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"Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Jolteon as my favorite Eeveelution and Raikou my Legendary

I have had an ongoing project called Hybrid Mythologies. Inspired by stories and mythological creatures, tales from different traditions and parts of the world, I have been playing with emergent stories, characters and creatures that incorporate different elements. It is really a kind of spontaneous, intuitive journey and play of associations - oftentimes surprising to myself in what emerges. This year I am planning to publish an artbook entitled Hybrid Mythologies and if it all goes according to plan, it should be done some time in May. I will post process from this book.

Acrylics, pen and posca. Diving into my ongoing fascination with the avian creatures. Mythological hybrids and fantasy storylines.

Another one of these tiny canvas doodles. I stenciled out the eyes and teeth and used acrylic makers to color. Then finished up with a brush pen. These are a fun challenge

White pencil and gel pen on black paper

All set to blast off into the final frontier…

Practicing sketching freehand in ink. Pen + alcohol markers.

Mealtime for hammerheads.

Yep, forever and always.

(Gel Fineliner on A5 Paper) The central image is small because it is that small (about 4cm). It's the first of five which represents that point every artist gets to where they say to themselves: "I really CAN'T BE ARSED doing this!" and casually knock out anything. I thought it was apt for the "encouraging" nature of Inktober ;P

A little matchbox painting

Laura (my "Rayman" fan character) sometimes knows where there's an itch Rayman can't reach.

More air clay work. Water colour paint. I have a resident squirrel, who I have named Melanie. She left an acorn in my garden and now I have a little oak tree.

art of daniel marquez

"I'll make you a Halloween offer you can't refuse." My cat Wieldson's dressed as a mini mobster.

illustration for recipes for tea pastries 2/4 : Madeleine

Have you ever woken up from begging "I wanna pee-pee" whimpering closely to your ear? Or from a barking alarm because the birds are singing loudly outside? Yea-ah, dogs are the best alarm clocks... We're sure you'll have a woof-derful week, guys!⁠

Luisa was my favorite character in this beautiful, fun Disney animation. I drew this in Adobe Fresco in about 6 hours. Still learning the program and testing brushes. Be sure to check out the time-lapse of the drawing on my Instagram. Cheers!

A 4x6" colour sketch of Amroth Beach, Pembrokeshire in preparation for a much larger piece. The light that day was gorgeous, but the level of detail in the distance really could do with a larger canvas to make the most of it.

Chill the Toller - Graphite on paper

French Bull Dog. This is my friend’s dog, name is coco! Done with Pisma Color Pencils on paper!

I am continuing to try to paint without outlining in pen first - just starting with a pencil sketch. I used this awesome photo as reference: https://www.pexels.com/photo/chimpanzee-sitting-on-gray-stone-in-closeup-photography-during-daytime-33787/

Thought I make it fun and play with color with this one! ;P

Drew this chonky kitty in remembrance of my kitty from my childhood.