Grouchy

old work stuff....

Seven Silly Gators

Ants 'n Cream

My friend and I like to give each other dumb little drawing assignments every so often, most recently she said I should draw an anteater eating ice cream so here he is--fits the season I think. These little challenges are a fun way to keep the creative juices flowing...
(watercolor, colored pencil and ink)

Welcome (Color Version)

I finally got around to painting this....Painted with traditional gouache on watercolor paper which I'm still trying to get a handle on, I did do a tiny bit of digital touch-up and color correction after scanning. The girl's face is slightly altered from the original and I may go back and repaint it to match this digital version but for now I thought it would be simplier to fix digitally- gouache can be touchy if you build up too many layers but I do enjoy using it.

Sketchbook Koi

Sheltie

just a quick drawing to test a new pencil (color added digitally)

Olli

(photoshop)

Scoundrels

......i'm still here sorta...

....been busy job-hunting/trying to figure out what I want to do next and also took a long overdue roadtrip up north where I had fun exploring the redwoods and wild places of Northern California--definitely a stress-reliever...Didn't get a chance to sketch too much but the few scribbles I did made me realize I need to work on my environment drawing skills at least to improve my confidence. I've been spending alot of time designing characters and props which I absolutely love doing but I also feel like I've neglected some other areas and I would like to feel more comfortable with my composition, layout and perspective particularly when drawing from life-something to improve upon for the future...

Girl in Overalls

Another Sculpey Critter

(sculpey & acrylic)
Based loosely off that little unicorn drawing from a few posts back...it's fun to make these though I wish I'd taken the class back in school...

Gone Fishin

A Goat Named Ferguson

Pink-Tailed Lemur

haven't thought of a name for this guy yet....

Sketchbook People....

Little Unicorn

Watercolor Studies

From the equestrian center...
and some recent little studies done while exploring Griffith Park...

Familia Exoticus

Digital: Painter

Coyote

Once, not so very long ago, I was walking to class from my dorm in college when along the path heading towards me came a trotting coyote. For a very brief moment we stopped and stood only a few feet apart regarding each other in startled silence and then he quickly turned and disappeared among the buildings. It was the one and only time I ever saw a coyote on campus...(that memory came back to me while I was drawing this.)

Sketching from a Sketch

just some practice doodlings from a sketch I did while out and about...