watercolor

Working on making my cats a little more fun. I added this guy to redbubble and he is available as a sticker and on other items.

Graphite (powdered and in pencil form) and iron oxide recovered from abandoned mine runoff on watercolor paper

Two spreads featuring Victorian portraits made with ink and watercolor.

Originally done in watercolor on watercolor paper and filtered digitally afterward.

A penguin. Digital watercolor base with oils overtop. I wanted to try to paint it like those traditional animal paintings from ages ago. I gave them an ear piercing for the challenge and kept it at that. They're stuck up; they don't need much. ;P

Sakura Pigma Micron pen and DR PH Martin Radiant Concentrated Watercolors. One side was painted, then embellished with ink, scanned into Photoshop, copied, flipped and pasted to make the two sides. (Fairly large image, so I included a couple of details.) Silly but fun to do. A little "acid" and a few hours of gazing is all you need for a profound experience. Ask me how I know.

A different kind of mouse than I normally make. I am taking a year long class w Danielle Donaldson and we work on a different animal each week.

I modified the challenge a wee bit. I didn't use the same paper for the various drawings since I was using (top row, left to right) hard graphite pencils (3H to HB), watercolor pencils, (bottom row, left to right) brush pens and ballpoint pen. These media work best on very different paper textures and moisture absorbing qualities. The second picture shows the object of my study --- and the apparatus I use to hold botanical subjects. "Third hand" tools are very useful and cheap. This one was under $10 and serves my purposes well. Just FYI. (Each drawing/painting was scanned and composited in Photoshop.)

Done in Pen and Ink and Black watercolor.

This chill bird has a colorful hairdo

This cheeseburger octopus monster refuses to be eaten.

Conjoined flower twins sway frightfully in the morning breeze.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp or ignis fatuus, is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travelers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. --Wikipedia 11” x 17” Original ink and watercolor painting on Arches 140# hotpress watercolor paper. Signed by the artist. Unframed.

In the language of alchemy, two primal essences- one burning, one volatile.

Watercolor Flowers

Drawings I made for a commission of the five stages of the Walking Wall installation by Andy Goldsworthy at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. What an inspiring journey to walk and watch it move.

Inktober Day 14: Overgrown

Turned this guy into a sticker. I have him on my laptop because he makes me laugh.

Watercolor cat

Watercolor and Gouache on Arches

The bold white initial letter is sitting on a blue pen and ink hand drawn illustration with a watercolour background.

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.

Gouache and watercolor on Arches watercolor paper.

Originally painted in watercolor on watercolor paper and then filtered digitally. Inspired by Sara Berrenson and her book on how to Watercolor Flowers.

Copied from page 41 of Dana Fox’s in the Forest watercolor book. I messed up a little bit on the feathers when coloring them.