ink – ANNA BOROS ARTIST

28/08/2023

Octonurse

Octonurse is another hospital drawing. Talking to nurses its easy to confirm what is seen- under-staffing, shared equipment, and dealing with over tiredness and a lingered result of the covid stress times. There are also reduced intakes at uni for the nurse and even doctor courses. Dedication is key to being in the medical profession and toiling hard is par for the course and the work.
Octonurse is modelled from one such nurse of many others there, who I saw every day while I was in the ward in May 2023. Not only patients have many needs, I’m sure looking from the other perspective side its not hard to think the patients are not unlike being like octopuses (octopi?) too! 🙂
The colours in the drawing shown here have certainly been digitally enhanced.
A4 Ink on acid free card.

28/08/2023

Day In The Life Of

Day In The Life Of 22 July 2023

Here we have 2 very short stories. One is about how song tunes can get stuck in your head, and the other is about how some people say they love your work and they are very impressed until you ask them to really examine the work..The twist is is that when the ‘bluff'(/) is called the actions become almost petty and very different than from the first things that have been said. It does amuse me.
Ink on acid free card A4.

28/08/2023

Hospital Drama

Hospital Drama 8 May 2023
This cartoon drawing is about a couple of dramas that went on at the hospital.
Pills get frozen and clothes get stolen. Yes!!! But that’s not everyone and it’s certainly not the usual thing that happens in a hospital…surely. …..(Yikes!???)
Everything turned out well though and it really pays to speak up about things when you can!
I tend to chuckle to myself reading this cartoon.
A4 on acid free card. Ink.

28/08/2023

Experiences At The Hospital

Experiences At The Hospital. 5th May 2023
This work is more or less a conceptual work about the goings in and goings out of the patients in the hospital. Some get to go home, others turn into angels, while others have to face their fears and have to face them. Hospitals are not the nicest of places to visit for time off. Really. :-/ Still, they are places where many and most people do get to go home, all clean and patched up. Ink on A4 acid free card.

28/08/2023

In The Hospital Again

In Hospital Again 4 May 2023 was drawn in my hospital stay in May 2023.
A cartoon explaining some of the ins and outs that had been going on at the time, my views and feelings. .
The drawing was coloured by copic inks at a later stage and then presented here, and on my Instagram page- annaborosartist
The Instagram page mostly shows my ongoing work and is up to date. A4 in size.

10/12/2022

Cats In My Loungeroom. Completed 8 December 2022

A rather whimsical work, though the truth of the matter is that I have had 13 cats in my loungeroom, though quite some years ago. I used to rescue cats, but I do not do it on such a large scale these days. Unfortunately, people in my area who were renting that could not afford to rent anymore, left their animals behind for other people to take care of the homeless. Its quite the disgusting part about human nature isn’t it, right?

10/12/2022

Heart Attack. 2 December 2022.

09/01/202210/12/2022

I Love Meow

I Love Meow. 1st Jan2022. ink on 220gsm on acid free card. A3 in size.

I Love Meow is a whimsical piece done in the cartoon style. As you can see, the work is drawn about an old cat lady who loves her 4 cats. The page has many banners saying the title of the work in glyphs- just like a little coded message.
There are many different types of pots scattered around this world. Pots off fur, cat poo smells, whiskers, playtime, pat cats pats, purrs, fur balls, cat scratches, claw stabs, whiskers, and above all, love. The 4 cats all have something to say which are so typical of cats being their own unique personalities. Reading them you will be heartened.
This small collection of in situs below can give you an idea of where the original can be placed and also where a large print of the work can be utilised as well. Original A3. Prints from A4 to poster size.

I enjoy using cartooning to come up with colourful, sometimes childish, artwork. Some cartooning is necessary for a particular concept etc, but drawing these can be so soothing for me, because i can just let go and doodle away- like this one. Serious thought can be used for my more serious works, but i do believe joy can be passed on with the almost silliness and wonder of these particular types of works.

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In a smaller area which can draw a person in to read it.

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A large poster print in a larger setting which a couple or more diners can use as a conversation piece. Or, a large print could quite well modernise and brighten a child’s room.

09/01/202209/01/2022

You Wanted More Cats.

Just before the end of a passing year, I endeavour to keep to a tradition of making a drawing before the year goes out . Sometimes, it is not possible, but this time it was, and it is probably because most of us are at home having a quiet time in, not venturing out for parties so much, due to the new Omicron Virus. So before I entered into 2022, I drew this A3 sized work as something amusing to bide the time away. I do like a few easier works before I set out on a major work again. The inspiration for this was that recently, a fellow artist told me that ‘ You do love your cats’ due to me having quite a few drawings and some paintings of them. So I had a giggle, and called the bluff, and did this particular drawing of which another was added in 2022 titled ‘ I Love Meow’ in the January 2022.

This original is an A3 size on 220 GSM Acid Free Card. Drawn Comic style in ink outlining, and Derwent coloured pencils which gives it a ‘young feel’ about it. The texture in the work is made obvious for this reason. I guess it could go well, enlarged for a children’s room, or just a fun animal lovers abode.
It is colourful and some of the individual cat drawings are quite funny: ie. The drooling kitty, the anime kitty, the toothy kitty, and so on.

You Wanted More Cats. Original A3 in size, but can be enlarged to a similar sized poster sized print as shown below.

31/08/202103/09/2021

Untitled Abstract 30 August 2021

Untitled Abstract 30 August 2021
Medium: Acrylic Paint, Metallic acrylics, and permanent ink.
Concept: It is the antithesis of Covid 19.