Dectra - Final (For Someone Who Draws Very Pretty Hummingbirds)

This is the style I think I will draw in... I think it looks kind of like those Celtic drawings because it is so graphical.

Listening to a Recording of a Wonderful Violist Playing Eccles' Sonata

I drew this while listening to your recording... You are so, so, so amazing. Wish I will someday be able to play at least a fraction as well as that!!!

No matter what you say, I think you played beautifully that day and I have listened to the recording (yes, I still have it!!!) many, many times. I will treasure that sound file forever!!!

Anyone who hasn't heard Eccles Sonata should definately listen to it!!!

Inspired by the Flute Pieces by Composer Ronald Royer

On Friday I was given the honour of listening several pieces written for different flutes. These divine, emotional pieces filled me with an unquenchable desire to draw, and so that very evening I splashed it all out on paper.

These compositions were so beautiful however, that I could not possible relieve this urge to express all of the emotions. It therefore inspired me to create a new style of drawing (which only the best pieces do).

This new method of drawing involves drawing a rapid sketch with feather and ink on a special type of paper, then scanning it, lightening/posturizing it, and printing it out again on another sheet of the special paper. This print is then used for the midtones in the picture. The darker parts are drawn in and the picture is scanned again (and "cutout effect" in Photoshop is employed). The picture is printed out on a new sheet of the paper and now the fine details are drawn in (e.g. the face).

The print turns out remarkably fine on the paper.