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Inktober day 17: Bottle (the squirrel snuck in somehow)

Original 8 x 10 oil painting by Cheryl Alexander.

"Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infect the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them." - J.K. Rowling

An ode to catnaps and snoozes of all kinds. #art #illustration #traditionalart #mixedmediaart #surreal #abstractart #experimental #lofi #outsiderart #folkart #linedrawing #collage #freeform #cutandpaste #psychedelicfolk #sleep #dream #blackoutgen #collage #artistsofinstagram #edinburgh #scotland #unitedkingdom

And yet another print.

Final Drawing. Progression drawing 7 of 7. This is an earlier drawing of a how-to video from Emmy Kalia. All credit to her. Link: https://youtu.be/80ewdDwAVk4

Inktober 16: a vintage telephone. India ink on paper with calligraphic pen (oblique pen holder, Nikko G nib) and brushes.

Handpainted Keepsake box

A fun experiment with some left over pieces of matting/framing cardboard. Watercolour, white and black markers.

Sketching with graphite pencil, waterproof drawing pen and Faber-Castle colour pencil.

Deffinitely the way forward, models that never move and lighting that never changes, I might even go back and complete this next week......

Pen an ink

Just a ...

Floor life

Three islands filled with people all alone out by the sea, You see, I'd love to join them but there is no room for me. That one guy climbed too high - I think they call him "Clumsy Paul?" Soon there may be room for me... I'm just waiting for his fall.

Progression drawing 6 of 7. This is an earlier drawing of a how-to video from Emmy Kalia. All credit to her. Link: https://youtu.be/80ewdDwAVk4

One line drawing.

Coffee and ink. Feelings....

A fun thing I just had to try, doodling/painting on small used tea bags.