Albany. For some reason scanner refuse to read blue in the sky the way I did it, so instead of frustration I decide to feel thankful that it works at all. My ink got yellower and blue Kuretake pens agreed to drizzle over the drawing. Used ink and Kuretake over hot pressed Arches pad. Strange paper behavior, resist washes, pretend to be blotter paper. Still searching for ink friendly perfect watercolor paper.
While running around hopelessly and helplessly (January was never my favorite month of the year, even it is not freezing or worse), I manage to ink another portrait with mixed ink, one green Kuretake pen and Inna’s help. I already see so much what I could have done differently and I want to add and change, but I’d rather do another one, and may be ink will get browner and mood will change.
Lincoln Continental Mark 4 1976. I think this what it is, I looked online. It was chilling on someone’s driveway. My uncle use to have one, not sure what year his was, it was pretty elegant and snobby. I used Omas Sepia ink, it is juicy but red is too strong for me, I like yellow puddles more.
I was depressed for couple of days, but kept drawing from time to time, almost mechanically. More color crept in. Nice acquaintance brought us Stollen from german bakery Upstate, it was pretty and tasty. But this drawing would be a memory of my distraction, not a panegyric to delicious Stollen. I used ink and Kuretake pens.
I did this sketch in moleskine with ink, without preliminary pencil lines, freezing in a cold car, in double parking, in autumn shoes, for 15-20 minutes.
Trip to Albany. Ink and Kuretake.
Mountain road. View from the road side, Upstate New York. This rocks often glistening from ice or water, you can get lost in it’s angular shapes, I was very approximate. Ink and water brush.
Cup of coffee while waiting for the food in the Diner Upstate NY. Fat edged uncomfortable cups, weak coffee, but fun observing people, barely talking, just enjoying existence. Ink and Kuretake.
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