Alice

Completed using artline markers brown, orange and yellow, nib sizes 0.2 and 04.  I liked the image and enjoyed the challenge of hands being a dominant part of the picture. 

Pete

This picture of Pete Doherty took 50 hours using Artline System markers nib size 0.1 and 0.3.  I am a big fan of Pete Doherty's music, in particular his solo music. 

 

The Hunger

I completed this picture with Artline brown, yellow, orange and black markers, nib sizes 0.1,0.2 and 0.4.  This picture took about 55 hours to complete.  The main concern with this kind of picture is that obviously markers are wet ink and I go over the same area continually, this can effect the integrity of the paper.  I use an ink and water colour suitable paper that is smooth. 
I wanted the image to be erotic but also sensual.  I chose sepia as it gives it a softer look.

 

Jon and Velvet

Jon and Velvet was completed using drawing system markers nib sizes 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4.  I enjoyed the submissive nature of this image.  It took over 30 hours to complete.

Narcissus

I was at the Sydney Art Expo as part of the Colour In Your Life  http://www.colourinyourlife.com.au/ exhibit  when I started Narcissus.  The idea of a person so enchanted by their own image, after being tricked by Nemesis to see it reflected in a pool of water, was a delectable subject.  I wanted to make him look almost like a Greek statue that had come to life.  For this picture I used Artline system markers 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4.

Daniel

This picture is of the very talented Daniel Victor.  I am a big fan of his music.
I love the Never Ending White Light Albums http://www.neverendingwhitelights.com/which also feature another favourite of mine Jimmy Gnecco.

The picture is a smaller image than I usually do but actually took alot more dotting..Completed with 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 Artline Drawing System Markers, the smaller image means the dots have to be very carefully placed.

Adventures in Pointillist Sepia

I chose Kurt Cobain for this pointillist picture.  I think his face was very expressive and the entire time I worked on this picture I felt sadness coming from his eyes.  Anyone that draws, paints or takes photographs knows that there is a certain intimacy with the subject as you observe them very closely.  The eyes were my favourite part to do on this picture.  I used Artline brown, yellow, orange and black markers, nib sizes 0.6, 0.4, 0.2 and 0.1.  I enjoy using these "sepia" tones to create an image as it gives it a more realistic look than  black and white.

 

I Saw The Angel In The Marble....

"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free..."
Michelangelo Buonarroti
This pointillist picture took over 50 hours. It was a work of passion as I watched the angel I imagined emerging from the paper, each dot coaxing him out.  There are many layers with different sized nibs. I enjoy imagining and drawing angels.  I have tried to create the illusion that the angel is bathed in light from above as he lays, perhaps resting or dreaming.

 

Jimmy

I have loved James Dean for as long as I can remember.  Its funny how someone that died in 1955 can impact the lives of people that werent even alive at the time of his untimely death. 
The first face I ever dotted was James Dean and I have since drawn and dotted him many times.  This new image is not as iconic as some of James Dean but I love the gentleness of his features in it.

This picture was completed with 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 nibs.

I am lucky to have been able to indulge my love for James Dean in my travels .  I first went to the Griffith Observatory where James Dean filmed Rebel Without A Cause in LA.

I have walked down the "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" in New York and even went to the place James Dean died.  The intersection has a sign and the Jack Ranch, where his body was taken has a memorial built by a Japanese fan.  I found the road so sad and desolate, filled with the feeling of tragedy and unfulfilled possibilities.

River.....

This picture is a little sentimental because I was a big fan of River Phoenix.  I have drawn River a few times over the years but this is the first pointillist picture of him.  The picture is of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix most likely a shot from My Own Private Idaho.
This picture was done with 0.4 and 0.1 nibs only.  

Love Is Knowledge

The next choice of image for the sketchbook project represents my passion for knowledge.  I have collected autographs since I was a child and when I was young the cinematographer Vittorio Storaro answered one of my fan letters.  He didnt just send me his autograph but he sent me a poem written in Italian but which translates as the following:
The light is word
The word is love,
Love is knowledge
Knowledge is freedom
Freedom is light
Light is power
Power is all.
I love the power this poem imbues knowledge with.  I recently heard the story about Albert Einstein and the simple bus ride he took which inspired his understanding of relativity.  Astonishing!!
This picture was done in purple using 0.2 and 0.4 size nibs.

Steampunked

My choice of picture this time is steampunk..I have been a steampunk for about four years and was lucky enough to meet and watch the subject of this picture perform at a New Years Eve concert at the Edison in LA.  Captain Robert performs with a band called Abney Park. http://www.abneypark.com/
This picture was completed using brown, black, yellow and orange markers with nib sizes from 0.1 to 0.4.  My main challenge is that the pictures are so much smaller than I usually do and I didnt have a 0.1 brown nib !  I enjoy using colours with certain pictures and a steampunk topic lends itself to rich colours.

These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things...

I spent a day or two thinking about what I should create for my journal..I had already chosen pointillism as the medium, but the actual subjects for each piece of art have taken alot more pondering.. I am going to choose subjects that make me happy, people, things and places that make my soul sing.

The first picture I have decided to do for my journal is a singer I really love called Jimmy Gnecco.  I have loved his music for years and I like his look...The first step of creating a pointillist picture for me is the rough sketch.  I then choose the colour and the various nib sizes I will be using .  For this picture I have chosen 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5.  This is a smaller size of paper than I usually work with so it was a little quicker than a pointillist picture takes for me .

                                                 The final scan of the completed image

Project Beginnings...

 I enjoy many aspects of art, my specialty and passion is pointillism.  From an early age I have experimented with this art form, my materials of choice being different markers with various nib sizes.  A picture will have layer upon layer of dots, usually achieved with a variant of nib sizes.

Some of the problems with this form of art are obviously any form of moisture, the fact that dots can make a line, which would ruin the effect and paper quality.

Once I received my sketchbook I realised that my first task is going to be to reinforce the paper, multiple dots in one area can tear paper not strong enough.  In terms of fastening the paper to the sketchbook I also have to consider the adhesive. I cannot use double sided tape as this may create an "edge " which will distort the dot . If I use glue I will have to do it prior to the actual dotting processes this may wet the paper and also ruin the dots.

I am excited about this project as I feel I will get a chance to explore my art technique in a positive way. Here are a few pieces of my art to give you an idea about what it is pointillism is ....