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My process in a nutshell?

I had to learn so many new things today just to get this done. It's a simple comic but the digital process is very different from what I'm used to. I love comics and I'm finally making my own.

Continuing to look at the mysteries of plants used as bush medicine by Indigenous people in the East Kimberley of Western Australia. These two plants are common throughout the area. The one on the left is used for colds and the right for soap. How many of us would know what to look for?

Figured I’d try my hand at something fan art flavoured for this one… namely in the form of my favourite tiny fictional character, Kirby! I can’t ascertain when exactly I became a fan of the Kirby franchise, although playing Super Smash Bros as a young boy may have something to do with that. Whatever the case, I got hooked on the pink (or blue in some cases) puffball very quickly!

Pen & ink on Bristol

Rest assured, Shadow was smiling on the inside!

I don't know what they are either bud

Gregory Porter = blissful stuff to draw to.

An unplanned doodle that took a life of its own

Went a little hard on myself while Journaling tonight. Surprised that Wrecks stepped in to distract me

"When the teachers asked me to play something, I would pretend that I was reading it and play from memory. I didn't fool them, but I didn't care." - Vangelis (1943 - 2022).

What a handsome little ghost

Weird things, that I come up with.This is just some of the stuff, I have doodled and/or done. I really love Ancient Egyptian mythology and was testing out my gold and silver paint pen. Sadly the pens both ran out of paint. :(

A few years ago this little guy showed up. He started appearing in my doodles as encouragement. Always defending, never judging. He is the side of my brain that tells me everything is going to be OK. He builds me up, which is why I named him Buil.

What I think to myself every time I’m coming up for a name for all my art… no joke!

Final page in the current sketchbook… and that concludes things (for now)!

“The truth of it is, if you paint or draw what really interests you, you’re going to do a good job of it, and hopefully that’s what I do.” - Jim Moir.

A (manta) ray of sunshine!

I’m no anti-natalist, that much is true, but a proud non-parent I am nevertheless… heheheh!

That wraps up May, almost!

Creating in like-minded company is a blissful experience, that much is true! Boy I’ve missed drawing clubs… :-)

For a long time, I always misheard the lyrics in the song ‘Torn Green Velvet Eyes’ by The Magnetic Fields as ‘Tom Green Velvet Eyes’… told myself that one day I’d draw something inspired by this mishearing of things and well, here you go!

Finally decompressing from a busy period so on that note, drawing time has returned!

The monochromatic weekly challenge inspired me to do an eye study. I've been having a bit of a composition block and thinking about starting to sell at art fairs, so my thoughts are preoccupied. I wanted to keep practicing tho. Lemme know what you think. I used pencils, smudges, and liquify in Rebelle 6. This is not AI nor is any part of this AI.

Sometimes a bench to sit down on after a long hike is just enough for that part of the journey.

New sketchbook time! My local art suppliers know how to keep me happy, that much is true :-)

Often I am given to making marks on paper that reflect the objects I see coming towards me as I gaze out the front car window. I do this exercise as a passenger of course. The goal is not the end product, but the process of connecting what I see with motor control. The product is an indication of movement and energy. Give it a try!