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Category Archives: Sketches
My residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts is half over and I’ve been getting a lot of really great work done. It took me a few days to find my working groove, but once I did I felt really good about what I was doing. When all of your daily… Continue Reading
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More watercolor painting experiments for me over the weekend. After getting a recommendation, I bought this carbon ink to replace my India ink. I sketched up this little squid (or big squid, since there’s nothing to compare it to) to try out the ink and to keep practicing with the watercolors. I’m still using some… Continue Reading
This weekend’s watercolor experiment was inspired by the wonderful and hilarious Eddie Izzard. As part of his Glorious show he did a bit where he mentions that the only people who skip rope are little girls and huge f*&k-off boxers. If you haven’t seen his stand-up, have a look at the video below. He is… Continue Reading
My new Winsor & Newton watercolor set arrived yesterday and I couldn’t wait to start playing around with it. Keep in mind, I’ve never really worked with watercolors before. I learned a lot just from this quick little drawing. I laid the paint down prior to doing the inking due to my complete lack… Continue Reading
More ink wash painting this week. This time I decided to avoid linework and shoot for something more sketchy and loose. It’s a difficult for me to do because I tend to overwork things. This was really fun to see come to life in slow layers of grey and I think it was quite effective… Continue Reading
Over the last 6 months or so I’ve been struggling to find an illustration technique that feels more natural for me. Drawing has always been my favorite part but the process of coloring with Photoshop is something I have to work very hard to get right. I’ve been a fan of dip pens… Continue Reading
Most of us feel like we don’t sketch or draw enough, but making a goal to “draw more” is completely unachievable. When do you know you have reached “more?” It puts too much pressure on you without giving you a solid goal to work towards. I often feel like I need to “draw more.” I’ve… Continue Reading
Since early December life has been extra crazy and it appears it might continue that way for a while. I’ve had a good amount of client work is is great and I’ve also been working on a lot of personal stuff. This year I am developing a new, more cohesive style and trying to… Continue Reading
This Christmas we were very fortunate to have my parents take our immediate family to Belize for the holiday. I was a bit absent from social media and the blog the last couple of weeks while getting work finished up and prepping for the trip. It was a wonderful vacation and a beautiful country. We… Continue Reading
