watercolor

Wee watercolour sketch of Donkey Orchids from the forest near Greenbushes.

More examples of drawing flowers with watercolor. These examples were learned from Sara Berrenson’s book “ Watercolor flowers the easy way”.

I wanted to challenge myself with a different type of drawing without spending too much time on it. I am pretty satisfied with the results. It came out looking a lot more disgusting than I intended but it still works. lol Done in Graphite and Watercolor.

I've been using this dot-grid notebook (which I originally I got with the intention of using as a planner - Thanks, 'Rona) to make random watercolor pages with my doodles. I can do this in a few minutes here and there to break up some monotony and build up a book full of just them.

I've been going through a kick lately and "finding" art in watercolor blobs.

Son of a Sun. Ink & watercolor on 5"x5" Arches cold press.

Any time is a good time for Tasty Food Truck! Ink & Watercolor on 5"x5" Arches cold press.

Little monster takes a ride with some sentient flowers.

Trying out some new paper and colored pencils.

Noodlers 41 Brown ink and Holbein watercolor, 4"x6". Drawn with a Pilot Custom 823 FA

I made this litthe card for my aunt and uncle.

Practicing layers and dogs

This is the book I made which contains the educational paper I wrote and illustrated about my trip to China in the summer of 2017. I gave a lecture entitled, The Sketchbook: Let's Connect at ICON10, The Illustration Conference in Detroit, MI this past July. I gave a few of these books out along with pocket sketchbooks to the audience. Below are a few spreads from the 40-page book.

Abandoned and discarded.

Today’s adventure took us to the KC City Market to sketch. We rode the streetcar to have lunch and draw. These are my sketches for the day.

Home Is Where The Hurt Is. Gouache on Arches watercolor paper. A painting for all those who came up with crappy home lives.

Everybody's Searching For A Place To Belong

Three kings stopped a walking man to ask advice about their dreams. But the man said, "Oh no please, I don't want to hear these things." "I have dreams of my own although they'll never come to pass... I just work my life away while all you rich guys sit and laugh."

I am taking a watercolor course; here are some of my studies.

A Koi fish watercolor painting

This is a mushroom illustration done from Dana Fox's watercolor with me book. This one was quite the challenge but I am happy with the way it turned out.

Trying out an abstract style of the Disney Castle

Thanks to all the hard working moms on this Easter, like this hard working Easter bird with it's giant baby.

This shriveling half onion has been in my dirty fridge for a week.

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

Running Late. The personification of the reaper running late for his next appointment. 10” x 15” Original ink and watercolor illustration on Strathmore 500 Series 4-ply Bristol illustration paper. Signed by the artist. Unframed.

These are watercolor and pencil and ink drawings. They are 5 of 10 images of my hand from a child's board book from which I peeled the laminated pages and exposed the underlying cardboard. I have always struggled with a very large Port Wine Stain birthmark, and periodically make art about that, this one of two books this year.

I told my boys, "That's you, you and you." They paused for a moment, pointed at the hot dog, and asked, "Well... Who's that?" ... "That's your baby sister." -- Ink and watercolor on 5x5 Arches cold press.

Watercolor & ink sketch.