ECONOMY OF LINE

It is almost 4 years since our week in Tuscany, and I have never tired of painting and drawing its beautiful landscapes.  Most of work has been in either acrylic, pastel, or watercolor, but recently I've been having fun with pen and ink, creating simple line drawings.  The challenge has been to use as few lines as possible to capture the nature of the countryside.  Here are a few early efforts: each measuring about 3x5"

 Tuscan 1

 Tuscan 2

Tuscan 3

 Tuscan 4

  Tuscan 5

 Tuscan 6