How lovely it was, to spend 10 minutes drawing without a plan. Just making a line, and see where it goes next. First a boat. Then another. Then a person. Then another. It's a bit skewed. But that doesn't matter. It's not about the outcome. It's all about the fun.
When I've been away from watercolour for a while, I do tend to get a reminder of how difficult I actually find it. This time it came through my first speed painting in months. I wanted to just get the feel of it all again. So I cut out a small piece of paper and…
Another doodle of some boats in the sand. When the tide gets in, they'll be all ready for a day of fishing. This is kind of how I feel when I get up in the morning. But I guess that coffee is my tide, in this situation 🙂
I imagine this is a cruise. But quite a different type of cruise. The food may not be standard. Nor the entertainment. The cabins may not be top standard. And the captain may not wear a tight uniform. But I'm sure they're having a good time. Doing some smooth sailing.
There is something very charming about the old boats heading out to sea. A message that you don't really need all the fancy equipment, and expensive models. The old standards still work, even though they may just be a bit less safe. I imagine you get a much stronger bond to these old vessels, with…
I imagine this is some kind of patroller. Maybe a ship from the military, keeping an eye on the shoreline. I kind of get a WWII-feeling about the drawing, but it wasn't my intention. Either way it was fun to use my pen doing a new technique, which I find very exciting 🙂
Here is another piece for my new series of marine inspired digital paintings: The style ended up a bit tighter than in my previous efforts, which I'm not really sure how I feel about. What I like, though, is the whole look of the fishing boat. Especially the bow, which I think ended up quite…
