Maritime Opening and Inktober 2021 #15

 It was fun to see a few of my favorite students at the Maritime Art Prize Zoom opening, Thank you for tuning in! If you were there, you already know that I won a Highly Commended Award which I am very excited about! You can view the entire exhibition on line, and don't forget to VOTE for the People's Choice. 

There are some really fabulous works, it would have been a very difficult show to judge. HERE is the entire show. When you look at the standard and variety of works you will see why I am so pleased to have been given this Award.

Voyage of the Maelstrom 
Highly Commended Maritime 2021

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

Inktober #15: Helmet

It is hard to believe we are already halfway through Inktober! Stay with me on this journey, I love seeing all your different works and the different approaches you take to the Prompts.

#15 Helmet (Helmeted Honeyeater) by Linda Weil

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

EM has been thinking outside the box again with her #14 Tick drawing. Double XX for the double jab, and the double jab in the shape of a tick!

Tick by EM

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

OLE has submitted another digital ink work. Really quite effective what you can do on your tablet these days! She has combined #7 Watch with #16 Compass to create this rather nice piece.

Watch/Compass by OLE

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

And the next 7 days of prompts are;

Inktober 2021: #14 Tick

 ... tick ... tick ... tick...

It's 100 seconds to Midnight. 🕛

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

KMcD sent this a couple of days ago - a fun concept for Pick. Simple, effective.

Pick by KMcD

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

And this rather sweet one for Roof from EM

Roof by EM

Maritime Exhibition + Inktober 2021

 I have been selected as one of the 80 finalists in the MSC Annual Maritime Art Prize!

Now in its nineteenth year, the MSC Maritime Art Awards and Exhibition promotes excellence in seafaring and maritime subjects in art, and artists enter their paintings responding to the theme 'The Relationship Between Humanity and the Sea'. Winners will be announced Thursday night October 14 and you are welcome to join in for the Opening of the exhibition and enjoy voting for your favorite art piece. If you would like to join me at this Zoom Opening: 

Opening Night of the MSC Annual Maritime Art Prize
Time: Oct 14, 2021 06:00 PM Australia/Melbourne

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9193012013?pwd=aTZLNmJzTWRNNjhQQjBRR0hyNkt0Zz09

Meeting ID: 919 301 2013
Passcode: Seafarers

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

Inktober Prompt #13: Roof

... a Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...

Roof by Linda Weil

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

This charming ink wash work by JH is of roof tiles she observed in the town of Koprivshtisa in Bulgaria. Created using washes of Art Spectrum Sepia and Burnt Sienna in on Arches 300gsm cold press paper. I think it is a very successful work.

Roof by JH

Inktober 2021: #12 Stuck

 ...still on a bit of a candy theme...

#12 Stuck by Linda Weil

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

EM is in Candyland as well with this sour lime sherbert lollipop for the prompt Sour.

Sour by EM

She has also done a great reaction to Stuck!

Stuck by EM

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

SW has done a great combination ink work for Pick and Sour as Buddy ventures out into his garden for a citrus harvest!

Pick and Sour by SW

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

Please note that if you have sent me a work ahead of the Prompt date you will have to wait until that day for me to post it here.

Inktober 2021: #11 Sour

This one is a bit of a rift on yesterday's drawing. I enjoyed inking those sweets, especially the jelly snake. So I thought I would do mass of my favorite Sour Snake lollies!

Inktense pencils along with Blue, Green and Sepia Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens, and an Adele black pen that I washed a bit to get a nice blue shadow tone. I bought the Triplus pens a few years back in the US on my last trip (how long ago that seems), but I see that they are available at Linecraft or Officeworks if you would like to try them out. One really great thing about these pens is that they are 'drysafe' which means if you accidentally leave the cap off for a few days they don't dry out.

Sour (snakes) by Linda Weil

﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

You might not be aware of this, but Inktober doesn't just run as a daily prompt during October! There is the 'Classic' Inktober which we are doing now; 31 drawings in 31 days. There is also 'Inktober 52'! Inktober 52 is a full year of drawing - one drawing a week all year long.

KB saw the Inktober '52 list and liked some of the prompts on that list, so she decided to draw the prompt for week 7: Dragonfly.

This is a lovely little work. Her delicate handling of the multipaned wings is beautifully done. I thought you all might enjoy seeing this work.

Inktober52; Week 7 'Dragonfly' by KB

Inktober 2021: #10 Pick

Just a quick congratulatory note to SW and EM who have completed every challenge prompt so far! It takes commitment to do all of Inktober, but it is rewarding and rather fun. It certainly stretches your imagination coming up with something suitable for each prompt.  And a welcome to OLE who joins us this week with a very cool digital ink drawing!

My take on the prompt 'Pick' is a selection of favorite lollies from the Allens 'Pick n' Mix' collection, using Inktense washes and Staedtler fineliner pen:

Pick (n' Mix) by Linda Weil

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

First to submit is SW, and little Buddy continues his journey - his Poker hand isn't that great, but he needs something to fill the lonely nights at the lighthouse!

Fan and Watch by SW

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

EM has done 3 days worth of prompts. Those with an eagle eye will note that the time and date on Watch is set to what time Term 4 at MMAG should have begun. Pressure is filling her balloons until it pops the valve - and EM has Picked the balloon she likes the best! ♥

Watch by EM

Pressure and Pick by EM

﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎

And check this one out - OLE has been playing with her digital drawing program and in this case used the ink tools and filters to create her drawing for Pressure. He's got to keep that pressure up to stay aloft!

Pressure by OLE

Inktober 2021: #9 Pressure

Oh! The Pressure! The Pressure! What on earth to draw for this one? My mind is a blank, the expectations are too high...

It's all one big question mark of thick and thin pressure lines!

'The Pressure of Inktober' by Linda Weil

Inktober 2021: #8 Watch

I've heard a whisper that one or two of you are working in ink for the first time and would like a few pointers. I found this good tip and technique article by Thomas Fluharty on the Creative Blog that is well worth a look: HERE

For a more extensive read you can download a free Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques article from the Artists Network: HERE 

Don't give up on ink, it is an expressive and fun medium to play with. Once we can return to in-person class we can review and try out a few of these ink ideas and techniques. 

As well, some are finding the prompts confronting and asked how I 'get my ideas'. I agree, some prompts are difficult and others come easier, but what I usually do is read and think about the prompt the night before drawing it. Generally I try and draw the first thing image that the prompt brings to my mind. Some work better than others, remember, the aim is to draw something every day if you can, or at least once a week!

'Watch (innards)' by Linda Weil. 
Inktense and Staedtler Mars fineliner pens.

﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

EM finds a little something from this flask helps her ideas along and keeps up the spirits!

'Spirit' by EM

And her 'fan' is very excited!

'Fan' by EM

Inktober 2021: #7 Fan

I have a number of these fans that I take with me when I travel North for summer workshops - invaluable! One of my favorites is this violet silk with black lacquer bamboo. Inktense and Staedtler mars fineliner pens.

Note, this is the first week of Inktober finished! Check the prompt list at the end of this post for the next 7 days of ideas. Draw all, or choose the one that inspires. I look forward to your works.

'Fan' by Linda Weil

﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

JH has chosen a Crocoite crystal from Tasmania to draw. Created in Inktense pencils on Arche 300gsm cold press paper.

'Crystal' by JH

﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

JMcG has had fun with 'Spirit', drawing a Japanese Oni Spirit creature. She has utilized the kanji calligraphic symbol for 'spirit' as part of her design.

'Spirit - Oni' by JMcG

﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

Start working on the next 7 days! Here is the prompt list:

Inktober 2021: #6 Spirit

 I don't believe in ghosts...

'Spirit' by Linda Weil

﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

And EM did a clever retro-fit to create 'Raven'!

'Raven' by EM