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© 2017 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork made by redacting words in a newspaper article to create a haiku. A contour drawing was added using white ink, to convey the meaning behind the haiku. The piece was scanned into Adobe Photoshop for small adjustments, to prepare for printing.

© 2017 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork made by redacting words in a newspaper article to create a haiku. A contour drawing was added using white ink, to convey the meaning behind the haiku (note: the word "the" was added by using semi-opaque tape to remove the word from a different newspaper article). The piece was scanned into Adobe Photoshop for small adjustments, to prepare for printing.

Made this way back 2015. Pen and ink. Pointillism

Funnest person to draw. Love her

I did this one to practice my pencil work and to improve on drawing realism. I used a reference photo from one of my favorite magazines, Inked, I removed the other tattoos on the model except for the beautiful rose tattoo.

A Zentangled Fearie sketch I've been working on for a bit in my sketchbook. I can't wait to finally finish her! It's been fun doing all the little details.

Ink on paper.

Tentacles critters

This panda wants to go fishing. 5"x7" ink and watercolor on Strathmore mixed media paper.

Watercolor.

MYSTERIOUS

8x5 inches sharpie n ink

poured paint

Inktober 2017 Day 21

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Sketchbook. Coffee and Ink. 2017 Ink, coffee and cuts out.

A room #teeming with cats

I used to play my grandfather at chess through the mail and he kept all of my envelopes

Spool + Doodle = Spoodle. freehand doodles on a giant recycled wooden spool