Ink Drawing

excellent guide to pen and wash painting

| Patricia

“Anyone who stops learning is old. Whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” ~ Henry Ford

Pen and Wash, an artist‘s guide to combining ink and watercolour by John Harrison.

I recently purchased John Harrison’s excellent book: PEN and WASH – an artist’s guide to combining ink and watercolour.

Though I have worked in these mediums for years, I believe that we can always learn new techniques or ways of looking at creating, from others.

Like Mr. Harrison, I was also a graphic designer, and found that my design was influenced by the knowledge of scale and placement that I learned studying fine art. Check out this excellent guide: https://drawninyorkshire.com/pen-and-washthe-book/

The book is also available on Amazon and as Kindle and Kobo downloads.



All artwork and creative writing is Copyright ©️ of Patricia White. No use of this content or concept may be used without the express permission of the artist/author.

Drawing in the Apple Notes App

| Patricia

“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.” ~ Paul Klee

The chronic arthritis in my arms and hands can complicate the making of art. On days when it is particularly problematic, I often draw on my iPad Pro in apps such as Procreate, Adobe Fresco and other dedicated painting apps. Lately, however, I have been enjoying the simplicity of the Apple Notes app drawing tools as a vehicle for creativity. I generally use the Apple Pencil for navigating around the tablet to cause less stress on my hands. If the sleeping iPad screen is awakened with an Apple Pencil, it will open Apple Notes with a drawing page open with the tools available (I also open a Quick Note by using a gesture from the bottom right into the centre. See more info here). In this drawing I primarily used the watercolour and ink pen brushes. Give it a try and post a link to your drawing in the comments.

All artwork and creative writing is copyright ©️ of Patricia White. No use of this content or concept may be used without the express permission of the artist/author.

Mom’s Sugar Spoon

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This is a simple line drawing to document a beautiful antique silver spoon my mom used as a sugar spoon at special family gatherings. Its intricate raised design features grape vines and curvilinear elements that, even tho it has value as a family memento, makes this a very special piece that stands on its own.

I hope to render the spoon in various media as I go forward. Likely using watercolour (with or without ink outlines) and/or graphite and coloured pencil. This is part of an ongoing personal project to document some of our family collectables.

Artwork copyright Patricia White 2023.