Monthly PEN & INK Project -- May, 2012.

[valchina612]

Chris -- Good quick sketches.

cem -- Love your Sunflowers in the Blue Vase. You have made a great job of it.

Eileen -- I love your Schoolhouse -- beautiful scene all round.

Val.

[lumiere33]

thanks for the photos and the project, I'll try to do something

[cashin1]

Chris-Good sketches and I haven't heard of folding pens either.

Cem-Once again great style and color.

Ellen-Great job on the school house.

[katwalk]

Everyone has done a great job so far. My weekly effort was to draw Fruit2 by Crystal Owl, just pen.



I rather like the red apple, but needless to say there are some things I would have changed if it was possible.

Looking forward to seeing what else others will come up with.

[cashin1]

Very good Kathy, I like that you added the wood grain and your values are good.

[Marmsk]

Kathy, your fruit platter is really good. I have also attempted the fruit plate by Crystalowl.

[jacquip]

Great work on the fruit platter by both Kathy and Eileen.

[valchina612]

Kathy -- Kathy, your Fruit Platter is great, and I really like the play of light.

Eileen -- Very well done with your Fruit Platter. I like your light too.

Val.

[cem]

Kathy and Eileen...you both did well with the fruit. It's interesting to see the different styles everyone has.

Cindy

[Natashya]

Marriam - lovely watercolour iris! Great colours.

Chris - great sketches! I haven't heard of a folding pen before.

Cindy - I love your pen and ink sunflowers, and great use of colour.

Eileen - lovely detail work on the school house - and I love that you filled in the sky too - give great presence. Almost eerie.

Kathy - great use of contour lines, you really got good dimension on your apples. And I love the wood grain too.

Eileen - I love the fun and funky lines on the apples, and the wood grain is amazing.

I am new to pen and ink but wanted to jump in after lurking for a bit.

Here is my school house (pic courtesy of oldrockchick)
Sepia coloured micron pens .1, .3, .5 and ink washes, 5x8 Canson drawing paper.

[cem]

Really nice job on the schoolhouse Natashya! Pen & ink is fun huh? Washes can add so much. Hope to see more from you

[doug105]

Great thread!
Great Work all of you that have submitted sketches thus far!

Thanks to Val once again for the monthly project!

DougN

I've got one coming, but it's taking a bit longer to finish than I've wanted......

[gpathy]

Val, Thanks for this month's selection.

I can already see great work..

Audobon's Warbler by Dave Slaughter

[valchina612]

Natashya -- Welcome to the Pen and Ink Forum. And welcome to drawing with pen and ink. For someone who is new to P & I, you have made a great job of the Old Schoolhouse. And I am hoping we will see more from you.

GS -- Great to see you posting in the Project again. Your Audobon Warbler is beautifully done. I have always loved your penwork, and am so glad you penned this one for the Project this month.

Val.

[gpathy]

Val, Thank you for your encouragement as always!

Fruit 2 by Crystal Owl