The first day of my craft commitment and I forget I've got a few appointments on the other side of town. I don't get home until 9pm. Still, I promised myself, so I sit down with my sketch pad and start work on an idea for a lino cut.
I've taken the plunge and signed up for a weekend course at the
CAE for a refresher on lino cut printing. I tried it at school and loved it, especially that it's possible to do most of the work at home. The course is at the end of September, so I'm being a super-keen student (there's always a first time) and am trying out ideas for prints now.
Tonight I used carbon paper to trace over a copy of this photo of trees and vines taken in Queensland, and started to fill in the detail with black pen. I got quite absorbed in it and spent more than fifteen minutes drawing away, but I had to head to bed before it's finished. It turned out ok, but I need to study some prints I like to work out how to do the shading. Still, not a bad effort for a tired Monday night.
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