sketchbook

First drawing of my serie of animals at their hides. Sketch and final drawing

Coverpage for my new sketchbook... Pentel graphgear 2b

A watercolor study. Simple landscapes with lavender details in the front.

I believe the future is about connection. Sometimes it seems that technology is making us more alone, but I like to believe that with every post, like, comment, follow, share, email and tweet, we are making ourselves more visible to one another. And together, we can make ourselves heard... Keep it positive, keep it loud, and keep it going forever.

Man, I’ve been random lately. I think my mind’s eye sees stuff that normal people don’t. That might make me abnormal. I’m kinda comfortable with that. Guess who’s going to be watching some Clint Eastwood tonight?

Lulu + cat

There’s a carnival going on inside my head.

I try to capture macigal mood of Monica Rathkes photo from Yellowstone

I've been fascinated by ravens for a few years now and doodle and paint them constantly. Here's the latest version ...

Cactus inspired watercolor washes in my sketchbook. Kept this one very lose to see what happens. Watercolor is always full of surprises.

I didn't have my sketchbook on me.

In the Finnish mythology killing of a bear was followed by a great feast in honour of the bear (peijaiset), where a substantial part of the celebrations consisted of convincing the bear's spirit that it had died accidentally and hadn't been murdered. Afterwards, the bear's skull was hung high upon a pine tree so its spirit could re-enter the heavens. The bones of the bear were then buried under the pine. Reference for this work is my old drawing of karhunkallopetäjä/bearskullpine in the Riisitunturi. Also practice sketch of bear skull and at last photo i took of pine.

TBT. Yes, time totally rots. And posting a throw back Thursday on a Wednesday evening is my meager attempt to mess with it.

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.

Quick doodle of cats cats cats for International Cat Day, 8 August 2018.

I dug up this rock while hiking the Negev desert in Israel last year. It’s sharp and kinda chalky and it feels like it has stories to tell when you look deep into its lines and layers.

A few more pages from my DA sketchbook.

Watercolor rainbow carrots in my sketchbook.

Just some random doodling in my Moleskine. It never gets old.

Charleston, South Carolina

When in doubt, draw something analog.

I doodled the cover of this sketchbook almost 2 years ago, and I'm dying to give it a second shot! To be continued...

This is part of a broader idea for a big busy city teeming with different characters. Some of those characters will travel deeper through this city and through different lands. Eventually they get back to where they started from.

I came across these Sepia Fine Liners! Had so much fun experimenting with them. Looking forward to creating some more images with these.

To do list. I usually hate them but this one was kind of fun.

Doodles and notes I started at a regional NJ chapter of SCBWI conference this past weekend. Then just kept adding stuff to the page this week. I learned a lot and met some great people. Looking forward to June!