197 - STEAM TRAIN AT BLYTH (INK) 1994

BLYTHART
197 - STEAM TRAIN AT BLYTH (INK) 1994 by BLYTHART

197 - STEAM TRAIN AT BLYTH (INK) 1994

I can actually remember these trains. Oh the thrill of being enveloped in white steam as we waited for the train doors to open and our holiday to begin :-)

197 - STEAM TRAIN AT BLYTH (INK) 1994 belongs to the following groups:

Happy Haven, My Neighborhood, Pencil Drawing and United Kingdom
  • Terry Krysak

    Terry Krysak, 11 months ago

    Well done Dave!!! I love trains.

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART, 11 months ago

    Thanks Terry. This took me about twelve hours to do. I used to have a very fine Isograph pen for the skies, but as I grow old and decrepit (well, in the eyes of twenty-year olds I am), my eyesight is failing and I find it hard to focus on such fine lines as 0.25mm. Here is a link if you’d like to see the sort of equipment available. I just noticed with a shock that the price of nib units has tripled since I used to use them :-(

    http://www.fredaldous.co.uk/shop-online/isograph-replacement-nibs.htm

  • Stephen Mitchell

    Stephen Mitchell, 11 months ago

    Dave—this is amazing art!

  • Terry Krysak

    Terry Krysak, 11 months ago

    I am amazed it only took you twelve hours to do.
    I don’t think I could complete anything like that in less than 40 hours myself.

  • Carol Muse Skinner

    Carol Muse Ski..., 10 months ago

    Oh my you are good – man made objects are the hardest things to draw accurately – no room for artist’s license – you can take liberties with organic subjects and get away with it. I vividly remember in art school day after day of drawing a train at the Clapham Transport Museum – torture! When we went drawing in the greenhouses at Nonsuch Park in Epsom I was in my element. Your drawings must be incredible in person – you lose so much detail scanning at a resolution suitable for the web.

  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART, 10 months ago

    Yes Carol, loads of detail are missed out on the scan as I keep my images small to avoid people printing them out. I did this and some of the others to sell as prints locally and believe me, I HAD to make sure they were as accurate as possible. I once drew a church and an old lady pointed out that I’d missed out a hole in the churchyard wall where she used to peep through as a toddler. Fortunately I hadn’t had the picture printed so I added the hole and everyone was happy.

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann..., 10 months ago

    Great work Dave!

  • Leigh Ann Pobiak

    Leigh Ann Pobiak, 10 months ago

    you’re great at pen and ink! this is fantastic!

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000, 7 months ago

    Very nice work.

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner, 6 months ago

    This is great work. Love it.

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz, 6 months ago

    fabulous detail

  • catblack

    catblack, 4 months ago

    woooooooooooow
    this is amazing!
    greaaaat perspective, u r so cool
    pen and ink is my fave, dno y

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