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A few years ago, I noticed a new habit of doodling faerie folks who seemed to exude off of the page. They look very doodle-y but they have ‘presence’, at the same time. I don’t know if that comes across to anyone else, but it does for me so I find them interesting. They each have part of a story that they want me to tell ... Here are five of many.

Crossed & Caturday : daily art 5

This is an old piece I did for a shading assignment in high school art class. 3 techniques of shading used: tonal value, hatching and cross hatching

Art piece done on a quote that I came across.

Pencil and ink sketch of little girl. She is supposed to be Asian, but I don’t think she came across like it.

While driving through Florida, I came across a large flock of flamingos flogging a clown near swamp.

A happy horse dances across a tiled floor. Gouache in the iPad Pro. Prints of this are available in my store.

This is a black-and-white revision of an illustration I made (hand-drawn) for an American Red Cross e-newsletter years ago. The original was in color; however, considering my current work is predominantly black and white, I thought it appropriate to update the illustration for my portfolio. © 2007-2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved.

This is a reindeer for Christmas which I drew. I experimented with cross-hatching with a ball-point pen. Merry Christmas!

I'm working on an animation for my little videos. These are my butterflies from my sketchbook I will make move across the screen.

Crossed Up

When I step through, I step across...

Isometric subway cross-section doodle

Against a vibrant yellow sky, the boldly colored, circular shapes suggest a multitude of orbs, each with its own unique style and design, floating across the vast universe.

Hands Across America

Bert Hemsworth came across the pond to earn his doctoral degree in botany. Scholars Court immediately felt like home when he settled in apartment 2A 28 years ago. He's still working on his dissertation. But he'll be finishing any day.