Tempus Fugit is Latin for Time Flies. It was done with Unipens, 0.005-0.08 as well as some graphite.
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I have decided to return and stay with traditional art for a couple of reasons. One was due to a phone conversation I had with a professional photographer who shared with me that even though photography has gone digital, if you want permanence, film will last longer. He explained that digital has a life span of about twenty years, the prints done from digital on ink jet printers will fade with time whereas prints done with film stock are still around and over a century old.
He also explained that with film, you will always have the negative, with digital there are huge issues with storage, data loss and the life expectancy in what you store the data in. A hard drive has a life expectancy of about four to five years, which means data never stays in the same place for long and is always on the move.
In matters of doing artwork, which is my second reason, there is no original with digital. I am not anti-digital, just doesn't interest me anymore. Don't get me wrong, I love playing with digital but I know fully what I am creating is temporary and lacks the organic feel that appeals to me. Digital is also quicker, easier to correct mistakes and cleaner. I also use Photoshop to create borders (which I am drifting away from) or to adjust the curves for prints to bring out solid darks. So I am not being a Luddite out of some sort of traditional ethic, I simply find traditional more challenging. I dig that.
But it is an interesting debate, digital or traditional. Both have pluses and both have minuses. For now, traditional just seems to fit me and my style more. Besides it also has to fall into the category of the type of artwork you are doing. I am all too sure if I was a commercial artist, digital would be the way to go. It is quick and efficient. Me, I am a doodler with an attitude.
Also I have discovered, mainly from Facebook, that pen and ink is far from being declared dead. There are many heavily talented and skilled pen and ink artists showcasing their work on Facebook. In that sense, Facebook has become a haven for me. I get inspired and awed by much of the talent.
Which brings me to another problem that I am wrestling with, ballpoint. I absolutely love ballpoint but ballpoints are not light fast and will fade over time. So it looks like I will be wielding Unipens for sometime until ballpoints come out with light fast ink.
By the way, if you notice the winged clock in the piece is broken.
I guess crows aren't concerned with time.
