…all done late evening to keep up the daily drawing habit/obsession, and all drawn with bent-nib fude pens, great for both strong blocks of shady ink and fine lines for hatching… (Many of these have been posted to this fun group of fellow self-sketchers)
…and 168 others from the past few years!
Mostly drawing 
Deeply disturbing. You do realise that Google’s Deep Mind algorithms can now identify you everywhere?
Brilliant Ed. They are so good!
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Thanks!
Fantastic — the many faces of Ed!
– Tina
And mostly so sullen!
Great sketches.
Thanks!
You are Welcome 🙂🌞
Sehr gut
Danke!
I love these! Great way to build a habit of drawing daily.
Yup, seven years so far…
I need some of your dedication! ❤️
These are really good drawings!
Many thanks Jen, the fruits of practise!
You are welcome! Great work!
Thanks. Can I ask where you saw the post? I’ve had a spike in views over the past few days and wonder if the post was shared/linked to somewhere…
Amazing and very much skillful drawings i ever seen. awesome work 🙂
Thanks
I like your choise of color in the earlier ones!
Thanks, I was using coloured inks in a fountain pen a few years ago, with more watercolour washes.
WOW!
I really love your sketches. The detail is awesome!!!
Thanks, plenty of lines on my face to focus on!
That’s cool. Although Im a poet, I find your dedication inspiring. I was looking at some of your sketches and it was like they were speaking to me….poetically.
We become what we do regularly, poet, sketcher etc… I can chop out a brief sketch in a few minutes, but a poem would be a labour of hours!
Wonderful. And poignant, although this poignancy (self-appraisal, individual vs. collective) could well be a projection of my overactive imagination!
Many thanks, projection is a major part of looking at any art; we see ourselves?
For such an amazing artist, you do sulk a lot! 😉
Ha! They’re mostly done last thing at night, to keep up the daily drawing habit, so I’m tired and having to concentrate on the sketch. I’m really quite cheery! I’ve had a sudden spike in interest in the post, can I ask where you saw it? Thanks
I love that you said ‘I’m really quite Cheery’. Ok Sir. I will take your word for it. I saw the post on the WordPress curated collection of freshly pressed posts? It’s what you get when you click the Discover button?
Ah, that makes sense, the Editor’s Pick. Thanks!
This is such a fresh take on digital selfies. Kudos!
Thanks. Takes a little longer, but worth it… How did you find/see the post?
A generic search for sketching lead me to your blog.
This is really incredible. Love the drawings and the idea of the dedicated and focused practice. Your post seems to be appearing as a featured post on WordPress which may explain the spike in views. Hope it continues for you.
Many thanks, that explains it! I recommend daily drawing, however brief, as a great life enhancer.
Thanks Ed, I prefer writing as my outlet but I get the life enhancer bit, whatever the means.
Absolutely, ‘whatever the means’!
Never realised I was missing something until this post.
Thanks, well worth giving it a go
“Analogue Selfies” might just be my new favourite term! Love the concept and love the sketches!
Thanks
lovely and more personal than an instant selfie.
Thanks, I recommend it
Just wonderful! I am sketching every day. Hope to have e a lot of draping like you soon .
Well done, keep up the habit if you can. I’ve been doing daily drawings for nearly 8 years now, one of my better decisions…
Which ink are you using in your fude pen?
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