pen and ink

heading for safety (watercolour)

Ink on paper. A sketch on a angry cat :p

Undress you to. "English as She is Spoke" is a delightful example of incompetence and bad judgement. Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolina set out to write a Portuguese-English phrasebook. The only problem was that they didn't speak any English. They did know some French and armed with French-English phrasebook, dictionaries and enthusiasm they brought forth this book. Mark Twain was an early admirer of this book. "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect, it must and will stand alone: its immortality is secure."

Work from Home

from "Présence - Seeds" series.

This is a pen and ink of my mother from a photo taken this October. No pencil outline and two hours with a .005 micron pen.

Pen and Ink on construction paper with some colored pencil.

Art for the Upcoming project : The Bard and the Plague ...

I feel like I haven't made any actual art in a while, let alone actually said anything about anything. It's been a long week, in both good and bad ways. First off, I was accepted into college, and then (for lack of better words) I accepted my acceptance to that school (I'm officially a Blue Demon!). Gymnastics is shut down, which I feared would happen, due to the rising cases in IL. It'll be closed at least until after the holidays, which scares me, but it is what it is (I wish people would just follow guidelines and wear masks)... I've been frustrated lately, mostly artistically. I go through times where I'm not satisfied with anything, nothing is good enough but all I want to do is create. There are a few larger projects I've been working on in the background, two for school and one personal. The personal one I haven't had much time to work on, but I'm hoping I will over the next few days (since I'm on break.) So yep. Lots of moving parts right now. Anyway, I hope everyone has a safe Thanksgiving!

Shhhh let them sleep.... also @my college, let me sleep :’))

This is a doodly portrait of Pennywise from the movie, IT. I hope I captured the look of the character.

Looking at an interestring perspective that changes ones point of view

Sky peek from South Beach

I finally attempted to do a drawing completely in ballpoint pen (I faced my fears of messing up). Thank you to my friend for donating their face to this cause, very much appreciated. The drawing isn't 100% accurate, I think we can all agree on that, but a decent first try.

Fodera Yin Yang Bass for a bass-player friend of mine for his birthday.

Happy Halloween it’s spoopy season!

Inktober Prompt: RIP (I suspect that it was rip=tear, but since Halloween is just around the corner, Rest In Peace seemed a timely prompt :-) Shaeffer Tuckaway fountain pen, Hero blue black ink

A little candle holder drawn in ballpoint pen

Nite nite kitty, sleep well with your kitty throw! Check out my IG account, @dittofunkysketch123, where I am keeping up-to-date Inktober posts! :D

from the "Présence - Seeds" series.

Inktober prompt: Outpost. Sheaffer Tuckaway fountain pen, with Hero blue black ink