Tag: Ink

3185. Cheltenham 2020 (3)

Daub is an artist I have come across a few times at the Cheltenham Paint Festival and at Upfest in Bristol. His ink pen pieces are most distinctive and painstakingly crafted. Last year I stopped for quite a lengthy chat, but this year was a little more difficult to interact due to social distancing.

Daub, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020
Daub, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020

This mesmerising piece is of an owl, I think, and between the large eyes is a small yellow beak, introducing the only colour to the work. What is not clear from these pictures is the amount of detailed shading that you can see when you get close up. A nice piece from a festival regular.

I have just checked and I never posted his piece from last year… I’ll have to put that right.

Write

 

Ink traps every thought

in a permanent record;

this is what it was.

 

by Scooj

 

  • scribbled after waking up in the middle of the night…its meaning is partly coherent, and partly a creation of a dream world.

1052. Upfest 2017 (70)

The light rays cascading across this piece catch me out every time I look at it…they feel real. This is a lovely small piece by Emily Donald, an artist based in Newquay, Cornwall – the coolest county in England. She works with inks and creates wonderful layered pictures, usually incorporating birds and flowers. You can see more of her artwork on this website.

Emily Donald, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Emily Donald, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

In this piece two hummingbirds are busy collecting nectar from beautiful flowers. The whole work has a feeling of tranquility and peace, but it is the light rays that set the whole thing off for me. A wonderful work. I hope we get to see her again next year.

Fountain pen

 

As the cool ink flows

memories flood back of old

carved wooden school desks.

 

by Scooj