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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.

A daily doodle

This was a custom piece I did for my friends daughter. I used pen and watercolor.

"I am the danger" Breaking Bad @bryancranston - Even after 10 years Breaking Bad is still one of my favorit series #saymyname #walterwhite #heisenberg

07/03/17 - one of March's offerings in the one drawing a day challenge.

© 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.

Daily Painting Challenge 2 - basketweave Following the daily painting challenge with Lisa Congdon over at CreativeBug though I haven't quite managed to keep up daily. Still, it's wonderful picking the brush up again and splashing around with paint!

Daily Painting Challenge 1 - gingham Following the daily painting challenge with Lisa Congdon over at CreativeBug though I haven't quite managed to keep up daily. Still, it's wonderful picking the brush up again and splashing around with paint!

Canadian Christmas Carolers

Vibrant colors, upbeat design and a little imagination can carry you away to The Big Top.

YlyaYod sketch 020, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N020

YlyaYod sketch 019, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 297 x 210 mm. N019

YlyaYod sketch 017, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N017

YlyaYod sketch 012, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N012

YlyaYod sketch 010, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N010

YlyaYod sketch 007, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N007

YlyaYod sketch 005, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N005

YlyaYod sketch 002, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N002

I animated this one. In the Invention Room, monsters that live under the bed are grown. On one unfortunate day, this one escaped with a very clever plan.

Small doodle pad

Lady, dance when you want to.

movember portrait from day 15

This is day 13 of my Movember portrait project

Cute doodle illustration with cupcake character