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I wanted the eyes to look real and the rest of her to be more abstract. Made of shapes, patterns and colors. Inner shapes and forms that we see if we look at a person closely.

Happy belated Valentine's Day, doodlers!

The first page in my Moleskine sketchbook. Lettering, doodle flowers and a vibrant green background. Coloured in with brush marker pens.

Pencil Drawing

Sometimes I lurk around RedditGetsDrawn and doodle the people there. This has ink, watercolor, acrylic, and then more ink. I don't know when to leave well enough alone.

This is a bear who's also a bit of a bear. It's a very, very clever illustration, or so I felt at the time. Please let me have this one.

one eye skeleton in a dreamed paradise

Third portrait from the collection "Women of the world"

Micron pen drawing

Original pencil sketch and final digital painting of some wacky underwater characters.

While driving through Florida, I came across a large flock of flamingos flogging a clown near swamp.

Pencil drawing

I like to make dreamcatchers and sell them at the market, and mandalas are like drawn dreamcatchers.

Whimsical assortment of colors and doodles in a checkerboard pattern. Bordered in black and white boxes.

Pencil on paper | 2018

All the elements were drawn by hand, with Prismacolor markers used to create what would be vastly contrasting tones after b/w conversion. The composition and b/w conversion were done in Adobe Photoshop. © 2016 Joe Blend. All rights reserved

Drawing printed on paper. Handpulled screenprint.

Quick pencil drawing

Want to show off your art work on your own portable art gallery? You can with this erasable backpack.

This is a black-and-white revision of an illustration I made (hand-drawn) for an American Red Cross e-newsletter years ago. The original was in color; however, considering my current work is predominantly black and white, I thought it appropriate to update the illustration for my portfolio. © 2007-2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved.

Octopus Sculpture Sketchs

This was a custom piece I did for my friends daughter. I used pen and watercolor.