{"id":3459,"date":"2011-08-04T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T15:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christinefarmer.com\/home\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2022-02-02T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:48:52","slug":"latest-bee-drawings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christinefarmer.com\/home\/2011\/08\/latest-bee-drawings\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest bee drawings – bees on a foxglove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Working in ink with pens and brushes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been working more on capturing the movements of bees, as well as studying their anatomy, all the while learning about using the Indian ink in various ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The materials I’m using <\/strong>can be seen in the first picture below left<\/strong>, and are: the Gillott 404 nib and dip pen, Winsor & Newton Liquid Indian Ink, a Winsor & Newton Cotman fine brush, distilled water, a lint-free cloth to clean the nib, blotting paper, and a mixing palette for the ink wash. All the drawings shown in this blog post are on Bristol Board: some on Strathmore smooth Bristol board which has a nice off-white tone, while others including this large white foxglove drawing are on the bright white Canson Bristol Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An outdoor sketch of white foxglove, with bee visitors:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n