You will have heard of the old saying, that a change is as good as a rest, well just once in a while we all need a change, it is refreshing and it does you good. Well I arrived at St. Andrews art club last week and I just did not want to do my usual ink. So I took out of my bag a sea shell, to be exact a mussel covered in barnacles and sea weed, then turned towards it in a lets see what happens sort of way.

Starting with a piece of heavy duty water-color paper, then taking a pencil, a very loose and faint sketch was the starting point, followed by a faint water-fast ink drawing. When the ink was properly dry a few layers of watercolor were applied. The work then received a water soluble ink drawing over some of areas of the work to produce feelings of depth sand contrast. After which, to finish it all of a very fine mist of water was squired over it all, this softens the edges, created a small amount of ink bleed and gave a feeling of looseness to it all. I like it.

Try something a little different occasionally, you will have fun.