traditional art

Black and white, graphite (pencil), sketchbook drawing.

Batik (wax dyeing) painting, traditional art from Indonesia on cotton.

Tools: watercolor paper and tempera ; Size: A3

#facetober2020 prompts: afro, stars, purple.

A little candle holder drawn in ballpoint pen

I went through a few iterations of this painting,here she is and I love her.

Black and white graphite drawing. Portrait of a friends daughter in an 18th century dress (Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV, king of France)

First post on here and I didn't mean for it to be political! But this is probably one of the pieces that I'm most proud of in their use of bold colours. And I've not really been able to recreate it since.

Inktober prompt: Armour. Shaeffer Tuckaway fountain pen, Hero blue black ink

Inktober prompt: Slippery. Drawn with a Shaeffer Tuckaway, Hero blue black ink

Relaxing in summer

Watercolour in mixed media sketchbook.

Sunny and bright just the way I like it.

Inktober Prompt: Radio. Radio operator with the code poem by Leo Marks in Morse code. (https://www.greatestpoems.com/the-life-that-i-have/)

Inktober prompt: fish. Drawn with a Sheaffer Tuckaway fountain pen, in Hero blue black ink.

Created with mixed media for my daughters travelling scrapbook.

from the "Présence - Seeds" series.

1st still life in art class.

A knotwork sea dragon in a colorful knotwork frame.

Graphite drawing of a monster created by merging bits of various creatures into a single unified monstrosity.

I tried himi miya gouache. And I love the colors.

from the "Seeds" series

With all the California Wildfires, I'm reminded of a Comic I drew back in 2007. I'm California born & raised, so wildfires aren't too much of a big deal, but this latest one is definitely a history maker.

from the "Seeds" series.

The source reference image was from an impromptu photo shoot I did several years ago. The available light in the room was magical and the model was just sitting there meditating. Pencil, Charcoal Pencil, Pastel Pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Archival Sketchbook Paper.

on my mind_visual doodle

When I was a kid, I used to draw nonstop. As I got older, I got harder on myself. Now I only draw when I think I can make something big of whatever I'm doodling. I want to go back to the way I was before,