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Loosely inspired while playing a game Far Cry 4. I like the environment of the high mountains, the Himalayas, and Buddhism and Hindu art references. The bell is cracked like the Liberty Bell, which always reminds me of Leonard Cohen lyric "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."

Mickey Phone Personality: Melodramatic, musical, straightforward Sewn on: November 2 Sewn from: A Microphone Pet: 3 yorkipoos Job: Actress

It's Saint John of God with his good brother Saint Raphael the Archangel! Saint John of God was a Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a worldwide Catholic religious institute dedicated to the care of the poor, sick, and those suffering from mental disorders (He himself had a mental breakdown). The Archangel Raphael assisted him in his charitable work even wearing the Habit of St. John of God's order (which is black, yes good angels can wear black lol). This drawing refers to when Saint John of God was helped by Raphael as he carried a sick man ("Whatever you have done to the least of your brethren you have done to me"). Just as John of God lay weakened with the burden of carrying the man and feeling like he could not go on, Raphael appeared and together they shared the load to ensure the man was carried to the hospital. He did this and appeared many other times to help in various ways, once he even appeared with St. John the Apostle. St. John of God and St. Raphael the Archangel, pray for us! and pray especially for those with mental illnesses! ^_^ #stjohn, #stjohnofgod, #saint, #john, #saint, #raphael, #straphael, #angel, #angels, #archangel, #hospital, #brothershospitallersofsaintjohnofgod, #catholic, #christian, #saints

I love drawing flowers with a dip pen! I made a video of me creating this piece and it's on my Instagram (@CreamsicleStudios) if you want to check it out. Fun!

Medusa has always been one of my favorite mythology figures . And ... well, here comes the rant , I'll never quite forgive Athena for making her like this . Ironically, I've only really seen Medusa in her monster form , and this form , in all its unique fierceness , is what I've always been attracted to . I know I'll probably get a lot pf flack for this ... so I'll just quit while I'm ahead . Enjoy the cute pic .

This painting started out as a pumpkin design for the Chads Ford, Pennsylvania, Historical Society’s Great Pumpkin Carve, which I have been participating in for the last eleven years. What inspired me to turn the design into a lasting painting was the message, made the design so relevant. It seems the message, which echoes louder and louder as each day passes; the force of heaven and hell are coming out of the dark and into the daylight. The dove in the painting has always been used in mankind’s history to represent hope, peace, and the symbol of the Holy Spirit. The sun in the Bible is called the greater light that governs the day. So, I used dove and the sun to represent the spiritual force of the heavenly kingdom that is seen and unseen in our world. The bat is known as a creature of the night, thought to be a foul creature that people fear. The moon in the Bible is called the lesser light, which was created to govern the night, to give light on to the earth at night. Nighttime is mentioned in the Bible as when men do their evil deeds. Before man invented methods to light the street and people’s homes, people limited their activity at night due to the absence of light. People with superstitious beliefs believe that demonic creature dwelt in the shadow and would attack them if they stepped out of the light. Another historical fact is that bandits would hide in the dark and rob night travelers. People also worked while it was daylight, then would party, get drunk, and sleep around at night. The Bible mentions that those who reject God’s Messiah do not come into the light because their deeds are evil, and they don’t want them to be exposed. So I chose to use the bat and the moon to symbolize the dark evil kingdom of the fallen angels. 168 The reason why the two creatures converge in the middle is because mankind is the centerpiece that both sides are contesting for. Man kind, in the beginning, was created as a holy creation. But just as Satan decided he was going to exalt himself above His Creator, he went to the rest of the angels to get them to join his army to dethrone God. When Satan and his army lost the battle for the heavenly kingdom, He turned his eyes to conquering the earthly realm by tempting mankind, who God had gifted the deed of the earth to. The devil possesses a snake to hold a conversation with man to deceive them into distrusting God and leading them to disobey the commandment from God not to eat from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This is how man became the middle battleground. God’s force is battling to restore mankind back to fellowship with God and regain their citizenship in God’s eternal kingdom. Satan and his army of fallen angels work on deceiving, afflicting, and destroying mankind in hope of taking as many as his army can drag to the eternal lake of fire, where God will throw everyone who has denounced Him as their God and king. (Sept 18, 2016) See Less

I love drawing these little guys with my dip pen. I never know what type of character is going to come out of me, because I just put pen to paper and go. They crack me up! The day I did this I filled the whole sheet with 30 of them!

Black and white graphite drawing, done in pencil (.7 mechanical), in 5" x 5" sketchbooks. (This is a work in progress.)

Ink on paper // 5.5 x 8.5 in // 2019

Jocko Willink; decorated, retired Navy SEAL officer, author and podcast host. Pencil on paper, digitally colored in Procreate.

B/W line art with digital background on 2 1/4 inch handmade button.

The Good Shephard. I finally colored it in, added grass and clouds and stuff. Originally inspired by a picture I saw at my grandparents house. If we feel like a little black sheep at times just remember that Jesus will leave the 99 to go in search of us, no matter what our sins may be. Divine Pastor, Good Shephard Jesus, have mercy on us! ^_^ #goodshepard, #Jesus, #God, #Christian, #Catholic, #Sheep, #Pastor, #Divine, #Human, #Pasture, #Search, #Mercy,

Nude.

Ink on paper // 5.5 x 8.5 in // 2017

Child Jesus loves you! Jesus likes every now and then to appear in child form in order to teach us many things and relate with us. To remember to be little and rely on God our father. ^_^ He's levitating and his robe is long so you can't see his lil feet. I made this sketch awhile back but like a lot of things now I decided to color it. Digital color makes things pop! #jesus, #catholic, #christian, #littleness, #little, #spiritualchildhood, #childhood, #kid, #children, #child, #sketch, #digitalcolor, #childjesus, #sacredheart.

Ink on paper // 8.5 x 5.5 in // 2017

This is Detective Seven from my new story "Mecca Subatlantica". It's a cyberpunk setting with a little steampunk feel. Click the sales link to subscribe on DeviantArt and read chapter 1. Chapter 2 should be out by the end of next month (Dec 2021).

Pen & Ink Doodle . . . A pretty little house on a hill with a winding path, mailbox stuffed full of goodies, and smoke curling from the chimney ❤️

Ink on paper // 8.5 x 5.5 in // 2017

Pen & Ink . . . God’s amazing creation bottled up in a little world all it’s own ❤️

Done with Pentel Pocket Brush and watercolor.

Guess who it is? It's the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta! I finally inked and colored a sketch I made of little Luisa in her little room on her little bed! ^_^ If your Catholic and don't know what the Divine Will is, you got to look it up! It's the highest, freeing, most beautiful thing ever! It unites you to Jesus in an indescribable way! That's why I'm a Benedictine of the Divine Will! #LuisaPiccarreta, #ServantOfGod, #Catholic, #Chrisitan, #DivineWill, #Sketch, #Cute, #Cartoon, #Little, #SpiritualChildhood, #Fiat, #WillofGod, #Luisa, #Piccarreta, #Servant, #eternalvolition, #divinevolition, #eternalFiat, #DivineFiat, #ConqueringFiat, #ReigningFiat, #SupremeFiat, #room, #bed, #cross, #babyjesus, #jesus, #twohearts, #sacredheart, #Immaculateheart, #clock, #holyfamily, #Crucifix, #Window, #Blanket, #Drawer, #DigitalArt, #pen, #light, #shadow, #Shading, #benedictine, #tertiary, #Dominican, #laity, #floor, #somethingelse, #something, #umm, #hhmm, #areyoureadingthis, #spirituality, #spiritual, #gift, #Divinavolonta, #divinvolere, #ServadiDio, #Cattolico, #Cristiano, #Chiesa, #Church, #CatholicChurch, #God, #Trinity, #Unity, #DivineIndwelling, #Love

With this abstract painting I wanted to focus on black and white to make some other Colors pop out more

heiiou :) this drawing was so much fuun to draw. :) i enjoyed using new brushes and just go with the flow. for the posereference i used a photo from the fantastic @faestock. & i really liked trying new brushes from @inkgangboss. thank you for reading and wish you a wonderful day! :)

When it was Claude Monet’s birthday, I tried to paint like him.

Pen and Ink curious lil’ sea turtle and his buddy. The Lord helped me tons with this one! Challenging but fun ❤️

I’m often asked about my Bic pen drawings and how I do them. It starts with a good foundational drawing, the ballpoint pen part is just trying to colour within the lines. I try to do my best to explain the process, but the best way to show my progress is by posting my efforts to master pen drawings over the span of 3 or so years. I have been doodling/drawing with ballpoint pens as far back as I can remember - they were cheap, readily available and always lying around the house. It wasn’t until I was bored during a particularly long team meeting-conference call (around 2016-17) that I started to think about the possibilities of ballpoint pens as serious portrait illustration tools. My first experiments with full colour ink portrait drawings were rather crude, but that’s the point of learning new techniques—as long as the curiosity and the love of drawing is there, you can transfer that skill and passion into any medium. Remember, the most exquisite drawings and paintings you see didn’t materialise fully formed, they started out as failed experiments. Failure after failure after failure. It’s important to remember this when you get discouraged (I've failed spectacularly over the years). The only difference between the accomplished artist and the beginner is hundreds of hours of practice. Talent can only get you so far. It’s the hard work that you do behind the scenes that makes your work look effortless. Keep doodling. Keep learning. Stay curious.