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Life on Mars: Small herd animal
I have been slowly filling a sketch book called “Spectral” for months. This is the latest. I only work on this notebook when I am waiting for or riding on a train or a plane. And, half the time, I … Continue reading
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The Beady Gimlet – Sign of Horror
The bird with the Beady Gimlet is a sign of evil and to be feared. This is the old legend and is one that seems to have some truth to it. Images of the much feared Beady Gimlet or Eye … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, curse, devil, dread, figure drawing, horror, ink, super-natural, terror
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A mythic one
I did a lot of this on a train with a Derwent Soluble Colored Pencil in a Fabriano sketch book. I also used a damp blender. I always bring art materials when I travel and am able to work on … Continue reading
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Bird – Hot off the press
Last time I posted, it was a bird that I had drawn some time back. This one is brand new. That said, I could easily have done it years ago. I found a couple dated 1980. I keep it fresh … Continue reading
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Pre-Halloween #2
ink, watercolor, pencil This is another one of those drawings that I do when I am up early with a cat who thinks that the best time to party is before the crack of dawn. Cats just want to have … Continue reading
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An Ancient Fish
Watercolor, Pen-and-ink I like drawing pictures of what might be ancient creatures. I suppose it started when they discovered a fish called a coelacanth which had been thought to have been extinct for millions of years. They look even weirder than those … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, beast, drawing, figurative, fish, fossil, history, ink, nature, pen, pen and ink, watercolor
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Bird from the past
Watercolor, watercolor pencil, pencil, coffee I always tell people that if a mistake happens, figure out how to take advantage of it. This is a case in point. Coffee suddenly went all over this drawing when it was on its … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, beak, bird, bungee jumping, fossil, free, free, frozen, history, nature, spontaneous, watercolor, wings
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