Serenade for a Young Woman

I could really live without plaid.
Here are some things I do appreciate:

Portland, Maine
New Englandism
Lighthouses, John Calvin Stevens, Gin & Tonics
Croquet and tennis
Scandinavia
Cinephilia, Auteurs
Doo Wop
Franz Schubert and Giuseppe Verdi

Posts tagged pen and ink drawing.

“Fortress of the Village of Najac, France, 12th Century”

9x12, work in progress

by yours truly

Tagged: france, French History, Illustration, european history, pen and ink drawing, artwork, .

1 ♥ 05.25.12

“Antique Altdeutsch Vienna Wall Clock, c. 1870”

by yours truly, February 18, 2012

Tagged: 19th Century, clocks, antiques, vienna, Illustration, pen and ink drawing, victorian era, Austrian, .

4 ♥ 02.19.12

Big Ben, London, February 2012

9” x 12” original ink drawing by yours truly

Available for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckandCilla

Tagged: london, big ben, england, british landmarks, Illustration, pen and ink drawing, artwork, .

2 ♥ 02.14.12

Bronze Gladiator Helmet from Pompeii, February 2012

9” x 12” original ink drawing by yours truly

Available for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckandCilla

Tagged: ancient rome, pen and ink drawing, Illustration, roman empire, roman ruins, italy, artwork, gladiator, historical artifacts, bronze, .

3 ♥ 02.13.12

Arch of Constantine, Ancient Rome, February 2012

9” x 12” original ink drawing by yours truly

Available for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckandCilla

Tagged: ancient rome, Illustration, pen and ink drawing, roman ruins, roman empire, constantine, historical places, italy, .

02.12.12

“Chandelier of the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg”

9x12”

January 9th, 2012

by yours truly

available here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckyPleasePaint

Tagged: chandelier, mariinsky theatre, ballet, st. petersburg, Russia, Russian Music, pen and ink drawing, Illustration, european history, old world, .

5 ♥ 01.23.12

“Chandelier of the Ghent Opera House”

9”x12”, micron 0.25 archival ink on mix media paper

January 2012

by yours truly

more: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeckyPleasePaint?ref=si_shop

Tagged: chandelier, ghent, belgium, Illustration, europe, pen and ink drawing, pretty, artwork, .

27 ♥ 01.20.12

“Chandelier of the Ravanica Monastery, Serbia.” 9” x 12”.

Original ink drawing by yours truly.

Completed December 3rd, 2011.

Tagged: chandelier, eastern europe, serbia, monastery, light fixtures, pen and ink drawing, .

13 ♥ 12.14.11

Final ink drawing of the chandelier located inside the relatively unknown church in Vorden, Germany.

9” x 12”, micron ink on 140lbs-stock watercolor paper.

Dated December 3rd, 2011, by yours truly.

Tagged: chandelier, german church, elegant artifacts, european history, pen and ink drawing, Illustration, vorden germany, original artwork, .

12.13.11

final ink drawing of the chandelier inside the Valaam Monastery in Karelia, Russia.

No, I have never been there but would love to visit.

by yours truly,

December 9th, 2011

Tagged: eastern europe, chandelier, Russia, elegant artifacts, Illustration, pen and ink drawing, monastery, valaam monastery, .

4 ♥ 12.10.11

Waterford crystal, of Ireland

by yours truly,

December 8, 2011

Tagged: ireland, waterford crystal, Illustration, chandelier, europe, pen and ink drawing, elegant artifacts, .

12 ♥ 12.10.11

Elephants #2, by yours truly

Completed November 13, 2011.

Tagged: pen and ink drawing, elephants, illustration, .

11.14.11

Elephants #1

by Yours Truly

Tagged: pen and ink drawing, illustration, elephants, .

11.14.11

This year I am starting a new holiday tradition: making my own set of postcards for x-mas mailings, using pen and watercolor. My late Great Aunt Charlotte, a well-known artist on Cushing’s, used to do this every year, but hers were always island landscapes. My parents saved all her postcards, which I think date back to 1981. She lived until age 94.

Here are some pictures of work in progress. Enjoy.

Tagged: christmas cards, holiday gifts, watercolor, pen and ink drawing, snails, mistletoe, artwork, postcards, .

6 ♥ 11.10.11