water

This is a mashup of art styles. I'm not even sure how to describe it. Started with the main mushroom that is outlined and then went crazy around it. Also experimented with water reflections a bit.

Added some color to an ink sketch from the recording session I recently attended.

using Inktober prompt list from Furrylittlepeach.

Two little love birds enjoying each other's company, painted with watercolour...

Haven't played with color in a really long time. This is water color pencils.

Inktober 2018 - Using the inktober prompts by furry little peach

My entry for the Urban Explorer drawing challenge.

I've combined Inktober and Drawlloween to create a bunch of big ink-wash paintings of horror themes. I'm really excited about these!!! I can't wait to have 31!

Watercolor painting of a double exposure of a stag silhouette with a forest and galaxy stars

Watercolor squirrel jauntily wearing a Santa hat and bringing presents

A collection of collections... things you might find on a shelf in someone's home... Just a few objects can tell a great story about a life.

This is the book I made which contains the educational paper I wrote and illustrated about my trip to China in the summer of 2017. I gave a lecture entitled, The Sketchbook: Let's Connect at ICON10, The Illustration Conference in Detroit, MI this past July. I gave a few of these books out along with pocket sketchbooks to the audience. Below are a few spreads from the 40-page book.

The Grand Budapest Hotel is one of my favorite Wes Anderson’s movies. I’m going to draw the women and the building too!

Butter # Who knows ny more? : The Scotch Angus. I gotta say, bottles a NOT easy subjects!.... And neither are butterflies. So a tricky one whichever way you look at it. This was certainly one to have fun with :) New slightly improved version here : https://www.doodleaddicts.com/uploads/13873/

Part of a personal side project for an illustrated calendar of Literal Butterflies. Starting with the Marbled White :3

Fruits have insecurities too. From the series "Forlorn Fruits"

https://www.behance.net/gallery/66951945/BITE-MEAL-snack-bar-package-design more about the project it was used

Inspired by the colors of chemical element: Bismuth (with symbol Bi). Watercolor + Ballpoint pen on 140lb Strathmore Vision watercolor paper (Size: 6” x 9”)

A flock of pelicans with their beaks open waiting for fishermen to throw out tasty morsels. I drew this from a photo I took last month, from a coastal vacation. India Inks and watercolours.

Playing around with water soluble crayon and pattern

I hope that in the future we will forget about circus with animals

Watercolor and crayon on bits and pieces of paper

Just a bunch of cats~Meow~

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I have been really enjoying this motif lately of mixing geometric shapes and linework with the fluidity of watercolor.

Abstract watercolor painting. Available as a print and other home accessories.

The second set of pages from my trip to China last summer. Spent time in Beijing and Hong Kong and hiking/camping out on a portion the Great Wall. Truly amazing.

A couple of pages from my 2017 art journal. Lots of random thoughts and doodles!