Drawing done by the author

Lately, I’ve been going through my old sketchbooks.

I like doing this because sometimes I sketch ideas out for stories instead of writing them.

Other times I just like going through sketches. In The Inkwell, I decided to put some of my drawings as well as my stories, because I’m an artist a as well as a writer, and it’s my publication and I can do what I want.

The drawing above was a series where I was working on a couple things. First, it was my first toned sketchpad. I like drawing on colored paper, as I can use graphite and had the highlights with a white pencil, which gives a cool effect.

It was also a time where I was drawing portraits of women, as it’s always something I’ve struggled with.

This one is inspired by Natalie Dormer in Game of Thrones.