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Mother Nature (and fun jungle-y textiles)-inspired work!

Do your talents justice by using them, rather than leaving them in the closet! Honour them.

I was on break at work and was inspired by the song playing on the radio “Chandelier “ by the multi- talented Artist, Sia. Her powerful voice is one which usually gets my attention wherever I happen to be. Enjoy

10 minute sketch from reference for practice.

Started as a doodle of a friend then I decided to have fun with it and this is its current state. Drawing on these large papers is kinda intimidating to a beginner artist like me lol. any opinions, questions, or advice would be amazing thanks..

I collaged "Krampus is Coming For You" together with my own monoprints as well as one of my drawings of Japanese Noh masks that I cut out of an old sketchbook. For the second piece, I had a drawing of Marie Antoinette as an ice cream cone, so I gave her a dress, put a background of my monoprints on her, etc. Then I added more cherries, and the circle reminded me of a clock, so I inked in the arms accordingly.

Drew this for a professor that mentored me on my first research paper! You can also find me on facebook www.facebook.com/sonialaiart for WIP and updates!

6” x 4” ink & dice on paper 2018

love the go with the flow doodle mentality. I call it "Randomness". It's a great practice to help you start and gives a great feeling of complete freedom, and that's what doodlin' for me mostly is about. I sometimes use this randomness to create peace of mind, new ideas, creative flow, clearity, vision, dreams or great art! :)

He's thirsty for children's blood. I mean, uh, a nice cuppa? -- I drew this with a brush pen, very slowly, no pencil first.

8"x10" pen on paper

Sketching in the bus :) I really suck at portraits I think.. I probably should practice more... If any of you have tips I would love to know, please tell me in the comments!

Practicing with a calligraphy dip pen. Watercolor and burnt umber ink.

Practicing dogs and dip pens

Practicing with a dip pen. The ink wasn't waterproof :(

Patternbank is a large company who sell seamless patterns, mine too. They have nice mock ups, like this dress. The motif is a flower bouquet in a pot with geometric patterns.

Ink / watercolor - sketch - #tinkersketch

This was done from one of the upper floors of the building I work in here in downtown Miami.

An illustrated poem I did as part of my drive to learn Korean. I did this, along with 40 plus other illustrated poems, in my notebook. Here is an English translation of the poem: : High Pine Close to the brook I'm looking at a high pine High pine I want to talk to you Many questions I have How many people have you seen? How many sunny days have you seen? How many rainy days have you seen? How many people's voices have you heard? How many birds' songs have you heard? High pine can you hear me? High pine can you hear me? High pine do you have any good stories? High pine do you have any good stories I will listen well Really Really Really

Experimenting with my cats. Somehow this guy has one really big ear. I didn't even notice until I took his picture.

Hands practice...

Just a random drawing with Daler rowney FW ink.

Gold fish practice

Millicent - Crouching Hare

This was done as part of a realism drawing practice with my mechanical pencil.

starting to get more practice with using full ranges of value

sketching practice for walking motion