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Ink illustration

© 2010 Melinda PatrickInk on paper, 11″ x 14″illustration, drawing

I call this one “Laughing”. Model is my daughter in a photo I shot a couple years ago. The pose is very typical of her and I consider it a portrait of her. The drawing is done with technical pens, which I love. I’ve [...]

Another ink portrait

© 2010 Melinda PatrickBellaire, TX – Ink on paper, 11″ x 14″Contemporary realism, landscape, cityscape

The owners of this house built this house and two others next door to each other in Bellaire, Texas. They spent the last several years on these projects but will probably never build another one. It is, after all, [...]

New Ink Portrait

© 2010 Melinda PatrickFredericksburg, TX – Gouache on paper, 11″ x 14″Contemporary realism, landscape, cityscape

Ink drawings are pure fun for me. My friend, Merylee, and I used to fill sketch books with drawings like this. Well they were more like sophisticated scribbles, but the scribble is an important drawing element for me. This [...]

Ink house portrait

© 2009 Melinda PatrickCaroline Street, Houston, TX – Ink on paper, 10″ x 8″Contemporary realism, landscape, cityscape

If the truth be known, my first love is ink. I fell in love with technical pens when I first met them. I do love croquil and Speedball pens but using them means taking a chance they [...]