Category Archives: Pencil

Copper tree

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I skogens djup finner du en sjö, en offermosse, som ger dig en unik inblick i bronsålderns heliga platser. Vid denna sjö står ett träd smyckat med gåvor i form av halsband av koppar. Från bryggan kan du blicka ut mot ön där gudabilderna reser sig.

Photo from a visit in September 2023
Text from: Vitlycke museum homepage

Translation:
In the depths of the forest, you find a lake—an ancient sacrificial bog – it offers a unique insight into the sacred sites of the Bronze Age.
By this lake stands a tree adorned with copper necklace offerings. From the jetty, you can gaze out towards the island where images of gods rise.

Hoya Compacta, like it used to be…

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It’s been a long time, more than a year, again. This entire year has been full of work, training and a lots of fun.

But, it’s Christmas break and pencils and brushes have re-surfaced. A long-planned third painting for the hallway has become a reality.

Just as I was about to start, the printer ran out of ink, so I had to draw everything directly on the paper the old-fashioned way, nothing scanned “just in case”, no chance to “fix a little something” at the end. If something goes wrong, I will just have to start from scratch. Just like it used to be. Surprisingly refreshing.

Anyway, it’s another porcelain flower, a Hoya Compacta this time. Which will go with these:
Hoya Mitrata
Hoya Calycina

The little that has been drawn will appear eventually… A little secret, for now.

Found a funny book…

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It may be a bit weird around here for a while, I found this book: 

Fantasy Genesis A Creativity Game for Fantasy Artists av Chuck Lucas.

“A series of dice rolls and corresponding word lists present you with an infinite variety of jumping-off points and visual problems to solve. The challenge (and the fun) is to meld seemingly unrelated and everyday elements such as a caterpillar, seashells, fire or a hammer into exceptionally curious, grotesque, oddly beautiful and totally unexpected creations.“

There are four categories basic, object & weapon, creature and humanoid.

Today I tried

  • object with the shape deep sea fish and surface cobblestone
  • weapon with the shapes pronghorn, wild flower and molten lava

What is it?
How would I know 🙂
And that is what it is all about, it doesn’t matter what it is as long as I keep drawing. Hopefully a good way to both practice drawing and imagination.

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