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Gay Cowboy Pen&Ink #481Z

Pen & ink drawing of a gay cowboy by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries.

Gay cowboy pen&ink #481Z, drawing with pencil contour lines, by artist, and Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Prints & Scans Order Here.

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Gay Cowboy Pen & Ink Drawing

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This pen & ink drawing is in two parts, because I want to show how I achieved the final product. Above is my pen & ink drawing of the cowboy, based on my pencil sketch below it. I have made this a contour drawing rather than a fine detailed rendering, because the photo that I am working from has little clarity in it. I like to use photos as prompts, and not straight-jackets. As an artist I need the freedom to express the image in terms that have meaning to me, because I do not want to replicate photos.

Gay Cowboy Pencil Drawing

Below is my sketch of the gay cowboy that I used as my foundation of the work, because I use this as a guide. This is the basement of the house, and the pen & ink is the superstructure of the work of art. Because the pencil rendering is simple, it makes it easier to draw the pen & ink, because it offers flexibility. If I were to draw the pencil sketch tightly I would be confined to that form. The ink gently flows over the pencil, because there are loose lead lines all over to work from.

Pencil drawing of a gay cowboy by artist Stephen F. Condren, with prints & scans.
Pencil drawing of a gay cowboy by artist Stephen F. Condren, of Condren Galleries

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Gay cowboy pen&ink #481Z, drawing with pencil, and prints & scans, by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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Gay Cowboy Drawing #480Z