de

Original pencil sketch and final digital painting of some wacky underwater characters.

Whimsical assortment of colors and doodles in a checkerboard pattern. Bordered in black and white boxes.

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.

"Blood beholds hunger."

One-of-a-kind, unique abstract design with superimposed doodle design . . . Brilliant colors . . . In sizes 6" x 8" to 16" x 20".

© 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.

Whimsical, abstract geometric design in black & white. First in the Funky Flowers in Black & White series. In sizes 6" x 8" to 16" x 20".

This original mixed media design is rich with energy and movement. In sizes 6" x 8" to 16" x 20".

This unique black & white abstract design comes alive with gold, silver and bronze highlights. In sizes 6" x 8" to 16" x 20".

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!

Vibrantly colorful abstract design. Available in sizes 6" x 8" to 16" x 20".

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

Squirrel carving. I made this one after the fish.

This is Ole. He likes to drink wine cooler and eat banana bread.

Made this way back 1996. Colored pencils and ink.

That one time I thought it would be a good idea to coat my lips with black ink and kiss the paper. Regretted it for the next 3 hours walking about feeling like a goth.

Sketched during a live stream of one of my favorite people, this artwork is symbolic of how we creatives communicate and interact using social media.

This was a practice sketch to try out a sketchbook I bought from the dollar store. The paper is surprisingly of excellent quality and she came out looking great!

Made this way back 1999. Pen and Ink. Pointillism

Old work of mine from 1998. Pen and ink on paper , colored pencils. Pointillism.

Made this way back 1998 Pen and ink , colored pencils, pointillism.

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

Tentacles critters

Tentacles critters