Creating art in awe of human beauty
especially when caught in rope and other predicaments ^_^
These watercolour sketches are mostly from life and done very quickly since the situation will have changed
again
in a glimpse.
Are they paintings or drawings? It's a combination of both. Depending on the scene in front of me and I feel I
create how it flows best in the moment.
I use watercolor and water tank brushes for maximum flexibility and mobility.
Drawing and painting the human form - especially when highlighted by rope - is what I love.
I am very grateful and appreciative of the rope community who share so many photos of their rope creations that I continue to be inspired by.
When I draw live, I am constantly in awe of the rope model and rigger, trying to capture the beautiful moments as well as my brush and hand can.
Telegram is where I post the most.
I also post on Instagram and Mastodon (no login required to access). On FL I post content from time to time.
See my live sketches of events for sketches from
Swissbound, Villa Vogelsang and some other future events (not updating frequently though).
I did participate in a beginners course some years ago and the most I could actively tie then was a half-suspension with a TK. With my partner I get tied passively. However due to taking a break for two years I forgot how to tie actively. I mostly remember how things look but not how to get there step-by-step.
For the moment I like to have the focus on doing art with my brush. Maybe later this priority will switch back to rope itself again.
For more than 10 years I have been regularly attending standard live drawing evenings sketching mostly with (colour) pencils.
April 2023 was the first time I switched to watercolours for sketching at a shibari jam. Since then, watercolours have proven to be very suitable for rapid sketches. They allow very fine, but also broad strokes and offer a wide range of colours. They are also easy to handle in terms of cleanliness and portability (can't have charcoal dust at a party or shibari space...).