Gone over just a bit girlie

I know this is all a bit un PC but that is the way I feel about this ink drawing. First and fore most it shows up one of the problems of ink drawing – once you’ve made the mark your stuck with it – and with this drawing there is very little you can do to change matters as it is so bleached out. However, apart from that I really enjoyed getting in touch with my feminine side. Well actually it is not that girlie, in so much as the marks I’ve drawn are still very forceful and probably lack the more insightful mark making that many women would have made. I have also bleached out the whites in post production so this gives the image a much more poster feel. There are worst ways to spend 30 minutes of your life – that is getting in touch with your feminine side. Ha ha.

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Practice

Carrying on the ink theme I thought I would brush up on my life drawing…so I made this ink sketch of a nude. Now for most people this wouldn’t be too unusual but for me I was able to fit the whole body on to the page – the point of the exercise was to try and do this. It seemed to work out quite well.

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The Giant Redwood continues to thrive

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I think I’m a bit of a ink spot

No I’ve not taken a Rorschach test – rather I’m making images using ink or ink substitute. Yesterday I sat done and made a sketch on brushes of the actress Eva Mendez using a brush that resembles an ink pen. This morning I made this sketch of Sherlock using a pen and maker pens. Perhaps this is the way forward for me or perhaps I should just enjoy sketching and leave the deeper analysis to the likes of Rorschach…now there is a thought – the Watchman character is a perfect subject for a pen drawing.

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Losing my religion

Seemed such a good idea..pride and prejudice as a set of paintings…neither seemed to work out quite how I wanted and so I’ve decided to give them a bit of a break…could well go back to them…

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New York…now my plane is touching down…

I think I’ve reached the end of this painting…this wasn’t what I had in mind but I’m really happy with the end result.

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Just when you think you have an idea where you are you realise you’re nowhere

My latest fade is Pinterest and I have to say I could spend hours following my interests. However, after spending an hour or so exploring the extraordinary works and pinning some outstanding work I’ve come to the conclusion I’m nowhere. Of course this is an over reaction but it is, nonetheless rather humbling to realise there are so many talented people out there. However on a more positive note it does inspire me to continue working at what I do. Perhaps one day I might not feel so…one day.

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Pierre Paul Marchini

Every now and then this whole social media nonsense seems to deliver something interesting (I’m overblowing). Anyway, yesterday a new follower joined me on Twitter (@SimonMarchini if you want to follow me – I think – never quite sure) and turns out he is another Marchini artist. Although I suspect he is more professional than I am ( I just produce my art because I want to without any intention of selling the final result of my work.

So, because my school boy French is none existent I have brushed this through Google translate:

Bonjour Pierre et bienvenue demeure. D’un artiste à l’autre Marchini je vous souhaite bonne chance dans toutes vos entreprises à l’avenir et espérons que vous trouverez quelques-uns des bêtises que j’écris au moins partiellement divertissant.

With that I think I’m off to bed.

Simon Marchini
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The young ones

Another hours or so working on the latest painting….

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Like the smell of it in Hollywood

You know what happens when you get an idea in your head….well you just have to work at the idea so here is my next iteration of Roxanne.

Simon Marchini
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