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This one is important to me. I had been having a very long dry spell, not making any art, and then one day last Fall, while on a road trip, camping in Mesa Verde park, I drew this using some copic grey scale brush markers and a fine liner, and it was like my vision was returning. I got really into seeing, and imagining ... Anyway since then I've still been struggling to make more work, but have been making more creative things when I do get productive, and been organizing older work... It's also interesting that I titled this piece Phase Transition back in Nov '23, and subsequently had quite a sea change of life experiences, adventure, and new visions. Now if I could just sit down and draw more...

Reflecting on things during my last week of being 30…

Just a birthday card with a saying from Portugal. Fineliner and brush pen on handmade paper.

pencil and pen sketch of a character concept. I went with something else because it was hard to translate to digital so I kept it as is

It’s a Billy Connolly inspired piece this time around…

Digital art. I love sun and wind and in this piece I wanted to capture movement and light.

Reference Picture for "Drawing on the right side of the brain" journey

I really love this one and feel proud of it as well. The song lyrics are from Cheek to Cheek by Ella Fitzgerald. I tried out different brushes and I had a lot of fun with the effects. I hope you enjoy it as well!

Fisher Friends, an oil painting of a Kingfisher, is inspired by cherished childhood memories spent by the River Tyne. This piece pays homage to the joy of growing up close to nature—the serene beauty of the river, the excitement of spotting wildlife, and the rare delight of seeing a Kingfisher.

Digital illustration in Photoshop. https://leglessmermaid.blogspot.com

Fine liner, 8.5" x 11". This one is pretty dark but still amuses me years later.

Copic markers and multiliner

Original Photo by my Mother

Overshadowed by an intense fear of perceived abandonment.

Hello again Kirby!

This was the best sketchbook I ever owned. It appeared mysteriously and within a year, was gone to the wind. These are the back pages where I was exploring different water and alcohol marker brushes and ballpoint on the amazing vellum-like paper.

A random sketch of my character. I'm still planning out the story but soon she'll be in my webcomic as one of the main characters

#12 Cammy from Street Fighter - drawn live at Magma.com with an iPad Pro (no Ai & no pressure sensitivity).

I have been binging on the older X-Men shows and had the urge to draw up one of their most popular mutants. But what's better than Wolverine? TWO WOLVERINES! Now, I wasn't really sure what I was trying to do with these two. At first, I tried to have them just do a handshake but then switched it over to them competing. Still not convinced on what these two are doing but it was fun to draw so all is good. Question for all the X-Men fans out there. Which version of Wolverine is your favorite?

To all my spiritual friends out there… if you can throw us some magic to warm up the weather that’d be great, heheheh!

#11 Canine Cameraman - The Magma clubhouse theme was Canine Camerman. I attended late after the live stream was over, but this was my take on the theme. I drew this at Magma.com with an iPad Pro. (no Ai, and no pressure sensitivity).