Embryonic XVII: 1992 by Synapse

2D • Landscape • posted on Dec 29, 2003

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Black Pilot pen (0.1mm) and white Rotring technical pen (0.1mm), 168x147mm, summer 1992. I decided to continue the "Embryonic" series I ran for a while late last year, showing selected works from the past, usually natural media. I'm actually surprised I didn't post this one last year, but maybe I just couldn't find the picture to scan at the time. Oh well, I got there in the end ;-) I was 17 at the time. The style was influenced by numerous pen and ink artists, not least the legendary fellwalker Wainwright who is something of a guru for walkers over here, even posthumously... click on the link to check it out, this is a guy who walked hundreds of miles each year right up to his death and published dozens of exhaustive and intricate guides to all the UK's areas of beauty, all completely written and illustrated by his own painstaking hand. People like that never die :-) This scene was copied from a photo in one of my dad's books of Scotland: if I remember correctly the lake is Loch Sunart, one I've holidayed beside several times. A really gorgeous place :-) I made a mistake on the tree trunk, it bulges too much higher up... but then some trees are weird ;-) Thanks for looking, and for your feedback. Two more to post in this style :-)

Comments (25)

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titta

5:10AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

How amazing beautiful - and at the age of 17? lines make so effective lights and the wounded(?) tree is so touching. Gorgeous landscape!:-)waiting for next line works!!!:-D

bern

5:11AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Thanks for sharing, really nice !

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Gregor.Scharff

5:15AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

you have the eyes of nature to capture it . I love the black and white . thanks for this Jim. your gregor

disa

5:18AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Well done inkwork synapse!

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zandar

5:28AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Impressive piece of art.

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Synapse

5:30AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Just found this web page full of links to photos of the Lake District, Wainwright's favourite area:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/mountains/wailis.htm
All are copyrighted of course ;-)

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crrunchyfrog

5:50AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

"Stark and powerful, the play of shadows and light are amazing"...from Matt ;) You already know what I think, you brilliant bastardo! HUGS Keep em comin' ;)

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Synapse

6:00AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Well, I should really credit the photographer who took the original shot for the book: I believe it was Derry Brabbs.

jyriviuhko

6:38AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Fabolous display of technique.. a difficult one aswell!! Wonderful!

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tibet2004uk

6:45AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

WOW! This is beautiful! Am wondering why u don't do more hand-drawing stuff! U're very talented! :) Millions of hugs my sweet Jim, Pascale.

crazygod

7:12AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

love it very vell made

Heart'Song

7:42AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Oh wow! This is lovely! I really like your surprises, Jim

wildfire2003

8:11AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

This is wonderful. Your trees are great, as, yes, they do often have shapes of their own, sometimes strange and twisted, so I see no flaw there. Great depth and detail.

gallimel

8:16AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

you please me infinitely with this :) No need to tell you why, you surely feel it :)

syndroid

8:24AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

The use of black is pretty astonishing. The trees are exceptionally good, because of how you used the black and white there. Now they have some sort of 3D effect.

cynlee

9:10AM | Mon, 29 December 2003

i thought you said you couldn't draw? maybe confused, wouldn't be the first time :] this is an excellent ink sketching! would make a lovely lithograph :]

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borsy

12:15PM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Beautifully done!!

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bevchiron

12:40PM | Mon, 29 December 2003

That's beautiful Jim, really striking & moody with the dramatic lighting, love the lake district thanks for taking me back there ; )

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irix.

1:01PM | Mon, 29 December 2003

jim this is stunning...hugz

Sharleen

5:10PM | Mon, 29 December 2003

Excellent work!

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gunsan

11:06AM | Tue, 30 December 2003

It is so interresting to se old works of artists. So different from the Jim I have seen, but not surprising. I like it very much, it is done with skill and eye for light and shad, and as Cyn says, would make a great lito!

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mysnapz

4:13PM | Tue, 30 December 2003

Thumbs up Jim, love the light, full marks to Derry Brabbs for capturing the moment for you. :0 )

tigroaica

9:25AM | Wed, 31 December 2003

The drawing is just superb,and you were pretty good and skilled at 17.I like the suggestion of the rain.You were so creative, talented and devoted to ART.Thank you for the extraordinary link to The Wainwright Society!I am so fascinated. Happy New Year! Rodica

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