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Experimenting today with an oil transfer drawing technique. The red and purple lines are oil drawn/transferred to hot press 140 pound watercolor paper with watercolor applied. The oil resists the watercolor.

A quick sketch of a man holding a cup of coffee. This was drawn from a reference photo. Lately I've been practicing portraits. Trying to limit myself to 20 mins or so and just draw the basic form as best I can. Otherwise I'll fiddle with the details and spend hours trying to adjust things. Sketching in ink helps also since I can't erase. Need to get more comfortable sketching faster, but I like the way this turned out.

Old drawing in sketchbook (2013 I think) Touched up beetle in photoshop.

Reference is from a Miami Beach Art Deco 1950s photograph. Watercolor, ink, watercolor pencils.

Feeling a little stir crazy in the lockdown

Part of my Sh!t Stock series – Doodle bombing stock photography.

Wow! I was invited to spend the day in the recording studio drawing the creation of a jazz album. I will be going back to my studio to create the album cover art for the project. Included are few photos of my process drawings from the session. It was an amazing experience to spend time with these incredible musicians. I will share the final results at a later date.

Black Jaguar White Tiger foundation which drawn in crazy colors

A Pinch Of Neon - Stickers, pens and washi tape on vintage photo.

I doodled the cover of this sketchbook almost 2 years ago, and I'm dying to give it a second shot! To be continued...

Watercolor/india ink/acrylic 140 lb Strathmore 500 series hot press. First time on this quality of paper, what a joy to paint on great paper. I will be trying my Arches hot press next.

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. Reference for this work is my old drawing of karhunkallopetäjä/bearskullpine in the Riisitunturi. Also practice sketch of bear skull and at last photo i took of pine.

Grow your mind...

Pens and washi tape on vintage photo.

Done with Wacom tablet

Effects of MDMA on the brain shown through the white spaces in the brain.

Made this a weeks ago in illustrator and photoshop.

Pens and stickers on vintage photo.

I'll tell you what's up... It's your hot lovah in a teacup. With a tattoo on his thigh because he's the kinda guy who will love you 'til the sun's up.

The Roaring Lion - A Digital Painting I made, inspired by the iconic shot of Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh. Check out the link for a full breakdown - https://www.behance.net/gallery/54177919/The-Roaring-Lion

Chalkboard drawing for photoshoot prop for cabinetry company client.

The Hand That Takes - Pens, stickers and washi tape on vintage photo.

3D Drawing - Nessie

So much gold paint on this one, it's difficult to capture in a photo !

Made this while getting coffee this Saturday. Drawn in my sketchbook and photographed with my iPhone. Colored in Procreate on my iPad Pro.

Done first using pencil and then added color in Photoshop. Angel Ganev's challenge on Instagram.

Neon Waves - Pens, stickers and washi tape on vintage photo.

One of my favorite cartoon tomboys and my favorite character from Recess.This actually turned out well since I took long coloring (as usual) but i'm still considering switching to Photoshop.Everybody should seriously watch Recess,It's an outstanding,delightfully fun,memorable cartoon with a diverse cast of characters (like Hey Arnold)It deserves more love and praise.