Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Explorer - Original Frog ACEO

I began working in pen and ink two years ago. I enjoy the stark contrast I can create when I add color to the subject of the drawing but leave the rest in the black lines of pen.

Frogs are one of my more favorite subjects for this medium. This little guy made me think of an explorer scaling a mountain side, only here it's a giant leaf.

The Explorer
3.5 x 2.5 inches
Pen and Ink

 Comes enclosed in a clear, hard protective sleeve.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

2 cute....i love frogs and butterflies too..

and pen and ink of course!

ciao
have a wonderful night

Amanda Makepeace said...

Thank you! :-)

Unknown said...

He is SO much fun, I love his expression! Great job!

Kathryn Dyche said...

Love it, great ACEO.

artangel said...

I like the strong colour against the black and white. He has a great expression too!

Amanda Makepeace said...

Thank you all for the wonderful comments. :-)

Sue Bryan said...

Gorgeous. I work in pen and ink too and find that color is so powerful on a field of black and white. Wonderful work.