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Thoughts, Memories & Fun Ideas

This is a bear who's also a bit of a bear. It's a very, very clever illustration, or so I felt at the time. Please let me have this one.

colored pencils and oil pastels on black paper

Part of the 'drawing a day' series.

A series I did a few years ago. Me myself and I.

I wanted to draw a twisted figure falling.

More Ink fun- Less Letters this time :) And a little tribute to one of my favorite Schiele drawings (Reclining Woman with Red Blouse)

Third portrait from the collection "Women of the world"

oil pastel on black paper

Micron pen drawing

Pencil first. Outlined with ultrafine marker. Started in the middle then grew from there. At first look, I did not like it, but it has grown on me after outlining with markers. Still debating colors.

A drawing a day challenge.

Original pencil sketch and final digital painting of some wacky underwater characters.

Just a sassy couple dressed in Bear Wear.

Yo amo los mundo sutiles, ingrávidos y gentiles, como pompas de jabón. Me gusta verlos pintarse de sol y grana, volar bajo el cielo azul, temblar súbitamente y quebrarse... (A. Macado)

One of my original pen and ink drawings. Drawn on nice cotton paper with a laid finish.. The piece measures 4" Wide X 6 1/2" Tall Signed and Titled. Comes packaged with care and a tracking number.

Engraving on linoleum

This is my illustration of the Mad Hatter, based on the Tim Burton interpretation; it was created for a recent blog post. Everything was drawn by hand on white cardstock, using illustration pens, except for the background (which was created by scanning a specific craft paper pattern). The black and white conversion/inversion, composition, and subtle refinements were done in Adobe Photoshop. © 2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved.

While driving through Florida, I came across a large flock of flamingos flogging a clown near swamp.