Painting Thirteen - Amrheins

The chain came off my bike today and I had to bring it to the shop.  While walking back to my house I noticed the beautiful shape of Amrheins and since I was on my way to sketch anyway I decided to pull up my little stool and took a stab at it.  I used a new technique today.  I did a complete pen sketch using a fine point pen -0.5 uniball.  Then I simply laid in some washes to remember the colors.  This was done on lightweight watercolor paper in a sketchbook I had with me.  I enjoyed doing this and hope to bang out another this afternoon.  The pen is a fun tool to draw with as long as you don't get too tight and enjoy the wobbly lines you get as a result.  I highly recommend it to anyone who has been struggling with leaving lines alone.  The eraser is such a cursed thing.  Don't be afraid to just doodle in a picture even if you have to use numerous lines to get one right.  Blog to you again soon.

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