Another late evening sketch, using a mirror to sketch my left eye. I held a gleeful grin for several minutes, strongly top-lit by a daylight bulb, to capture my periorbital lines, or ‘crows feet’ in full detail; it felt like contour mapping part of a familiar landscape.
(I was going to add a link to more information on ‘periorbital lines’, but the only sites I could find were about their ‘treatment’, ‘correction’ or ‘removal’, presenting ‘the signs of ageing’ as illness, error or mistake…)
Water-brush and fountain pen with Lexington grey ink, watercolour, A6
Mostly drawing 
I think this is a great sketch. The lines look quite harsh drawn with black pens, would it be more “cheerful” if you used lighter pens or color for the lines?
Hi ‘witch of Izmir’!
Thanks for the comment.The lines are a bit strong, especially in contrast with the rest of the picture.
It’s one of the reasons I usually use grey ink.
‘Art/Creative every day’ sounds good.
Ed