Sandra's Faves

Original ink and watercolor portrait painting on Strathmore 500 Series 4-ply Bristol illustration paper. Signed by the artist. Unframed.

charcoal and pencil

pencils and charcoal in sketchbook

from "Lost at Home" series, ink on paper, 8x11in.

Lazy day

Home

Mechanical pencil drawing with digital texture and color added

It has been always very hard for me to be a morning person, luckily coffee and doodles in the morning have made the process more fun :)

Day 3 submission for inktober2020. The prompt is bulky. Created with a fountain pen and ink wash. Mig grabs her big coat as it is cold out.

This is the other half of Return of the Polar Bear, a drawing in my moleskine. It is after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, an artist from the 16th century. I began it as a way to try out his intricate use of line and hatching. The subject matter altered some along the way - his etching didn't have any animals, and of course mine had to be all about the animals. I also simplified. It turned out to be a wonderful lesson.

Playing with some animals in armour in my sketchbook.

I went out drawing in the nearby town and saw this attractive house on the edge of the park. I think it must have been built there before the park came into being.

That soft squishy frog body feels the need for some protection in times like these.

A charcoal portrait of my cat, Rex. He didn't seem impressed.

First foray into using tinted charcoal pencils

A portrait of my cat Linus, who has the sweetest nature, a lot of love for his brother cat Rex, and a lingering case of kitty gingivitis from his days as a stray. Derwent Drawing Pencils on pastel paper.

This guy was my first ever exploration with Inktense. He came out looking more neon than regal, hence the title.