Graphite on R paper, CP, HP;
rough paper: 3,4 cm (1,3") x 4,3 cm (1,7").
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Old Derwent / Derwent vecchie
Old pencils (Derwent vecchie) are the best ones, by far and large. They were brought to me from London by my mother, around year 1977.
There is not much left of them, and I have so many pencils, now... but I still enjoy drawing with them, every now and then (see post below), sparingly, to have them last as long as possible.
I wonder if they are so much better then the new ones because time improves them (as it happens with watercolour paper) or if it is because the quality of those manufactured later is actually lower.
There is a third possibility, however: may be, in addition to the reasons above, these old pencils carry... the sweet flavour of love and youth.
There is not much left of them, and I have so many pencils, now... but I still enjoy drawing with them, every now and then (see post below), sparingly, to have them last as long as possible.
I wonder if they are so much better then the new ones because time improves them (as it happens with watercolour paper) or if it is because the quality of those manufactured later is actually lower.
There is a third possibility, however: may be, in addition to the reasons above, these old pencils carry... the sweet flavour of love and youth.
Friday, April 2, 2021
Elephants in the Dark
Elephants,beware! You have been spotted by a night-vision binoculars!
Inktense colored pencils on 300 g/m² (140 lbs) Fabriano paper. 12.5 x 12.5 cm / 5" x 5" inches.
Inktense colored pencils on 300 g/m² (140 lbs) Fabriano paper. 12.5 x 12.5 cm / 5" x 5" inches.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Amaryllis!
An unexpected bloom. Pencil 2H and starry watercolours on Arches hot pressed 300 g/m²; 25 x 10 cm / 10" x 4" inches.
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Friday, March 12, 2021
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Friday, February 12, 2021
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Monday, February 8, 2021
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Friday, February 5, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Sunday, January 24, 2021
# 4634, p. 11
There are drawings I can't help but stop and copy. Usually they come from La Settimana Enigmistica.
Monday, January 18, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Saturday, January 2, 2021
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