A - Z: B is for...

Following on from Aretha Franklin at the starting line, here's Black Sabbath...

Have really got in to 70's era Black Sabbath in the last few years. Really appreciate the really heavy unique sound they created, all done with real conviction and relish. More than that though, really appreciate the songcraft, melodies, light and shade that they offer, it's not just all one gear turgid heavy (something that I've got problems with with a lot of the sounds that stemmed from them). It sounds obvious to me that they really learnt from the songcraft of The Beatles before them, they just dragged it down in to a damp open grave.

 

This started off as an ink drawing with ink washes applied. It's been some time since I applied ink washes, happy with the noise and dirt they subtlely added to the mix, a sidestep from the usual combo of clean ink work then Photoshop colouring. Will definitely be utilising it more often, hopefully with more confidence, in the future. 

 

 

 

Not 100% happy with how Tony Iommi turned out, he looks like a random footballer from the 70's. I am happy though, with the background tower/bell, I like the hazy look of the ink wash without being supported by any heavy ink linework.

Yay!

One third 'The Iron Giant' + one third 'Calvin and Hobbes' + one third 'Pacific Rim' = Yay!

 

Rough beginnings...

Life Drawing 002

It's been far too long since I got the opportunity to do some life drawing. Every time I get a chance to do it I immediately recall how much I love it and to get back into it on a regular basis if possible.

Foolishly I attended this new class with nothing but large sheets of paper and pretty chunky charcoal only to find the drawing boards pretty small. I ended up trying to define small details with a glorified lump of coal. This in itself though was fun, as usually with illustration and comic work I'm using fine touch pencil lead so this is an opportunity to not be too precious and just enjoy the basics of mark making.

Heathen Beats

 

 

I've recently completed this ink/watercolour original piece.

 

I've got a soft spot for all that weird 70's pagan stuff such as 'The Wicker Man', 'Blood on Satan's Claw', the books of Alan Garner and Susan Cooper and the likes of recent horror movie 'Kill List'. For sheer stylization purposes I collided all that with motifs and imagery from clubland; mirrorballs, headphones, turntables.

 

 

 

 

 

Along with ink and watercolour there's acrylic and charcoal thrown into the mix. This has really wetted my appetite for doing more original pieces that combine soft watercolour build ups and strong inking.

 

The piece with a black mounting board frame is approx. 52cm x 44 cm and can be purchased through my etsy store.

 

Return of the Grievious Angel

Life Drawing 001

Deep Space Brain Blast 3-D

Here's a hand-drawn A2 piece I've finished off. The coloured inks have come out a bit more eye-bleedingly acidic than I had planned.




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Think I'll file this under 'Experimental/Misadventure'.

Rose

Crime Triangle