It was only a matter of time before I started doing 10-minute wildlife sketches.
10-minute sketch by Alison Nicholls
It all started with the Portrait Party, where I really enjoyed doing 10-minute portraits of people. Every week day in February I did a 10-minute portrait at the start of the day. Then March arrived and I decided to switch to wildlife, starting with ink then adding watercolor, working on yupo paper. I’m using my husband’s amazing photographs, amassed over the years in Africa, so you can be sure I’ll never run out of options. Its really weird for me to be drawing directly from a photograph, but the fact that I have only 10 minutes keeps my mind focused!
More 10-minute wildlife sketches coming soon.
And yes, they are for sale!
Alison
www.ArtInspiredbyAfrica.com
Did you use ink pens or apply the ink with a brush?
I used a pen to draw the elephant then added watercolor to the drawing. The colors turned out to be a perfect match!
Stunning result.