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Sketch using prismacolour pencils.

"Horserider." Because that's what horses look like to me. Ink and watercolor on 5x5 Arches cold press.

Ink & watercolor on 5x5 Arches cold press.

Cat meditation

I do these in alcohol inks but I have pages and pages of doodles in B/W and Colored Pencil or Markers in my sketch books of these far away things....oteresa

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to paint a design on a rather large gorilla! I am so excited to do this. It's taking an age but getting there slowly. When he's all done he will be going on show at Paignton Zoo.

Not quite what you think you see, look closer, creating that perfect moment at the end of the day

Here is a character I have been thinking about off and on. She is a seagull who loves the beach and everything to do with it. Especially jellyfish.

New drawing drawn with my Sailor Fresca Tangerine 1911s F fountain pen. Ink = Noodlers Black American Eel. Color coming next.

Watercolor and Gouache on Arches

Spent a day stuck in the Chicago airport. I drew a LOT of puppies!

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Rabid Dog for K2 Snowboarding- found on the 2016 Happy Hour

Latest work of my animals in hide serie

The bold white initial letter is sitting on a blue pen and ink hand drawn illustration with a watercolour background.

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Gouache and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper.

Oil pastels on board. I used terpenoid to blend the pastels like paint on the canvas. From my latest art class.

Vine Charcoal and Oil Pastel make for a messy, smudgy experience. A certain amount of messiness can make a process feel more real and human. When things aren’t perfectly polished, it reflects a genuine effort, imperfections, and growth. In personal life, letting go of the need for everything to be tidy can promote a more authentic existence. The hat is a Stormy Chromer. It also evolved out of a mess. More on that later. Peace.

Teaching painting is a great task to ask of a person who doesn't paint. I do not paint. I teach the manipulation of media through experience. "Learn from doing!" I say. Monochromatic pastel exercises help my students to get a handle on the media. We explore value and composition and the handling of media. Sometimes happy accidents occur. This was my example to the teens on composition and value. It is a journey.