Ribbon Abstracts – pencil first sketches and inked works from this Christmas while waiting

ribbon animals cricketdiane 2011 019_cr-2 - Cat pencil free-hand ribbon style

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These were created on the day before Christmas eve while waiting for shoppers to return – alrighty then . . .

The design above of a cat is the initial free-hand pencil rendering of the design which will later be inked on top of watercolors or against a white background with inked black line ribbons. I haven’t decided yet. I like the way it looks capturing catness without a bunch of foofurah.

And here are some of the others created the same day or the next as I was again waiting for shoppers to return – hmmmmm………….

ribbon animals cricketdiane 2011 003_cr-2 - dragon ribbon animal ink on bristol 9x12

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The ribbon dragon above has been inked over the pencil rendering on white bristol board. Although it has no color background in this version, I’m thinking about doing it again with some color elements, either on the ribbon features or in the background with abstract watercolored textures. However, since that may detract from the intricate ink work – I’m still thinking how color would successfully be incorporated into it. Color would be nice, though. I like color.

And these two next are also pencil renderings done free-hand which will be inked in their final rendering -