Heavy Vegetation

The river is full of ducks right now. They are busy all the time flying, flapping, eating, conversing, getting ready for winter. I draw them a lot because they're charming and they will be rare in the winter. I have to take breaks from drawing the ducks however. Then I focus on the vegetation which will be stripped of greenery in the next few months. I know from past experience that I will miss it when all I have are bare branches, rocks and water as a subject. Below are some recent vegetation drawings.

08-25-20-river
crayon, ink

08-24-20-branch
charcoal, pastel, ink

08-23-20-dam02
pastel, charcoal, ink

08-19-20-island
charcoal, pastel, ink

08-08-20-tree01
ink

Laid Paper

This past week I've been working on small pieces of ivory colored laid paper. You can see the linear texture of the paper in the drawings below. I was given this paper by an acquaintance who worked for a printer. Their client had ordered the paper and had it cut down to a custom size and then they changed direction and the paper was unused.

I took as much as I could fit in my car. There were other papers as well. I've carried it around with me for almost twenty years and have used it occasionally.  Having diverse papers and other art supplies seems to keep me engaged in this enterprise. I hope you are happy in your art making.

08-04-20-ducks01

08-04-20-ducks03

08-04-20-ducks09

08-04-20-ducks10

08-05-20-duck09

08-08-20-goose

08-10-20-ducks

A Scroll of Geese

I took a roll of paper with me to the bridge this morning. I wasn't sure what I would do with it. Fortunately, a small group of geese and ducks was nearby below and I filled up the roll quickly with fast ink sketches. The scroll is about 10-12 feet long.

08-02-20-goose_scroll
ink