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Strandman · Jan 5, 2007

Loooooong and boring phone conference at the office this evening so inspired by Buzzard12 here's the biro put to productive use- a scan of the top left corner torn from my notes. Technical details:

- biro a bic, estimated at #5 on the blinman scale http://www.blinman.com/biro.htm

- brown colour is cold office coffee flicked and dragged with forefinger, although next time I am doing a Hawfinch I think a mixed IrnBru/Lucozade wash may be the thing to try on crown and cheeks..

Ed K

matt green · Jan 6, 2007

You are one seriously talented individual,I love the coffee staining!

Matt (currently chewing biro)

timwootton · Jan 6, 2007

Ed - you really ought to be paying more attention at meetings (the drawing's great though!!!!) - All the best.

Keith Glasgow · Jan 6, 2007

Superb - I really like it,

Zek.

John N · Jan 6, 2007

Very talented Ed. What you need is more Pens and more coffee and less work!

buzzard12 · Jan 6, 2007

What can I say Ed?!!....(Glad you were bored?)

Must say that my current favourite biro is somewhere between stage 6 and 7 . The cap goes straight in the bin from the start. Then when I find one with a good tip and even ink dispersal I start to chew on it intermittently between sketches! Its not deleberate you understand, it just happens...

Hawfinch is cracking too by the way...

...inspirational use of cafeine.

desgreene · Jan 6, 2007

Love the Hawfinch Ed.

I just hope your boss doesn't ask you to provide the minutes for the meeting since you were paying such close attention!

Strandman · Jan 7, 2007

buzzard12 said:
What can I say Ed?!!....(Glad you were bored?)

Must say that my current favourite biro is somewhere between stage 6 and 7 . The cap goes straight in the bin from the start. Then when I find one with a good tip and even ink dispersal I start to chew on it intermittently between sketches! Its not deleberate you understand, it just happens...

Hawfinch is cracking too by the way...

...inspirational use of cafeine.

I had a quick try at jazzing up the colours on crown and cheeks over breakfast with a ribena/orange squash mix but nothing really stains with the same intensity as coffee. Could try blood..or even paint I guess

Ed K

timwootton · Jan 7, 2007

ed keeble said:
I had a quick try at jazzing up the colours on crown and cheeks over breakfast with a ribena/orange squash mix but nothing really stains with the same intensity as coffee. Could try blood..or even paint I guess

Ed K

You wanna be steering well clear of paint, young sir - it'll make you a madman!

Dave B · Jan 9, 2007

ed keeble said:
I had a quick try at jazzing up the colours on crown and cheeks over breakfast with a ribena/orange squash mix but nothing really stains with the same intensity as coffee. Could try blood..or even paint I guess

Ed K

These are just pigments of your imagination!

Dave

Strandman · Jan 9, 2007

Dave B said:
These are just pigments of your imagination!
Dave

Deskbound again today- but my gaolers have given me a sachet of soy with my lunch..

so all being well should be able to post something with both a literal and a metaphorical oriental flavour this evening..

Ed

Strandman · Jan 9, 2007

Here we are- a slightly more advanced deskbound effort this time- heavy biro work combined with mixed media- finger painted soy sauce/white coffee/black coffee. It is intended to be instantly recognisable as a Long-toed Stint....

Ed K

dbradnum · Jan 9, 2007

Jeez! These are absolutely superb, Ed! Good use of the soy...

For everyone here's sake (though probably not yours!), I hope your work remains boring, and we get to see a few more.

timwootton · Jan 9, 2007

You are one talented (and mad) boy, Ed - why no like soy sauce? (other than as tinting media) and who's coffees are you pilfering? (or is the coffee machine being raped for your art!!!!). I wouldn't peronally know a long-toed stint if it trod on my foot, which by the sounds of it, it could from several paces - but it is a truly sensitive and textural piece of work. Probably the only bit of work you've done today - ha ha!

Strandman · Jan 9, 2007

timwootton said:
- why no like soy sauce? (other than as tinting media)

Plenty like soy sauce, but the great news is that even after you have used a sachet for its intended purpose there's enough left to finish off a medium-sized biro drawing- so I am not mad after all. Just making wise use of the dregs.

Not sure where to go next with this particular art form, but maybe I should do a Little Mustard.

Ed K

timwootton · Jan 10, 2007

Whatever - just this time SWALLOW it more SWIFTly.
Ah well it is late and it is my birthday, so I'm off to bed to the strains of ...
" . . . move over starling . . "

Wildmoreway · Jan 10, 2007

ed keeble said:
Here we are- a slightly more advanced deskbound effort this time- heavy biro work combined with mixed media- finger painted soy sauce/white coffee/black coffee. It is intended to be instantly recognisable as a Long-toed Stint....

Ed K

Superb! Draw any more and it will either fly off the page or peck you!

Strandman · Jan 19, 2007

Well it's been a bit of a busy week but when the wind blew yesterday the desktop doodling hand could not be stilled..here's some ultra quickfire skuas lifting off having sat out a storm (in the spring if their plumage is anything to go by)

The usual media for this particular thread- biro+ finger painted strong coffee + a little splash of orange and mango smoothie for the cheek markings. Sadly the coffee stains come out a bit gingery- so not quite dark enough for the satanic goth-hound look one likes to see on ones skuas...but atmospheric I think.

Marcus Conway - ebirder · Jan 19, 2007

ed keeble said:
Well it's been a bit of a busy week but when the wind blew yesterday the desktop doodling hand could not be stilled..here's some ultra quickfire skuas lifting off having sat out a storm (in the spring if their plumage is anything to go by)

The usual media for this particular thread- biro+ finger painted strong coffee + a little splash of orange and mango smoothie for the cheek markings. Sadly the coffee stains come out a bit gingery- so not quite dark enough for the satanic goth-hound look one likes to see on ones skuas...but atmospheric I think.

I love them they are outstanding!

timwootton · Jan 19, 2007

Great stuff as usual Ed. Toooooo talented for words (that's 'cos I can't think of any) - Bravissimo!

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