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A3 paining inspired by the aquarium in Valencia, Spain. Painted in a combo of gouache and watercolor

Nights of weird dreams captured in Ink

Red roses drawn in my sketch book with ink and watercolors. Design available as stickers, prints, clothing and homewares.

A commissioned piece of original artwork for a client that I drew which incorporates various elements of strength (as chosen by the client). It also illustrates that even in dark times a light will come shining through.

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

This is a new series of contemporary paper collages realised using a mix and match of new and vintage paper. I used: • Vintage paper ephemera (old postcards, paper cuts, portraits) • Recycled paper from envelopes • Brand new paper cuts • For the decorations I mostly used marker pens, stickers and washi tape.

Try it: Take a sharpie, give yourself five-minutes on the clock and see what doodle you come up with.

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.

I'm sad that Batgirl was only featured in Batman & Robin -- not only a terrible Batman movie, but a terrible MOVIE altogether. We need more Batgirl. In the meantime, here's some elaborately shaved chest hair to hold you over.

colored pencils and oil pastels on black paper

I always admired those hand-painted signs outside the barbershops, so I made my own. Actually, you look like you need a fresh new hairstyle yourself. I can hook you up

More Ink fun- Less Letters this time :) And a little tribute to one of my favorite Schiele drawings (Reclining Woman with Red Blouse)

Here's my second sketch for this book cover. This one will be scanned and colored. I drew it with my Pilot Custom 823 fountain pen.

Graphite and iron oxide recovered from acid mine run-off on watercolor paper

A doodle of very blobby happy cats, on a lovely large scarf.

Napkin challenge, I missed the deadline but figured I might as well upload the file.

Practicing textured backgrounds on wood. Mixed media is MUCH harder than watercolor.

Playing with some experimental media while drawing from life with my students last spring. Gearing up for new sessions in a couple weeks.

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

Boredom hits hard like a bus.

I was lucky to see severals Great Gray Owls in fields not so far from my home. That’s inspired of catch that feelin

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.

Doodles I did inspired by Frida Kahlo's fantastic world.

Quick pencil drawing

Colored pencil on toned tan paper

Queen inspired by the nicotiana alata flower (which is called Night's Queen in Romanian) and the Greater Death Shead Hawkmoth which feeds with the flowers nectar.