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hand drawn orange damask pattern

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This is an ATC-sized (3 1/2” x 2 1/2”) watercolor. I’m practicing bolder strokes with heavier pigment. Big departure from my usual uber careful strokes

Needing to get out of the house, I walked down the street to the antique shops that are right around the corner from my house and did some urban sketching.

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Watercolor Illustration

I found my passion for painting and creativity again after fighting depression for years. To celebrate, I painted a portrait. I don't look super happy in this portrait but trust I'm super happy- it represents that I'm going through a process and it takes time! lol

"English as She is Spoke" is a delightful example of incompetence and bad judgement. Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolina set out to write a Portuguese-English phrasebook. The only problem was that they didn't speak any English. They did know some French and armed with French-English phrasebook, dictionaries and enthusiasm they brought forth this book. Mark Twain was an early admirer of this book. "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect, it must and will stand alone: its immortality is secure."

I understand some noise. Sínto rumôr. "English as She is Spoke" by Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolina. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJqxgGph0d_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link #dailydrawing #accidentalhumor #englishassheisspoke #noise #birdsofinstagram #birds

A massive monster doodle I drew during the first lockdown in the UK. Originally drawn on A3 with 0.05 Staedtler pen.

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Created with spray paint on A2 poster board

Watercolor of my older brother and his best friend. Time has separated them, but this is how I remember them. From a reference photo.

Satch’s perhaps the most resourceful dog on the planet. His legs are fast, his nose is keen, his mind is set, but the world has grown too complicated for a dog even as well-equipped as Satch. His owners got lost and he does not know how to find them in this never-ending maze of smells and sounds. Thankfully, he stumbled upon Neal. He will know what to do.

Meet Peter and his friend VW Rabbit. Peter was born during the pandemic and scampers about daily having fun with his friends.

Pencil, pen, and red pen.