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2023, Ballpoint pens on 5” x 8” (10” x 8” Double page spread) acid free Moleskine sketchbook paper, Adobe Photoshop.

Small procreate doodle inspired by a doggo in the Japanese book “主線なし”イラストの描き方

Freehand sketching in ink.

A motif I having been enjoying in my sketchbooks lately but this time experimenting with positive and negative space. Watercolor and Posca pen in 8.25x11.75 Moleskine sketchbook.

Drawing Prompt Submission

Spotted this cute backpack couple around town. Inspired by all the creative ways the Dutch go to to travel with their best friends.

This is my first attempt at traditional egg tempera painting. The panel is a Masonite board from Michaels, but I need to use true gesso because the egg tempera will not adhere to acrylic gesso. Some of my favorite artists used egg tempera. Andrew Wyeth, Robert Vickrey, and Colin Fraser are all masters of this ancient and archival medium. I have been self studying this technique for months and I was very excited to start experiencing the medium. Egg tempera is like layering stained glass on top of stained glass. the painter can expect a luminous glow to take shape as the colors blend visually through the layers of paint - assisted by the chalk of the true gesso. Egg tempera has been described as the closest painting technique to drawing, hence my draw to this medium.

The fearless Ms. Sinead O’Connor. 2023, Ballpoint Pen on 5.5” x 7” (11” x 7” double page spread) Midori FO Cotton Sketchbook.

Health, fun, colour

Drawing Prompt Submission

Imagine that aroma!

Freehand sketching in ink, from a photo reference I found online.

idk

Squiggles and wiggles from the weekend. India ink and Posca pen in Moleskine 8.25x11.75 sketchbook.

doodle in procreate