Recent content by Balaji

This is a quick 9 cms x 14 cms pen and ink sketch that I did in my Tara Notes pocket Flukebook, with a flex nib fountain pen, and a hard tip brush pen for the deep blacks. That was just before my evening tea today. And, after my tea, I spent a few minutes adding the colour washes.

In my opinion, it is very difficult to paint a white flower. You have done a great job of it.

Terri, Anne...Thank you. Terri...Lockdown certainly had its uses for me. From being very reluctant wielder of a paintbrush, I became eager to do it at the least opportunity. Anne...I have been sketching directly with pen and ink for many years. Therefore I just needed a nudge to attempt it...

This was sketched six years ago. The first of the covid lockdowns had just started. I decided to use that time to improve my watercolour skills by doing at least one watercolour painting every day while confined to my home. This one was done on A4 size 300 gsm cold pressed watercolour paper. I...

This is beautiful. I think the uneven dark colours work well for old old wood.

Lovely work, as usual. I agree that the daffodils pop out of the background. And I love the way you have painted the grape hyacinth.

This is very attractive. I like the way you have brought out the folds and dips in the landscape though your tones, brush marks, varying shades of green, and the placement of trees. Lovely work!

Thank you Terri. And yes, I used the hard tip brush pen sparingly in this one.

Thank you Terri. One of the ways to do this sketch would be to use a number of pens delivering lines of varying line thickness, and darkness. But I have used a single pen with a flexible nib (flex nib) to vary the thickness of my lines. And, as you rightly guessed, I used the hard tip brush pen...

Thank you Wayne.

This is a 14 cms x 9 cms quick pen and ink sketch in a Tara Notes pocket Flukebook. It was done mainly with a flex nib fountain pen, and a Brustro Fude hard tip brush pen for the dark blacks Photo reference: Painting references on Facebook.

This is a 14 cms x 9 cms quick pen and ink sketch in a Tara Notes pocket Flukebook. It was done mainly with a flex nib fountain pen, and I used a Brustro Fude hard tip brush pen for the dark blacks Photo reference: Painting references on Facebook.

Sanlynn, Anne, Terri, and Jo...Thank you.

This is an approximately 20 cms x 15 cms ink and wash sketch on 140 gsm cartridge paper. The scene is a generic one, typical of many parts of India. I used a reference photo from a newspaper article or advertisement, but failed to note the accompanying information. I would guess that the...

This is a quick 20 cms x 15 cms pen and ink sketch on 140 gsm cartridge paper, using a flex nib fountain pen. A few days ago my wife suggested that the two of us sit across a table and sketch each other. My wife is a very quick sketcher and therefore I knew that I had to be really sharp. I was...