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Hungry sharks…

And so ends another sketchbook, and just in time to break in the new year! Happy new year folks :-)

Pull harder

Abstracted lionfish, as part of a project where I'm drawing animals using different art styles/techniques each time. Made with digital watercolor brushes.

Shades make everything look good

Boarder collie gives the sheep some exercise

Another daze.

"More of the usual, please!"

ABCs and sharkeys.

Needed a mini-breather after a busy spell! Good to be back at it. :)

Blackout poetry time!

Found a tidbit in the novel Grendel by John Gardner that got my creative juices stirring... :-)

*hisses*

Enlightenment works in mysterious ways.

Pen and splash of watercolor from a series of postcards I sell https://davidmeehanart.blogspot.com/p/y.html

Pencil drawing of a rabbit.

Ballpoint and white ink on found paper.

Binturong, a fluffy animal with even fluffier ears. Really mysterious if you ask me. I made a small comic of this, you can see more on Instagram. On a more serious note, binturongs are fascinating and also a vulnerable species, with a decreasing population (acording to the IUCN redlist). You can learn more about them through @abconservation. :.

Drawn in Procreate

Finally finished this big drawing

A drawing which required some sharpening of a mechanical pencil. Just to get that needle-sharp drawing tool. I'm not the only one doing this, right?

A close friend recently lost their family pet, Joey. As a tribute gift, I did his portrait. I usually just draw people, so this presented quite the challenge for me. I have never attempted to draw animals/pets. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Sanrio Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 8.5" x 11" paper

I have been participating in Lauren Hom’s #HOMwork challenges via Instagram. This weeks challenge was to draw the same letter 16 ways. I drew cats instead. I may come back to the whole lettering thing at some point!

Sketching these two dogs in my sketchbook by pen and ink.

Painting mini things while waiting for other things to dry.

Playing with an unconventional color palette

Quick watercolour sketch.

I believe there may be a better way to get children excited about animals

I am interested in connection between a human and an animal. This unique, individual emotional, almost telepathic connection that is so abstract that only art could possible be bale to materialize it . ..like another different universe...