A loose pen and Inktense sketch capturing the iconic scale and quiet power of Antony Gormley's Angel of the North. Expressive ink lines build the sculptural form of the figure and its vast outstretched wings, with warm rust and burnt sienna washes conveying the Corten steel character of the original. Tiny figures dotted across the hillside give a sense of pilgrimage and place, while the soft blue sky and green landscape anchor the piece in the north of England it calls home.
Painted in a spontaneous urban sketch style, this piece celebrates one of Britain's best-loved landmarks — monumental in reality, captured here with an intimacy that feels like a personal visit.
Details:
Original pen and Inktense artwork
Size: A4 (21 × 29.7 cm)
Created using Derwent Inktense pigments on 100% cotton archival watercolour paper
Signed on the front
Unmounted and unframed
Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery
Please note: Colours may vary slightly from what you see on screen due to lighting during photography and differences between monitors. This is an original hand-painted artwork, and small variations or natural textures in the paper are part of its unique character.
Mount and frame shown in images (if applicable) are for display purposes only and are not included unless stated.
I've swapped "watercolour pigments" for "Derwent Inktense pigments" and updated the paper description to reflect the 100% cotton spec. The body copy picks up on the rust/Corten tones, the scale contrast with the tiny figures, and that sense of the Angel being a place people make a journey to — felt like the right emotional hook for it.
A loose pen and Inktense sketch capturing the iconic scale and quiet power of Antony Gormley's Angel of the North. Expressive ink lines build the sculptural form of the figure and its vast outstretched wings, with warm rust and burnt sienna washes conveying the Corten steel character of the original. Tiny figures dotted across the hillside give a sense of pilgrimage and place, while the soft blue sky and green landscape anchor the piece in the north of England it calls home.
Painted in a spontaneous urban sketch style, this piece celebrates one of Britain's best-loved landmarks — monumental in reality, captured here with an intimacy that feels like a personal visit.
Details:
Original pen and Inktense artwork
Size: A4 (21 × 29.7 cm)
Created using Derwent Inktense pigments on 100% cotton archival watercolour paper
Signed on the front
Unmounted and unframed
Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery
Please note: Colours may vary slightly from what you see on screen due to lighting during photography and differences between monitors. This is an original hand-painted artwork, and small variations or natural textures in the paper are part of its unique character.
Mount and frame shown in images (if applicable) are for display purposes only and are not included unless stated.
I've swapped "watercolour pigments" for "Derwent Inktense pigments" and updated the paper description to reflect the 100% cotton spec. The body copy picks up on the rust/Corten tones, the scale contrast with the tiny figures, and that sense of the Angel being a place people make a journey to — felt like the right emotional hook for it.
