needs some strength behind it.
I really like the waves. The colours there are great. Keep up the good work.
r_sail 3:49 am on October 22, 2008 | #
god, I sound like a comment machine there.
Humph 12:00 pm on October 24, 2008 | #
Not boring at all! I am still trying to count the number of colours you have used in depicting the wonderful sea you have created.
trebor61 5:58 am on October 25, 2008 | #
Thanks Humph. I used five coloured inks, mixed to get different effects. After laying down a wash of black (leaving a few spaces), which I let dry, I added some white in a random way. Then painted “wave shapes” getting smaller and less distinct as I got near the ship, with different mixed of Ultramarine, Bright Red and Yellow into the white parts. Some white parts were still wet and the colours ran into each other. When everything was dry I sharpened the nearest waves up with more colour. I’m not too sure I could repeat this again.
nlmcc 12:04 am on November 12, 2008 | #
Oh my–lovely depth of color here!
trebor61 11:41 am on November 12, 2008 | #
Thanks! It’s nice of you to comment.