(Added Sunday, September 28) Note: Tthe results of the participants can be seen here on the Virtual Sketch Date main page.
Jo's Tree PeonySaturday, September 27, 2008
Virtual Sketch Date - Tree Peony
I joined in another group participation sketch, Virtual Sketch Date. The reference photo provided by Sharon, a beautiful tree peony. You can see the reference there. It is fun to see all the different styles and media. Check it out to see all the variety of work and many artists. All should be posted today and the list will be on the Virtual Sketch Date blog on Sunday, September 28.
(Added Sunday, September 28) Note: Tthe results of the participants can be seen here on the Virtual Sketch Date main page.
Jo's Tree Peony
I planned to do a very detailed pen and ink, but as usual I didn't get it done so settled for a quick sketch with a Pigma Brush pen. In a way it is good to use a "brush" as I can't get bogged down in detail using the thick lines of the brush point. This is in my Cachet sketchbook, 7 x 10 inches.
(Added Sunday, September 28) Note: Tthe results of the participants can be seen here on the Virtual Sketch Date main page.
Jo's Tree Peony
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About Me
- Jo Castillo
- Bastrop, Texas, United States
- I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill
31 comments:
Nice job Jo. I still like having my eraser. I can do pen but just like the comfort of the pencil and eraser. I haven't even started my Virtual Sketch yet. I guess I had better get moving.
Just simple lines can convey so much!!!! Nice!!
Hi there, Jeanne. I hope you got a sketch done. I will pop over and check. Thanks.
Joan, thank you. You certainly have the know how of simple lines. I appreciate your input.
I really like this Jo...the delicate petals are very nice...especially with a brush pen, I never have gotten those to work too well for me.
Thank you, Rose. The brush pens are a little like using the tip of a watercolor brush with no blending opportunity, huh? Not a favorite of mine, but fast. :)
Nice work with the brush pen Jo. You caught the essence so simply. I do like to sketch in pen, but I don't think I'm brave enough to tackle something this complex.
Great work! You are brave using a pen.
Stacy, thanks. I sketch for the Scavenger Hunts in pen all the time. This I outlined in pencil and then went to freehand. I'm too impatient to do colored pencil, I like pen and pastel for the instant quality.
Valerie, thanks. I do enjoy using the pen.
Jo - You captured the image really well - I so admire you for using a pen/brush!! Your sketch is great - this was fun, wasn't it?
I too admire your use of pen - it must take confidence as well as skill. I really like your sketch and thanks for the comment on my blog.
I like your ink version Jo. It defines the piece and gives it an illustrational feel.
Amazingly effective, considering you used just a pen. Lovely detail and a unique look. Makes me think of a woodcut or something similar.
Great interpretation.
great use of lines :)
Regina, yes, these on-line sketch groups are fun ... and they keep me sketching. That is the main thing!
Melissa, Thanks. I think it is more lazy than confident. :) I like the instant finish .. good or bad. Ha.
Jeanette, thank you. The brush pen sure changes the way I work. No chance to scribble over it.
Kari, thanks for looking. It is a little like that, huh?
Shicat, thank you too. I will go check out your post.
You were very brave doing this with a brush pen! I really like this, it has a relief print feel to it.
Jennifer Rose, our comments overlapped. Thank you for stopping by and the nice words.
Ann, thank you. It does sort of look like that. I'll have to try those textured acrylics with a brush for a sketch. Hmmm.
It reminds me of a linoleum cut print.
Your sketches are confident!
hugs to you, Jo! xoxox
Very yummy sketch. Especially love the movement in the diagonal background, adds such vibrancy.
Leslie, thank you so much for the confidence. Hugs back.
bmoon, thank you, too. The word yummy has sent me for chocolate. Hmmmm.
Jo, very nice, love your interpretation, it does look like a woodcut print.
Gail, thanks so much. I have never tried woodcuts or any kind of printing, always something new to try. I see a trip to the art supply store.... :)
Wow. Very nice!
Thanks, Joanna. ((Hugs))
Not sure what a brush pen is, but it made for a beautiful sketch!
LOL I'm glad I'm not the only one that was it that boat! Someday maybe I'll have the nerve to use a brush pen. Nicely done.
Paulette, thank you. A Brush pen has a flexible point somewhat like the watercolor brush that you fill with water, except it has ink. You use very little pressure to get a wider line. Very light, super light, to get a narrow line.
Barbara Weeks, thank you as well. I like pens because it is instant. No waiting to dry or coloring in like with colored pencils. I'm lazy.
I agree that this has the quality of a woodblock or etching, and think you'd be great at printmaking, Jo.You're great at drawing too!This is unusual and delightful.
This interpretation is just nothing I came close to considering. It is wonderful.
Sherrie Roberts
Vivienne, thank you so much. I usually get bogged down in detail. With those brush pens, you can't.
Sherrie, thank you as well. The equipment determined the design in this case. :)
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