Plughole

in art •  6 years ago 

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Drawing for Dwelling

I'm showing you the final ink illustration that I created for Chapter Forty-Eight of @dougkarr's thrilling novel Dwelling, a crime novel set in New York’s Lower East Side. This piece is called 'Plughole', and was created using black drawing inks, a brush, toothbrush, and dip pen. It is inspired by the beautiful speckled surfaces in art studio sinks, created by the partially washed away discarded paints and inks.

As he rubbed pigment out of his horsehair brushes, he noticed something beautiful around the plughole of his living-room bathtub.

Chapter Forty-Eight of Doug Karr's novel Dwelling

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A photograph I took of the inside of a print studio's sink.

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Something unplanned, that he could never recreate on any canvas. An explosion of built up colours, intermingling, worn by water into soft droplets clinging to the edges of the enameled bath, kissing the ring of scum and limescale.

Chapter Forty-Eight of Doug Karr's novel Dwelling

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'Plughole'

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Ink on paper

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Dwelling available on Amazon

If you want to see some of my previous ink illustrations check out DWELLING, an illustrated crime novel collaboration between myself and fellow Steemian @dougkarr, set in New York’s Lower East Side. Dwelling is now available in print and ePub.

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@opheliafu hello dear friend, how much time has passed since the beginning of this series. I really like what you have done with the illustrations, this ink technique is great
I wish you a wonderful weekend

Yes, it has been a year now since I was attending an exhibition in NYC featuring some of this work. I plan to do a recap soon of some of my favourite pieces, and those that I have developed into digital pieces.

Very nice my friend. I always enjoy your artistry. Blessings.

Thank you @enjoywithtroy - have a great weekend!