(above left) ink sketch by Paul Ryan
In this case the client wanted to commission me to ink this INKED image of the Invisible Woman by Paul. Originally done in '93, the ink lines, not done with permanant india ink, were starting to vanish (appro- priately enough:-)) and he asked if I could redo it to salvage the work. My concern was that I would 'savage' the work:-P Thickening up the thin contour lines would be automatic for me but I was afraid that I would lose the gestural quality of some of Paul's lines in marker, especially the hair, making the lines look stiffer. I wanted to be faithful but my anal nature kicked in a bit & I found myself clean- ing up some stuff, again losing the 'sketch' look. I'm not sure that it's better, but it's now permanant. My second Ryan commission, this 11X14 image was completed on 12/20/03.
Paul Ryan Art