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I didn't know numbats are a thing! Came across this amazing little endangered marsupial when I was trying to decide which N animal to paint. They eat only termites (hence the recipes ;)). Part of a series where I'm painting animals in different styles. Today's was inspired by the art of Beatrix Potter. Digital watercolor, pointed pen, and colored pencil.

Freehand sketching in ink.

Digital pencil sketch

Sketching freehand in ink. Ink + alcohol markers.

Experimenting with digital watercolor brushes.

A foray into art nouveau inspired artwork. It was a stretch for me...

Challenging myself to do only freehand-in-ink sketching this month. Ink + alcohol markers.

Challenging myself to do only freehand-in-ink sketching this month. Ink + alcohol markers.

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with unfamiliar art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. This one I limited myself to a 100 pixel x 100 pixel canvas.

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with unfamiliar art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. I enjoyed this foray into digital mosaic (or fauxsaic as I've seen it called).

A 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle I recently painted as as gift for my grandma on her 85th birthday, using objects and photos of significance from her life. :)

Quick studies of animals that start with P, brainstorming for an alphabet project I'm doing.

Challenging myself to do only freehand-in-ink sketching this month. Ink + alcohol markers.

Freehand sketching in ink, from a photo reference I found online.

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with unfamiliar art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. This is my first foray into cubism-inspired artwork (definitely don't claim to be an expert on actual cubism)--it was way more fun than I expected! I think I'll be trying some more...

Practicing sketching freehand in ink. Pen + alcohol markers.

Part of my challenge to myself to sketch directly in ink this month, and to play around with using alcohol markers for value (a new tool in my arsenal).

Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with new art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. The color palette and symmetrical motifs in this one were inspired by the boats on Lake Xochimilco in Mexico, which is the last remaining place wild axolotls live.

Experimenting with linocut techniques digitally...