Tomatoes - a drawing for Dwelling

Harvest

In this post you can see the ink illustration 'Tomatoes' that I created for Chapter Forty-Four of @dougkarr's thrilling novel Dwelling, a crime novel set in New York’s Lower East Side.

Chisulo watched as Stella harvested the last of the tomato plants into a cooking pot. Despite all the encouragement to the contrary, Chisulo still felt a singular allegiance to Stella, who was after all his own flesh and blood.

Chapter Forty-Four of Doug Karr's novel Dwelling

Ink illustration

Creating the drawing using black drawing inks, and a brush and dip pen.

Drawing in the details with my dip pen.

An acrylic black ink is used to create the darker background marks.

Stella looked from the tomatoes to her son's distraught face and smiled, she could tell he was agonizing over their troubles.
"Bring these inside," she said sweetly.
Chisulo accepted the tomato filled pot and walked into the building.
Entering the hallway, he walked towards their family apartment, but hearing the stormy voices inside Chisulo thought better, and continued through the hall, exiting the building.

Chapter Forty-Four of Doug Karr's novel Dwelling

'Tomatoes'

Ink on paper

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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