Cowboys and Pirates

From narrative life drawing sessions.

Rainbow Juju

More old work stuff...There were alot of wacky, weird juju in "Tak"-unfortunately this particular one was cut from the show.

The Elusive Chicken-Griffin

um.....some sillyness...

Scribblings

just a couple random sketchbook pages...

Rosie

This is Rosie, she's a sweet little donkey at the LA Equestrian Center. There's always a sketch or doodle of her somewhere within the pages of my sketchbooks-thought I'd compile a few of them together...

Sand Fox

Painted in Photoshop

Tiger Cub

Unfinished sketchbook drawings...I drew this one on a bunch of post-its. This was actually the first drawing I did which initially was only a doodle of a tiger's head on one post-it which I later decided needed a body. I enjoyed drawing this character so I drew the others-I was going to do more finalized drawings but never got around to it.

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