Plein Air Pen and Ink Drawings – Drawing The Motmot

These are drawn with a rapidograph pen on paper, directly from nature. They are done without a plan or a pencil underdrawing and usually I work my way from the front to the back of the scene. One of these drawings can take up to three days to complete entirely on site. They are 8 1/2″ x 11″.

Barro Colorado Island, Panama, understory scene with hummingbird

Barro Colorado Island, Panama, cecropia tree

Barro Colorado Island, Panama, white trunk against dark background

La Selva, Costa Rica, bromelliads

Peruvian Amazon, canopy bromelliad, drawn from canopy walkway ACTS field station

10 thoughts on “Plein Air Pen and Ink Drawings”

July 5, 2013 at 5:41 am Reply
John Brito says:

wow, really beautifully made. Instant bookmark! 🙂
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July 18, 2014 at 1:35 pm Reply
anjaly says:

who exactly did the tree ink drawings?
would like to know for art project
1. July 18, 2014 at 1:56 pm Reply
  zeladoniac says:
  
  Hi anjaly, I did these drawings myself. What sort of art project are you doing? Best, Debby Kaspari
May 6, 2018 at 3:42 am Reply
ridzuwanti says:

wow
March 29, 2020 at 4:11 pm Reply
John R. Hooge says:

Really, really great. I share your passion as I draw trees too. JR Hooge, http://www.leafensong.com
July 27, 2020 at 9:30 am Reply
Rishikesh says:

I would like to learn this. Pls help me.
1. February 4, 2022 at 6:22 pm Reply
  Loranda Buoy says:
  
  Any plans on a pen and ink plein air instruction book?
  1. February 5, 2022 at 9:00 am
    zeladoniac says:
    
    Hi Loranda, thanks for the great suggestion. I’ll give it some thought. I did do a step by step tutorial in Artists Magazine a couple of years ago, which might be archived on their website. Thanks again for your comment!
March 16, 2021 at 10:24 am Reply
Sonja Weemaes says:

love your work

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