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Mixed media doodle collage over Carhartt ad - using oil pastels, pen, highlighter, fineliner and glue

A mermaid out with a purpose

Ahoy, me mateys! Jimmy had a fun day on the high seas.

Made remembering my old piano

Remembering Croatia is a sketchbook drawing done using ballpoint pen whilst on a cruise in Croatia

Here is the finished book. I wrote some of my own poetry on the pages and also some excerpts from the original book.

Amelia

Sketched in Rebelle. Inked with a fountain pen. Colored in Rebelle & Photoshop.

Used to be the local bank, but now transformed into a trendy hairdressers.

From the soundtrack of my youth. RIP. 10” x 15” Original ink and watercolor illustration on Strathmore 500 Series 4-ply Bristol illustration paper. Signed by the artist. Unframed.

First in a series of portraits of friends in tiny format (2.1 x 3.1 inches) mixing coffee, watercolor, pencils and markers.

Some more blotch doodling for warm-up

One of my original pen and ink drawings. Drawn on an antique piece of paper. The piece measures 3″ Wide X 6″ Tall Signed and Titled. Comes packaged with care and a tracking number.

A page from my illustrated journal with some found poetry.

current mood

This was a practice sketch to try out a sketchbook I bought from the dollar store. The paper is surprisingly of excellent quality and she came out looking great!

Meraki - to do something with love and soul; to leave a piece of yourself in your work. Alcohol ink + lettering.

This is another improvised painting - in oils this time, but poured on after diluting with white spirit and then tidied up with a paint brush chasing the forms that appeared. You need to outside to do one like this. Very fast to make, but they stink like

I think we're doomed

Kassel, Germany Travelling to Documenta 14

Watercolors & Colored pencils portrait of Amelie.

Drawing for my son’s idea and with some yin yang touch

I know the six fanarts challenge is irrelevant and dead right now but I just had to draw draw a much more better version than last time!

My husband has a chronic illness and frequently spends weeks in the hospital. I have been doodling each day while sitting with him and many of them reflect my thoughts at the time. Often appearing are desperation, hope, frustration, sarcasm, fear.

pen on paper sketch of "men and 3 beasts"

I have quite a bit of traveling planned this Summer...from NYC to Copenhagen to Venice to Berlin and a few more spots. Very much looking forward to all the different colors, cities, and cultures in the coming weeks.

Sometimes I like to draw things in the reverse (filling in the light areas, leaving the dark areas bare) and then flip them to see how I did. Today's warmups turned out pretty well. My favorite is the kid on the top, whose head & hair echo the strawberry shape. I wish I'd distinguished the girl's legs from the dog's body on the left more, but overall, not bad.

Andy Dooley teaches to "enjoy the meantime" when struggling in life or working toward a goal. It's extremely helpful! So today I'm making a point to enjoy the little flowers in my yard.