‘Paint’ Articles at Frank Willeke

Regenwetter

Ink and Schmincke Horadam watercolours on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

Spring tree

Schmincke Horadam watercolours on 200g/m² coarse mould-made paper by Schleicher & Schuell.

An improvised tree to prepare for some springtime feeling while the winter is dragging on.

Aconitum napellus

Ink and Koh-I-Noor watercolor pencils on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper.

Aka. “Monk’s hood”. One of Europe‘s most poisonous plants. All parts of the plant are able to kill you, a few grams are enough. Touching it can already lead to reactions. Fatal dosage of the agent is 4mg. There is no antidote. Keep away from your kids! It was formerly used to poison arrows, for… Continue reading Aconitum napellus

Pumpkin flower

Ink and Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

The pumpkin flower has such an interesting shape that I could not resist but practice my dot hatching on it.

Pumpkin plant

Ink and watercolour pencils (Faber-Castell & Koh-I-Noor) on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

An illustrative approach to drawing / painting a pumpkin plant.

Hibiscus

Hibiscus Ink and watercolour on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

I explored the possibilities of cross hatching with an ink pen here.

T-Rex feet

Ink and sepia on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

Night sky

Watercolour and gouache on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

Crassula portulacea

Ink and watercolour on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper

Robin Studies

Robin Study 1

Three very quick sketches, made with ink pen on cheap drawing paper. Loosely coloured with watercolours.

Beach Study 2

My third go on painting a beach and sea water from a top view.

Dervish

Dervisch

Painting of a dancing dervish. Christmas present for a close friend. Schmincke Horadam watercolour (mostly quinacridone gold and cobalt turquoise, with some burnt ocre, and salt) on 300g/m² Hahnemühle paper.