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starburst pattern

Bearskullpine A new bigger version of my earlier drawing In the Finnish mythology killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in honour of the bear (peijaiset), where a substantial part of the celebrations consisted of convincing the bear's spirit that it had died accidentally and hadn't been murdered. Afterwards, the bear's skull was hung high upon a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens. The bones of the bear were then buried under the pine.

A doodle I did to work through some creative block I was having.

funky, leafy stripes in fun colors

The best way to finish off a good weekend? Some creativity of course!

P A L M

My submission for the Kikkoman 60th anniversary bottle design contest

Ink on paper

This is my family crest

little groups of bright flowers

florals and leaves drawn in procreate and arranged in photoshop

starflower pattern. flowers drawn in procreate, pattern arranged in photoshop.

Inktober Day 1-5

wild rose pattern

I've been learning procreate and drawing with an Apple Pencil. It feels a little artificial but it's so fun.

This purple hair guy creates rainbows with his cheery demeanor. Hair cred: Eila, my daughter.

“In Caribbean mythology, the lusca or luska is the term given to one of the most feared sea monsters in the region. A deadly creature that prowls the deep and feeds on the unsuspecting. A being or a pod of beings that scour the Gulf eating up all in its wake. The lusca is a chimera; a mismatch of animal parts. A conglomerate of some of the Caribbean’s most feared creatures. It is a cryptid that said to hunt and prowl the Gulf and areas near the Mexican shore. Luscas are one of the lesser known cryptids of the deep. They are also one of the most fascinating not only on account of its fearsome symmetry but of the mystery that surrounds them...”

As another Wednesday winds down, my creativity has other ideas...

This earth is tired and humanless.

This sweet little planet fell out of orbit.

Henry was 5 when he created this. The color is a result of limited choices in chalk.

Finally got round to watching Hunt For The Wilderpeople, after eons of procrastinating over doing so, and was well chuffed at how great it was! Gave me some much needed inspiration for some art as well, always a bonus. Can see what the Deadpool 2 guys saw in Julian Dennison that’s for sure, and of course Sam Neill was brilliant as well. Can’t be forgetting Taika Waititi either for directing it! Excellent job from all in my opinion :)

The perfect date does exist - but you have to put up with his rascally pets!

I'm usually not smiling like this in the morning, I used a reference photo.

This chill bird has a colorful hairdo

How I feel before the first sip... second pic is my daughter’s coffee painting - she seems to have followed her stream of consciousness better than me

Lazy Sunday afternoons and all things Beatles influenced...

Dip pen practice with puppies. I moved the puppies around a little in procreate. I tried coloring one with water color (the pink one) and it smeared. So I colored a few with Procreate.

Current events mean retreating into my sketchbook is the way of things today, until it blows over(ish, emphasis on the -ish).