During our latest camping excursion I managed to complete three campsite sketches with the aid of my portable art studio. The first one was inspired by the Elder Berry bushes in our campsite at Hebo Lake. Then little electric blue dragonflies began flitting all around and I thought "Why not include them too!". With my campsite drawings I never really plan out anything, I just start drawing and see where my pen takes me ... here is the first illustration titled "Dragonflies Amid Elderberries" ...
The next two drawings were inspired by the Huckleberries and Salmon Berries we found while camped out at Kilchis River Campground ...
The first is titled "Dragonfly in Huckleberries"....
The next two drawings were inspired by the Huckleberries and Salmon Berries we found while camped out at Kilchis River Campground ...
The first is titled "Dragonfly in Huckleberries"....
And the final drawing is titled "Dragonfly And Salmon Berries".....
It would seem that I have a "Dragonfly and Berry" theme going on with my latest illustrations! Whatever ... they were loads of fun creating!
Happy Day!
Karen Anne aka IrelandBrady.Etsy.com
I love the combination of the dragonflies and botanicals!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie, I do too; I may just do some more later on. Happy Day to you!
DeleteKaren Anne, these are beautiful! Stunning! I love the color combinations and I agree with Debbie, I love the combination of the dragonflies with the botanicals!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! I just got my "Magic Love Crow" stamp of approval! (Doing the happy dance all the into the kitchen where dinner is finishing up!)
DeleteLovely! I especially love the depth in the first one where the leaves with line are in the background.
ReplyDeleteAre you using rapidograph pens?
Hi Lise, I was concerned that I might have made that illustration too busy ... I am glad to know you like it, Thank You!
DeleteI used rapidograph pens back in the 80's, but over time have grown to love fine line illustration markers. My favorite pen set is the Prismacolor Premier Extra Fine Marker set of 8 ... here is a link so that you can read more about them:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/prismacolor-premier-illustration-marker-sets/?clickTracking=true
Oh ... my favorite nib size is .005, I like .01 for heavier lines. I was really excited when I found that Prismacolor had a line of these pens in color and in my favorite nib size! I look forward to the day when they have more colors available....
DeleteKaren Anne,
DeleteThank you for the link. I have been struggling with rapidographs for years, but they always dry up and are a pain to drain after each use (I usually double wrap them in freezer bags, but eventually they dry up, especially if I'm using them a lot).
I recently came upon Faber Castell's india ink pens, but the fine ones are only in black (and my preferred ink color is sepia). So this is a great link for me. Thank you so much!
So happy to be of help Lise! My hubby is a retired engineer and he introduced me to rapidograph pens back in the late 60's ... they were such a pain to maintain that I was delighted to discover fine line india ink pens (like Faber Castell) in the early 80's. Since that time I have been constantly watching for more of these type of "throw away" pens. I really love the colored ones that are now readily available!
DeleteI sent you an email earlier this week (to sales@.......), did you ever receive It? I don't have an email address directly to you, if you'd like to share your's with me ... could you send it to me at KABrady.Art@gmail.com ???
Thanks a bunch!
Karen, I really love your dragonflies and berries. Love the color combinations!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maggie, I'm glad you like them ... a friend of mine wants me to do one with Thimble Berries and dragonflies. I had never heard of Thimble Berries before, but she said they are red, small and quite tastey; they grow wild in the coastal area. She said she would pick some and bring them over for me to taste. I'm really forward to that!
DeleteYour artwork is so beautfiful! I love seeing dragonflies flutter about! Stopping by via Stacy's blog. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Miss Val! I love Stacy's Blog! She is such a warm, genuine, loving person ... so nice you found my blog via her blog!
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