Into the blue
September 26th, 2009 § 4 Comments
Recently I bought some new indigo Sennelier ink; it’s so lush to play with I feel decidedly spoilt. Sennelier inks are wonderful anyway but this particular colour manages to achieve both intensity and delicacy. Inspiring me to absorb all that is blue and white, crisp and cool, around me. Big blue Australian skies, patterns on Vietnamese ceramics, ink swirls through clear water… and all of that, in turn, inspires me to sketch in loose flowing indigo lines. Bringing me full circle.
Aside from all that, my blog was thirsty after that big red dust storm. Poor blog!
Such a lovely collection of images.
I’m loving blue right now too!
I love blue too!
So gorgeous! These are all my favourite things! White grevilleas against a blue sky, ceramics, birds and blue ink.
It’s been a crazy week. I didn’t get any good photos of the dust. Not that I have had a good look at my photos! Ethan went to hospital in an ambulance that day after clonging himself on the noggin. He is fine now. And we are on holidays for a little while.
Those dust storm images below are amazing! I adore your Windy Day illustration in the grey-blues and orange because I can really feel the weather in those hues. I’m not surprised at all to hear that you got a cold whilst working on that image – what a committed artiste!