Category Archives: Pen and Ink

Head to Head Bliss II

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In Head to Head Bliss we saw Mary’s work in progress. It’s an original watercolor submission, “Food Chain”, for the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference Forestry Education Dinner/Auction. Now for her competition. This is my work in progress

Pen and ink, print, multi-media, vintage logging

This is a multi-media piece called “Uncle Sam.” Uncle Sam is the name of the little locomotive in the picture. I made a print of my original pen and ink onto 140 lbs watercolor paper. I expanded and enhanced the print with additional pen and ink.

watercolor, watercolour, sepia

Next I did a two-tone watercolor painting with sepia and raw umber. The goal is to create an original piece reminiscent of an old sepia tone photograph. Both pieces are being framed right now. Stay tuned for our final pieces!

 

 

“Timber! The Home Stretch

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TimberPainting02

The view of the art table with one of the spreads in progress.

watercolor, pen and ink, picture book

These were all that’s left to do. All have been started. Mary stretched and mounted them all for me, while I was painting. It’s good to have people! Working multiple illustrations at the same time is a very efficient way to get these done. By Sunday night I had completed two more spreads.

Ducks

This is the view out my window at my painting table, while I work. Not bad.

Forestry Friday … “Timber!” in Color

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TimberChipper02

The inking is complete and I’ve been painting furiously. I taken some vacation time to complete this project. Today I was painting the chipper scene. I posted about that one before.

TimberChipper01

I couldn’t decide which picture to post, so here’s another.

Wild Wednesday … Pacific Fisher

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Fisher, Pacific fisher, mixed media, pen and ink, watercolor, wildlife, Timber!

The Pacific Fisher in mixed media. Pen and ink, and watercolor. This is a spot illustration for the new children’s picture “Timber!”

Pacific Fisher, pen and ink, Timber!, wildlife

This is the pen and ink before the watercolor. Which version do you like better?

 

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!

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Gray sqirrel, pen, ink, pen and ink,pen & ink, drawing, wildlife

Sometimes you feel like a nut!

Forestry Friday … “Timber!” The Chipper

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 Pen and ink from “Timber”, the cleanup part of the logging operation. The chipper chips the tree tops. Straw mulch to cover the bare soil.

forests, forestry, forester artist, biomass, harvesting

Chipping tops.

 

Wild Wednesday … The Watchers

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TheWatchers001

Keep looking.

The Watchers, Pen and ink.

Toothy Critique!

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Mary gave me a new sketchbook for Christmas, so the other day I did a lunch sketch of a sweet, sleeping Bliss.

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Me: “Hey Bliss I sketched you while you were snoozing. Take a look.”

golden retriever, pen and ink

Me: “Well, what do you think?”
Bliss: “Sniff, sniff.”

Bliss: "Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!" Me: "Everyone's a critic. Maybe next time I'll let the sleeping dog lie."

Bliss: “Rarr Rarr Ruff!!!”
Me: “Everyone’s a critic. Maybe next time I’ll let the sleeping dog lie.” 

Forestry Friday … Tree Planters!

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TimberPlanters

Tree planters from “Timber.” A WIP.

tree planter, forestry

Planting trees in the Gun II Burn in 2001. See more about the Gun II burn in my post “Of Trees and Dogs.”

seedling, forestry reforestation

A freshly planted Douglas-fir seedling.

Wild Wednesday … Fawn Redo

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Fawn002A fawn lying low to avoid a predator. I added to the original pen and ink. Mary thought it was lacking. Is it an improvement?

fawn, deer, black tail deer

The Fawn as I originally drew it in a vignette.

fawn, deer, black tail deer

The pen and ink was based off of another fawn picture I took. I love when they are just a couple of days old and they’ll lay down and be still.