Recent content by Shane

Oh wow, I love this one Kay, excellent work.

Recent drawing of a raven - A4 - black fountain pen and ink washes. Deliberate, minimal use of colour.

Thanks for the reply Bethany, but it's really sad to hear that you are feeding native birds heavily processed foods which is very harmful to them, please stop this practice.

Thank you all for your comments. Arty - with regards to style I really have no control over this, it has a mind of it's own, be it painting or drawing. So yes totally not forced.

The dark lord of the Australian skies, do not mess with a magpie, particularly in the springtime. Black fountain pen with ink wash.

After painting birds for a few months it was time for a floral painting, familiar subject, very relaxing and fun to paint. A3 size, liquitex acrylic ink, some dry brushing in the background for a change.

Not sure what you're talking about Joy, can you repeat that please.

Fantastic painting, love how the leaves cross over.

Thanks for all your comments. There is definitely too much detail but I just can't help myself. 🤣

Latest drawing of a snail shell from the rainforest. Drawn with a recently purchased fountain pen - "Pinieder Amber Demonstrator" and Noodlers Ink - Walnut. A3 size and about 20 hours, absolutely delightful pen to use and the ink is superb. A combination of some very familiar cross hatching...

Lovely painting Joy.

Thank you for your comments. Looking into this some more I'm fairly sure this is a copyright infringement, because the name of the song and author is displayed clearly. Better to use old music that is no longer owned as you suggest arty or use music with permission from the writer. But if you...

Oops, this should have been in the animal and wildlife forum. 😂 No matter, thanks for your comments. On a side note can you please share your experience or opinions on using the music sheet and painting over it, Is this a copyright infringement? I know if I use someones photo as reference...

Something different, perhaps not original, I've seen CreativeK paint over old book pages and music before plus there is a plethora on the internet. Anyway I downloaded the music and printed onto watercolour paper, Fabriano rough 300 gsm of course, then roughed in with my super excellent black...