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Sketchbook work. Hands convey a surprising amount of emotion, which is the reason I love drawing them.

Most evenings, I watch a couple of news programs streaming on my computer. During that time, I also make it a point to draw a person (usually from an on-line reference photo) with a No.2 yellow pencil (generally Ticonderoga) on whatever paper is handy on my desk. It's good practice and keeps my hands busy. These are some "News Doodles" done this past week.

Started as a doodle while I was listening to a podcast on the history of gin! Just graphite.

One of my favorite pieces I did for Inktober a couple of years ago. The prompt was juicy. I went with an NBC Hannibal aesthetic. You would not believe how much fun I had coloring those pomegranates.

Graphite pencil drawing of a Robin

I was just thinking of how every time I see a moth, somebody has to point out that they're just 'Ugly Butterflies'.

Graphite and dry aquarelle pencil on watercolour paper, 22 x 34 cm

A resident of Gatti di Roma cat Sanctuary in Rome. This piece will be auctioned and the proceeds will go to the charity.

A woman in a throng of energy

A very small 4x6 charcoal sketch of a cat's eye

Character design for ship's boatswain.

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This bird is very late for a meeting. Yes, he is wearing a flying bow tie.

Zoomed in shot of "Pattern Interrupt". 2020. Size: 32" x 40" / Micron pens on archival museum board. This piece was all drawn freehand - no rulers or measuring tools were used to create this artwork.

These Marshmallows are hiking out of the camp when these fire dudes come parachuting down on them trying to ruin their camping experience. What will happen to these Marshmallows? Acrylic on wood board about 22 x 28 inches.

I'm doing a series of illustrations (one a week) combining my love of designer chairs and cats. This weeks chair is the famous Panton. The cat is called Anton ::)

Digital drawing of a Golden eagle portrit with tail feathers

Artwork on "the other side" - playing with the bleed-through from the watercolor and intuitiviely allowing the shapes to arise. Created using watercolor, coffee, ink, graphic pens and unipen

The final image of the third poster in a set of 3

Original art inspired by the tale of Persephone.

Foe the love of pebbles...

Working on some sticker designs for a coffee shop show I'm setting up for.

Tyrande Whisperwind from World of Warcraft fanart

Pen and ink illustration of an old beetle abandoned in the bush!

#Swollen is the word for #inktober #day17. Because the city I live in is swollen from cars, buildings, humans, rats, pigeons, dirt and trash I considered the word to be proper for the problem of urbanization. Even if it's a natural transformation, it comes with a lot of issues. I see it as a concrete and steel monster eating the nature that stands in its way. © Maria!Bălan, 2018

'The other side' Sketchbook 2018, coffee and ink. @ANIA PAWLIK

I sketched this black cat drawing as the start of my custom pet portrait service. Graphite, a mechanical pencil and a hb pencil was used on Derwent sketching paper.