The Art of Iaido

Disposable pen on recycled cartridge 30 x 25 cm

A quick sketch of the art of Iaido with my favorite cheap pen

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Sketching with the Cork sketch group..

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A quick sketch I did from the Cork sketch group event "Drink & Draw 

last thursday 24th of April. Once again I have used the incredible records of

Edward S Curtis as an inspiration.

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Abandoned

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My entry for day six of the July drawing challenge.

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Invisible to her prey.

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Here is the day five drawing from the drawing challenge, the subject was, "invisible"

I attached a digital border to this piece to contain the text as I thought the drawing

itself needed a bit of an explanation in order to satisfy the theme

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Old Crow

Disposable ink pen on recycled paper 30 x 20 cm

For the month of July I have joined a drawing challenge started by the Galway Pub Scrawl. 

A drawing group based in Galway. The challenge is to draw something each day for the

month, based on a list. One drawing per day each day. All the drawings done by those in 

the event can be seen here. The above is my entry for day three " your spirit animal "

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Study of Caravaggio's "Doubting Thomas" with disposable pen

  Ball point pen on recycled paper 12 x 8

I started this the other night while with the Cork sketch group at their drink and draw event

 and finished it on returning to the studio. I felt attempting a Caravaggio study would have

 been a bit of a challenge with the,"ten for a penny" ink pens I am using at the moment but 

they seem to be more than able. Any reluctance on my part to do this was based on the fact 

that there is no adjustment allowed so I would have to look at my own mistakes when finished. 

But that's all part of the process and I think I got away with it, for the most part. I do like the 

results though, because the finished scribble gives me a good understanding of where I
might have made better decisions with my pen strokes and it also teaches me to accept the
limits of my ability with the media.

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Empty glass bottle

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It seems lately that I am unable to let go of these cheap pens, I am

finding them so versatile. I just buy them in bunches and draw with 

reckless abandon.. 

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The Crow

Disposable ink pen on cartridge paper 30 x 20cm

Heres a quick sketch I did at the Cork Sketch Groups, "Drink and Draw" meet up.

I really like working with cheap disposable pens and recycled paper. When I'm 

using more expensive media I am always worried that the outcome might not

 justify their cost, however with just the basic tools I dont have these concerns

so I tend to be a little less cautous in my approach... something that seems at times 

to prove usefull.

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