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I drew some dogs on commission for a friend (the simpler Corgis), then wound up messing around after I'd scanned them. Dogs dogs dogs. As far as the snout can sniff.

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.

This doodle is based off Norman Rockwell’s The Tattoo Artist and pairs with the blog I wrote about how I think our society needs to change the words we use to describe love. ❤️ “ Love is a collaborative work of art.” https://princess2dutchess.wordpress.com/2018/02/04/loneliness/

© 2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — Artwork was made using a black Sharpie marker, a Ranger white opaque pen, a Precise V5 Rolling Ball extra fine black pen, and a sheet of paper from a Moleskine journal. The piece was then copied in black and white using an HP copier. The artwork is inspired by “Beyond Waves & the Notion of Time,” my blog post about the importance of the journey: http://bit.ly/2Fs0au4.

First hand Lettering project

In 7th grade we did a rat dissection. Of course, our rat didn't look like this but this is what I remember.

This is a portrait of the President of France selling macarons.

This is a work-in-progress of a young Sting (from the Police) playing the bass. I used a .05 pen highlighted with Lady Grey tea (my favorite). Later, I'm gonna go back and ink everything in black.

Looking at you from above

Canadian Christmas elf

Focal points in yogasana practice

Lyrical typography

Lil concept for Bliss Fest Miami event 2017

Hulk Hogan #movember #movember2017

Inktober 2017 Day 20 Deep

Dog man or something

InkTober day 8 "Crooked" Meh! I'm not really happy with the way this one came out; c'est la vie! It's the back of a dogs head. #blackcatink #illustration #noir #inktober2017 #piperdraconi

I suppose it no longer matters that the UK stuck to sterling. Dreadful politics there. I had a month to find out that I do not want to go back given the antipathy to the EU, not to mention the endless tory arrogance and stupidity and to the chaos that is

DAY ONE I had a fucking busy day, and I could only draw at 23:00! What phrase could I do with the word SWIFT? I used a little bit of Google Translator, by the way. And I posted in the Instagram still in the first day, at 23:57.

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

waterecolor flower and lettering :) because you're beautiful!

The Best Coffee In Town! Chalkboard lettering for my favorite coffee spot in Middleburg, VA, Cuppa Giddy Up.