Pencilly!
Yes, this is officially Inktober month, but you all know my first and best love are pencils. In yesterday's Age there was an article about a new Australian online boutique wooden Pencil shop: Pencilly.
Who could resist? Not me, and I have already been shopping for pencils and accessories. Andrew, the owner/manager is very helpful and if you email him a request he will do his best to find that special pencil you are looking for. He sells one of my favourites, the Mitsubishi Hi Uni pencil. Also the iconic Blackwing pencils which I have been aching to try. Have look and support this great Australian shop - the more we buy, the more his stock and variety can expand.
Moving on to a couple of wonderfully imaginative responses to Week 2 Inktober Prompts:
KM
Innovative and creative, that is my respons to KM's drawing this week. Using the Prompt 'Teeth', her drawing is done on coldpress paper with Faber Castell Pens, a black Sharpie and Metallic Derwent colour pencils. It is KM's reaction to the current Covid lockdown here in Melbourne. As she says:
"I loved Silke's Bulky last week so I wanted to do something a bit less realistic so choose teeth on a mask. Added in the slipper and you have part of the lockdown uniform... on the slipper the anchor represents 'hope' in the trio of faith, hope and charity."
It's fabulous and I love it!
MP
A more realistic approach, but no less creative, MP has chosen the Prompt 'Throw' as her subject this week. Taking a throw, she has thrown it over a chair and drawn the result. Drawn on 220 Canson drawing paper with a Black Uni Finline 0.1 and supported with watercolour pencil washes this is a delightful drawing.
The fabric folds are well observed and the way the plaid design curves reinforces the folds is expressive. The hanging tassels create added interest. The chair is simply drawn, almost all linework which helps to focus our attention on the throw. Just a bit of subtle crosshatching shadow on the legs of the chair makes the chair a three dimensional object rather than a flat form - this extra shadow was very well judged and executed. Its a fine line between just enough and too much - this is perfectly balanced! MP debated putting a shadow under the chair, but wisely decided not to. I don't think it was needed and would possibly have overpowered the throw.
Very well done MP!
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