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From post-it note to canvas. Quarantine life has got me taking some of my old doodles and turning them into paintings.

Drawn using 0.03 and 0.05 fineliners, this one is for a book cover so cannot reveal the finished image yet! I do love trees, they are so fascinating to draw.

Finally some competition for my post-it note plants series :) These doodles were in response to last week’s weekly drawing prompt. Say cheese!

I've been mailing these quick, improvised, hand-drawn doodled envelopes out to random Instagram followers. I'll be doing more of them so follow me @doodlers and let's be friends.

Morning doodle. It's hard to get anything else when doodling is near the top of the list. Not that I'm complaining. ;)

From post-it note to canvas. Quarantine life has got me taking some of my old doodles and turning them into paintings.

More often than not, music defines where my lines go.

We all come from different places and I wish I could visit them all.

Watch the video process on my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcB1rLlMv1/

Watercolor horses I put together in a pattern. They make me laugh.

Dearly little man! That face! Another pet commission!

Acrylic on canvas

It's been a weird couple of years where social media became so toxic I'm just not online much. This place isn't like that so I have no excuse! So here's the CD cover for my new album "Junkyard Sam - OUTCAST", now available on Soundcloud & Spotify.

Swanky cats was a commission I did recently. The image is A3 and was sooooo much fun to do!

This one is a big'un! A3! 13 hours so far and still a way to go. I do love the curly hairy ones!

Here's the final color illustration created for Osprey Pens featuring the Osprey Pen Factory. It was drawn with the same fountain pen there on the right... An Osprey Milano 5.5 Flexpert Hourglass nib. Great pen! Colored in Photoshop.

Not finished yet! The curliest dog I've ever done!

Had an event near a river and there were plenty huge leaves on the ground.

My final entry for Stage 3 of the doodle addicts challenge! I have loved doing these challenges. They have not only got me drawing things I wouldn't have considered off my own back, but they have brought me out of my comfort zone too. Drawing steam is harder than I thought!!!

Trade show poster I just delivered finals on titled: The UnBooth. My kind of trade show booth.

Went to see Billy Strings Band live in Philly. Music inspires me so much. Although you might not like bluegrass, it's worth checking these guys out. Great jamming, musicians and show. Anyway even if you hate bluegrass, I hope you like the art that came out of it. I also included the original sketch/doodle. Enjoy. BTW: the song is "While I'm Waiting Here".

Gentleman Cat was modelled on a victorian oil painting with a special family cat as the star of the show! Part of a pair for a special Christmas present.

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

I think I’m becoming obsessed with the whole rabbit hole thing.

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.

Drawing homes is my new form of meditation. I get lost in building the structure slowly, line after line. I could do this forever...

This sketchbook is my therapist. Not this one specifically, but any single one small enough to fit in my pocket. I tell it everything, from quirky thoughts and funny notes to abstract concepts, drawings and positive reminders. Keep it analog folks… a doodle, sketch, writing, poem, or scribble every day helps to keep the brain fit and the thoughts flowing. ✏️

Which pair would you wear? . This fun doodle is in response to the latest weekly drawing prompt to draw a pattern, in red, with a pen. If you want to play along, sign-up on the site and a new quirky prompt will be delivered to your inbox every Monday.