Carousel Camels and Other Things

Here a few drawings from the day. Both pen and ink, created in a Banditapple unruled notebook with a Noodler’s Konrad flex pen and Noodler’s black ink, as well as Pitt brush pens for the solid blacks.

"Carousel Camel on the Loose" Copyright, Sara Light-Waller

This first drawing shows a Bactrian camel, decked out in carousel regalia, galloping through the desert. I’ve never drawn a camel before and thought it might be fun to dress him (or her) up for the occasion.

"Horse and Rider collage" Copyright, Sara Light-Waller

The next piece started out as a simple pen and ink drawing of a horse and rider, but after some happy accidents in my photo manipulation program — voila! I now have something much more interesting that looks collaged. I so love happy accidents!

Delay in Horse Life leads to doodling

"It's been a long week!"

For the past week I having been working hard to finish up some commissioned illustrations. Of course, this required me to put all non-paid art on temporary hold. Hence the lack of appearance of Horse Life this week. It will be back, and soon, but not for a few more days.

Last night, in a late night stupor of being awake but not able to do any more “official” artwork,” I started doodling notes for future Horse Life comics. Truly, it’s a case of too much information! I have anecdotes that could keep me busy for years! *chuckle* I am also working on finding my stride as far as the characterizations for the comic. Studying established and popular cartoonists like Norman Thelwell and Charles M. Schulz, (creator of “Peanuts”) is both enlightening and helpful. As I sketch, I learn and process. Eventually, I will find my own stride, just as they did.

In that spirit, here are three of my pony sketches from last night when everything seemed “up in the air!.” ;-)

"Reaching new heights"

"The Star Player"

"Putting on Airs"

Noodling around today (no pun intended)

I am really enjoying my new Diamine Sepia ink. I love the color and I especially love using it in my Peewee Banditapple Carnet notebook. Somehow, because it's such a little notebook (3.5" x 5.5"), it encourages me to freely sketch unimportant and yet fun things. Here's what I came up with today. Silly, but fun! ;-)

Musings of the morning...

I think a Banditapple Carnet Peewee notebook in Manuka Honey and a Noodler's Flex pen in Carniolan Honey would make a perfecty matched set. Especially with Diamine Sepia ink in the pen. All would be in similar shades of honey-brown.

Banditapple Carnet Peewee Notebook (blank) with Manuka Honey cover.
(Photo from gouletpens.com)

Noodler's Flex pen in Carniolan Honey color.
(Photo from gouletpens.com)

Diamine Sepia fountain pen ink color sample.
(Photo from gouletpens.com)

Wouldn't that be harmonious?

 

I already have a Banditapple Carnet Peewee blank notebook with a black cover and I really like it. The paper seems pretty bulletproof for ink.

Here's a picture I did in my own Peewee with Diamine ink. The ink doesn't feather on the page at all and there's no bleed through to the pages behind. Pretty amazing for notebook costing $3.50!

"Angry Pony" - in Diamine Sepia ink with Pitt brush pen in Banditapple notebook.