Guy with an Oar ink drawing

Ever since getting a couple of mid-toned sketchbooks I've been bitten by the ink bug. I used to draw almost exclusively in ink back when I first started to fall in love with drawing, so it's been nice and nostalgic to get back into it. With this drawing I wanted to play around a little with proportions and used the opportunity to also try out some texture ideas in the guy's cap and neck warmer. If you would like to add this original drawing to your collection, it is available in my online shop along with lots of other originals, prints, and more at http://www.bryancollins.etsy.com

~Bryan

Glory Ink Drawing

No matter how long I've been out of tattooing, the influences of tattoo-styled art have marked themselves in my blood. I have permanent memories of my apprenticeship in a parlor surrounded by countless flash drawings of anchors, dragons, skulls, lightening bolts, and women with 50's style hair. I'm very fond of these memories, because it was during this period in my life that I began to connect with other artists and found a kinship with those who made art with no "formal" training, and just taught themselves to draw because they loved it.

This drawing, simply called Glory, features some of this imagery. I did it with archival ink and white pencil on gray paper. The original has been listed in my shop HERE.

Bryan

Honeycomb & Attack of the Toothworm

Honeycomb :: 11"x14" ink and colored pencil on tan paper


Attack of the Toothworm :: 5"x7" ink and white pencil on gray paper

As some of you know, I am obsessed with color. It hasn't always been this way, though. When I first started to get "serious" about art and spending hours on end drawing in my room with Metallica cassette tapes blaring in my ears, my number one tool was ink. These days, in order to cleanse my psychedelic pallet, I'm splashing in a few black and white drawings on mid toned paper. To purchase available originals, please see http://www.bryancollins.etsy.com

Enjoy!
Bryan

Daily Drawing 76

Daily Drawing 76, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

It's been a challenging day so I needed to draw something peaceful. Here's a little bird who found a great vantage point to observe the stars. He seems serene to me.

"Little Bird" (daily drawing 76) - 5"x7" watercolor, acrylic, ink, and colored pencil on watercolor paper - Available at www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,
Bryan