Ink Drawing The Bunny

      This morning at 7:15 am, EST, I heard the little chirp, and my instant thought was the King of the Mountain, so I grabbed my camera and ran to the window!  I did not see the chipmunk on the rock, but right in front of the window in a clear spot was the beautiful bunny, just sitting there, posing for me.  I made sure that I did not make too much movement, because bunnies are so perceptive and nervous, it would be gone in a flash if it suspected anything, and I was able to take it's picture, which I have shown below as my reference picture.
     My mission for today, between tasks that needed doing, was to draw this bunny in ink.  It really was a

 fun project since I love animals, and especially the special ones that live in my yard, and especially bunnies, which are very sweet animals.
     Please bear in mind that I am a student of ink drawing and have learned basics only, there is so much more for me to learn and master.  I started with my pencil drawing, trying my best to get the proportions correct.  I learned from Lois Woolley at WSA that a painting can be ruined in the first fifteen minutes, and what she taught was the importance of getting everything positioned correctly and in the right proportion first.  I decided a bunny would be best done in a brown ink, and I had Walnut Ink from my

calligraphy supplies.  What I learned is walnut ink is not water resistant, so when I created a wash, some of the lines faded.  On the other hand, if I was not satisfied with the wash, I could move it around with more water, even after it dried.  I introduced a brown ink pen that I purchased for the ink drawing class and I found it darker, but I did my best to spread the darkness around so it would all blend together and, hopefully, be pleasing to the eye.  I am having so much fun doing these animals, I can understand how Beatrix Potter could love her Peter Rabbit and all of his animal friends.  My next project will be a bat!! My daughter-in-law posted pictures of a bat in her house today, and her story is so funny with all of the screaming between her and the bat, (not sure who was more scared), and she somehow managed to take some fantastic pictures of it!! Will do my best to make it creepy!!