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Pen doodle done in work. No idea where any of it came from or what it means. The best kind of doodle.

Watercolour and pencil.

Portrait of Luna the Landshark. Done in illustrator so the image can be used on various products. Large or small, no compromise to the quality of the original image.

Pen drawing of the gate into St Cedmas Church in Larne, Northern Ireland. I got married in the church in 2004. My wife’s parents were married here too in the 1960s.

This is from one of my older sketchbooks. I used salt on the red watercolor paint while it was still wet to get the textured background effect.

Watercolor and ink sketch of Batman in storm.

Fineliner sketch that depicts a forest full of drunk animals in various states. We have all been their in some shape or form.

Patternz - series 2

I've been drawing a lot of mandalas lately. Circles, upon circles, upon circles! I love it! It's very soothing and meditative.

Beware of the desert island anglerfish, which lies in wait for shipwrecked sailors and curious cruise ships.

1st in the Patternz series 2. May 2018

I found a Gap ad in a 90s Vanity Fair magazine; the background was completely white, perfect for doodling a background on it. I also highlighted the woman's freckles and lips with a bronze Sharpie.

Old studio in 2011

A small watercolor experiment, before creating something similar on a bigger canvas.

Patternz. - series 1

Patternz - series 1

A rainbow fantasy tree drawn with a black ink pen and coloured with Caran d'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble crayons.

Chalkboard flowers that took a million hours.

Another one for the hexagon series.

Also drawn from the campus of Florida International University. ( I was an adjunct professor there) Ballpoint pen on Bristol board

Pens and paper on vintage photo.

Koi Fish pen and ink drawing for the Koi Series and upcoming coloring book.

Doodles for my number one.

Just tiger townspeople doing tiger things in town. Three-color marker challenge for myself lined with pink pen.

A little quick study, of layering a lot of different watercolors, with the help of a blowdryer

Dreams, Thoughts, Memories & Ideas captured with black ink.

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Simple black line work, on top of a bit of watercolor, because you always need a pretty watercolor background.

Watercolor and ink.

Look at my skinny fingers