I have been working on some Stippling projects. The first one of the Blue Bicycle I have been working on over a year. It started as a graphite drawing of the Bicycle and after some wonderful suggestions I came up with this piece of artwork.
It is on 9 x 12 Rembrandt Multi-media paper using Dale-Rowney acrylic inks and Micron pens. Some of the Stippling I did with toothpicks.
I used three different references and took bits and pieces from each of them. Also did thumb nails and then a couple of trial runs (I know there is a term for this stage but has slipped my mind - if you know let me know!!) Finally, I came up with this.
I did an ink wash in the background and then stippling over all of the positive space. I guess in this particular piece that the mortar between the bricks is the negative space.
As always critiques are welcome.
The three pieces of birds are 5" x 7" I just trying some techniques out using Micron pens and Faber-Castell Indian Ink pens.
Thank you for sharing your new works, Teri. They are really amazing.
I think you’re gifted for illustration.
The birds pieces are fabulous. The textures you’ve created in these works remind me of exquisite embroidery works.
Excellent!
Thank you so much. I never thought about it but I do both needle work and ribbon embroidery. Maybe these skills (not at all advanced) have helped to define my style of artwork.
I finding that stippling or as I just learned pointillism (spelling??) is relaxing. I really enjoy using the 005- and 003-point pens. It may take more time but is worth it. I hope you try it!
I adore stippling and am absolutely loving the brickwork! This is an amazing effect and worth all the time and effort you have put into it. Beautiful work!
Thank you for your kind words. I really enjoy stippling and with fine point pens. Working up to trying with a nib pen, but that may be down the road a ways.
Hi Teri -
I don’t know how I missed this earlier. I’ve never done any stippling, and all of these blow me away. Love the style and hope you do more of these. Beautiful work.
I really enjoy stippling. It is really relaxing, and colored inks are becoming my favorite. I also posted one of a fish as well as a nighttime harbor, but you may have seen that one as it was just painted.
I do plan on continuing with the stippling. When I can’t sleep at night I work on these projects because if I lay down and I am not tired enough I just feel worse. It is a great therapy for me. I am doing one of some flowers at this time. My colors are limited so at times it is a challenge until I get a few more colors.
