Blue crab with arms outstretched

Crab

His flailing claws were either exclaiming, “Hug me!” or “Get off my lawn!”

From my daily drawings…
Crab – pen and inkwash. Drawn with a TWSBI Mini fountain pen (extra fine nib) using Platinum Carbon Ink and shaded with a Kuretake no. 8 fountain brush pen filled with Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink (diluted 4 parts water to 1 part ink). Digital scan adjusted and edited in Photoshop. Color applied in Illustrator.

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Collage showing the history of the fez fish

Evolving Art

When we first see a drawing, we might imagine a flash of inspiration leading straight to the finished artwork. Many times that’s what happens, but not always.

One of my favorite drawings took a few years and several versions until the art finally matched up with my imagination. The fez fish began as a 2013 sketch book drawing that I scanned and colored in Photoshop. Continue reading “Evolving Art” →

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Pen and brush pen kiwi bird drawing

Kiwi Bird

From my daily drawings…
Pen and watercolor kiwi bird portrait. This kiwi bird was drawn on Canson XL mixed media paper using a TWSBI Mini extra fine nib fountain pen filled with Platinum Carbon Black ink and shaded with a Kuretake no. 8 fountain brush pen filled with Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink (diluted 4 parts water to 1 part ink).

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Kiwi bird design decorating a Redbubble throw pillow
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Pen and watercolor drawing of a fox

Fox Casual

From my daily drawings…
Pen and watercolor fox portrait. Drawn with a TWSBI Mini fountain pen (extra fine nib) using Platinum Carbon Ink; Winsor & Newton watercolors; Canson XL Mixed Media paper.

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Fox casual design decorating a Redbubble tote bag
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Fox casual design decorating a Redbubble throw pillow
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Pen and watercolor kangaroo

Kangaroo-in-waiting

From my daily drawings…
Pen and watercolor kangaroo. Drawn with a TWSBI Mini fountain pen (extra fine nib) using Platinum Carbon Ink; Winsor & Newton watercolors; Canson XL Mixed Media paper.

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Kangaroo-in-waiting design decorating a Redbubble tote bag
Kangaroo-in-waiting design decorating a Redbubble studio pouch
Kangaroo-in-waiting design decorating a Redbubble throw pillow
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