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Doodling is what I do. It's a way to make visible the randomness that's in my head - just drawing out a concept right when it comes to mind and scribbling on whatever I can find.

"The Tree People" finished line work. Pen = Sailor Pro Gear, EF nib. Pilot Black ink. I love this ink... if only it was waterproof. Works well with markers though.

My Illustrated Alphabet letters were born out of a project in 2016. Each was drawn with pen & ink and each letter is illustrated with either an object, flora, fauna or wildlife that begins with that letter.

This pen and ink drawing is in a poetry book.

"There's a North in us all, but my North can't hold me anymore." Oh man, what a day/week/month it's been. Today was the end of first semester, a bit hard to believe half the year is gone, a bit hard to believe we still have half of a year left. The past 24 hours have been nothing less than mental chaos (maybe my coach was foreshadowing all of this when he asked if I was ok last night...) Anyway, here I am, here we are. Llemette on the left (name credit to Josefina), February journal on the right.

She is a shop manager of a Chinese herbal clinic :)

I would have to say that my headphones are my constant companion. Music drives my working day.

I drew based on a photo. It became a little darker than the original. I drew as an exercise. Tools: Derwent graphite pencils ; Paper size: A3

Imagining a better future in the time of COVID isolation seems like a fevered dream. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Sanrio Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 8.5" x 11" paper

The challenging thing with just using pen is that I can't paint over a mistake. I usually redo a face more than once. I didn't mean to make their face so stoic, it makes them look like a statue.

Pencil and fineliner sketch of a eucalyptus tree

Before it was quite finished.

Done first using pencil and then added color in Photoshop. Angel Ganev's challenge on Instagram.

My first try at dip pen art. Found that it's cheap and there's less of an environmental burden considering disposable fine liners.

A sketchbook spread where I played with positive negative space with a limited color palette

Ballpoint pen drawing on old book pages

The lovely Leo. Drawn with 0.93 and 0.05 fineliners on smooth A4 cartridge.

Acrylic on canvas

Gorgeous little pug, another recent commission. Drawn using 0.03 and 0.05 black fineliners on medium cartridge paper.

Commission portrait. Gorgeous tabby cat. Drawn in black and white line using fineliner's.

Details of the stand up bass player and the pianist.

Neil was the first author whose words I first fell in love with.

Some crazy Moleskine doodles for the day. I haven’t been doing enough of these and really need to kick my butt harder. Not sure why because it’s so dang enjoyable.

made with gel ink pen for a future art book about mediterranean way of life. A bit different in the colors choice this time

Completed my first commission of the year — inspired by my Dream Tree mural in Bristol, for a couple from the neighbourhood who walk by the mural nearly every day

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