Ink & mixed media techniques

Quick sketches with ink and reed pen/twigs and the addition of mixed media techniques. In the upper sketch I used watercolour in combination with wax resist technique. In the lower sketch an overlay of rice paper drenched in watercolour; the rice paper turned out less transparant than I had expected. Perhaps I'll rework it at a later date. Ink, rice paper, watercolour, wax on paper. Snelle schetsen met inkt in combinatie met gemengde technieken.

Ink & Expression

Life drawing and painting, quick sketches with ink and reed pen/twigs and some occasional finger smudging. My aim was to gradually achieve a higher level of expression and abstraction. Ink on paper. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, snelle schetsen met inkt en rietpen/twijgen, zo nu en dan aangevuld met wat "smeerwerk".

Ink and watercolour, wax resist technique

Life drawing and painting, again focused on quick sketches with ink and reed pen/twigs, this time with the addition of watercolour in combination with wax resist technique. Ink, watercolour and wax on paper. Model: Ron. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op snelle schetsen met inkt en rietpen/twijgen, aangevuld met aquarel in combinatie met was (wax resist gemengde techniek).

Ink and watercolour

Life drawing and painting, again focused on quick sketches with ink and reed pen/twigs, this time with the addition of watercolour tones. Ink and watercolour on paper. Model: Gaspard. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op snelle schetsen met inkt en rietpen/twijgen, aangevuld met aquarel.

Tearing forms, ink, reed pen/twigs

Life drawing and painting, focused on tearing forms from paper to capture mass and volume of short poses, followed by corrections and enhancement with ink and reed pen/twigs. Each pose was held for ten minutes, which consequently gave one just ten minutes to assess the pose, tear a form, paste it to a background and sketch with ink. Paper tearing forms and ink on paper. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op scheurvormen (massa en volume) aangevuld met inkt en rietpen/twijgen.

Ink, reed pen/twigs and brush

Life drawing and painting, again focused on quick sketches with ink and reed pen/twigs, this time with the addition of brushwork for shadows and enhancement in general. Likeness was rather compromised for expression. Ink on paper. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op snelle schetsen met inkt en rietpen/twijgen en kwast.

Ink, reed pen/twigs

Life drawing and painting, focused on quick sketches with ink and reed pen/twigs. The charm of this technique is that compared to drawing with a fountain pen, one has far less control over the flow of the ink, leading to a broad variation in the thickness of lines and also the occasional blob of ink. Ink on paper. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op snelle schetsen met inkt en rietpen/twijgen.