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Border Terrier. Beautiful little lady called Berry.

A close friend recently lost their family pet, Joey. As a tribute gift, I did his portrait. I usually just draw people, so this presented quite the challenge for me. I have never attempted to draw animals/pets. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Sanrio Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 8.5" x 11" paper

Ink on an old envelope.

Pen & ink portrait of Kirk Douglas.

Dearly little man! That face! Another pet commission!

Black and white line drawing of two little badgers having an explore, celebrating my personal love for wildlife.

An image for an upcoming film. Stay tuned for more details. Ink and gouache on paper. A3. For Sale.

Looking forward to maybe someday hanging out with pals again...

This is a recent portrait painting I did as a demo for my electronic illustration class.

I have been participating in Lauren Hom’s #HOMwork challenges via Instagram. This weeks challenge was to draw the same letter 16 ways. I drew cats instead. I may come back to the whole lettering thing at some point!

Pen & ink stipple portrait of Thomas Mann.

It's been a weird couple of years where social media became so toxic I'm just not online much. This place isn't like that so I have no excuse! So here's the CD cover for my new album "Junkyard Sam - OUTCAST", now available on Soundcloud & Spotify.

Swanky cats was a commission I did recently. The image is A3 and was sooooo much fun to do!

Not a famous quote per se (as requested for this week's prompt), but my own little phrase I often think about and consider.

This one is a big'un! A3! 13 hours so far and still a way to go. I do love the curly hairy ones!

A naughty cat by all accounts!

Here's the final color illustration created for Osprey Pens featuring the Osprey Pen Factory. It was drawn with the same fountain pen there on the right... An Osprey Milano 5.5 Flexpert Hourglass nib. Great pen! Colored in Photoshop.

Not finished yet! The curliest dog I've ever done!

Had an event near a river and there were plenty huge leaves on the ground.

Ok maybe a couple of mornings.

My final entry for Stage 3 of the doodle addicts challenge! I have loved doing these challenges. They have not only got me drawing things I wouldn't have considered off my own back, but they have brought me out of my comfort zone too. Drawing steam is harder than I thought!!!

Sketching these two dogs in my sketchbook by pen and ink.

When we help someone there is always something that blooms and grows beyond us. It is an increasingly necessary action in a world that unfortunately is increasingly divided. @givingtuesdaypt challenged me to illustrate its movement inspired by this year's motto "Together we change the world"! This day is celebrated on the first tuesday after BlackFriday, calling on anyone to choose a cause that ressonates with them and give back to them however you can. Thus, a wave of massive generosity is created, which can (and should) extend beyond today! Are there any organizations you want to support? : .

one of my daily reference paintings! _ gouache and watercolor on paper

Post-It-Characters are my friends :)

I try to capture macigal mood of Monica Rathkes photo from Yellowstone

Went to see Billy Strings Band live in Philly. Music inspires me so much. Although you might not like bluegrass, it's worth checking these guys out. Great jamming, musicians and show. Anyway even if you hate bluegrass, I hope you like the art that came out of it. I also included the original sketch/doodle. Enjoy. BTW: the song is "While I'm Waiting Here".