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A little quick study, of layering a lot of different watercolors, with the help of a blowdryer

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Simple black line work, on top of a bit of watercolor, because you always need a pretty watercolor background.

Watercolor and ink.

Yesterdays doodle (watercolor/ink/6x9")

For some reason, this is one of my favorite works. It's a total fluke, doodle on a spare piece of watercolour paper, totally unplanned

Random Miami Beach Art Deco Facade. Watercolor and Ink.

I'm pleased with how this turned out. I cannot wait till February when mine blooms.

I took a portrait collage course, and this is my first project. Fidelia Bridges painted incredible watercolors and landscapes, and the instructor assigned her as the subject.

A experimental combination of abstract, geometric lines with organic shapes of gum leaves. Pen, watercolour and masking fluid.

A rainy day looking out the studio. It seemed appropriate to use water colour and pen.

Lighthouses offer a plethora of possibilities for metaphors. This was an exercise in composition and uses for watercolor.

Micron pen and watercolor

I started rewatching the Saw franchise

I got a little emotional when I heard the Lahaina banyan tree would make it through the Maui fire. I found a reference and painted a watercolor of the new growth. I come from a Navy family and was born in Hawaii. Let me know if I got the transparency and shading right or if it is aesthetically pleasing.

Carved rubber stamp with watercolor snail collage.

Experimenting with digital watercolor brushes.

I have been watching a lot of sci-fiction lately. Like so many others my age or younger, the weight of global warming sits on my shoulders constantly. I imagined the final trek through a wormhole as someone sees their new solar system for the first time. I enjoy the bright colors and such but wish I conveyed a more bittersweet emotion.

Nothing quite like sitting around a campfire with your best buddies.

The devil sees something beautiful for the first time.

Acrylic on cabinet door

"Kids, gather around. It's time to show you who your real father is." Ink & watercolor on 5x5 Arches cold press.

Tomato can bouquet.

Inktober Day 5: "Build" ... Platinum Carbon Black and Holbein Watercolor.

Inktober Day 3: "Bait"

Practicing layers and dogs

These horses were so much fun to draw. I used a Uni Posca marker with Daniel Smith watercolors. I was going to a craft fair and wanted to try out making stickers with Sticker Mule. It is a super easy process. The sticker is 1 inch in diameter.

Ghosts, Ghosts and More Ghosts. Drawn with a Pilot Custom 743 M using Noodlers 41 Brown ink. Watercolor coming next.

Mr. Happy Pants mixed media watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper.