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Martha the Elephant – Illustration

I drew her with Pilot G-tec C4 pens, Pilot Hi-tec C pens, Pilot opaque white ink, water and Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils on 8.5 by 11 inch (21,6cm by 27,9cm) smooth white paper.
I should add that this illustration was inspired by Christopher Dewan of The Urban Sherpa. He’s beginning an online literary magazine called 3 [...]

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Pinwheels and Hello!

In between unpacking boxes and creating order from chaos in my home I’ve found the time to doodle more than once in this little burgundy linen covered sketchbook with my favorite pens; Pilot G-tec C4’s and Pilot Hi Tec C’s.
So yes, I’m breaking the silence and beginning to immerse myself into blogging again through posting [...]

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Introducing the Indigo Urchin & Friends Along with an important announcement

As much as I enjoy creating pastel hued floral and beach themed art there is another side to me that loves to delve into the darker more illuminating side of reality.
Above is the Indigo Urchin, Starfish no.3, Ocean coral Fingers no.2 and the Illuminated Barnacle. They appear as they would in the dead of [...]

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George deserves a proper introduction

This is George.

He was created with ink on flecked grey and taupe Ingris paper. The original drawing measures 5×7 inches / 17,7cm by 12,6cm.
He’s the pretty fish who swims the sea’s with Milton, spotted Eddie, Francis, Annabelle and Emily.
And he’s got a great tail!

George is available in three sizes:
• Mini George ACEO Limited Edition [...]

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How I Created Evolution – A Five Step Process

It’s not often that I’ll share my process with you on how I create an illustration from beginning to end for a few reasons. Namely, it’s uber difficult when hit with inspiration to stop what you are working on and scan that in or take photos of it in equally timed steps. Two, it’s apparent [...]

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Artist Tip #20 – How to Draw a Miniature in 5 EASY Steps

How to Draw a Miniature in 5 EASY Steps

Cut a piece of paper no larger than half the size of the palm of your hand
Grab your smallest tipped paintbrush, nibbed pen or sharpen that pencil tip to a very fine point
Make sure your eyes are never further than 8 inches away from that piece of [...]

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Francis the Fish Swimming in the Sea

This deco fish named Francis was drawn with professional quality Pilot pens on cotton acid free Canson paper.
Size – 3.5″ by 2.5″ which is standard *ACEO size
If you would like to see Francis up close and personal simply become my flickr contact and you can swim with him at 1000 pixels wide rather than the [...]

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Starfish Illustration

Drawn with a 005 nib micron pen on linen textured paper.
Scanned at 600dpi into Photoshop and digitally colored.
This starfish is available as an 8×8 inch print in my Art Shop.
I have three other pretty starfish…

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Violet the Vulva

She is a petite 2.5 by 3.5 inches.
She’s a popular *ACEO and
she’ll fit right into your pocket
to to carry with you
wherever you go.
She’s discreet.
She’s pretty
and pink.
She is
Violet the Vulva.
I created her using lightfast Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils and one Archival Micron Pen on acid free heavyweight paper.
Yes, you can have her to.
*ACEO – Art Cards, [...]

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The Trunk

•Drawn with a Pilot Gtec C4 pen on Fabriano acid free paper.
•Photographed on ultra cool Orange Bristol Board.
•Size is 10″ by 10″ or 254mm by 254mm.
As always, much of the art posted to this blog is available for purchase in my Etsy Shop. Thank you.
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Cold SORE – aTTacking

Yes, Herpes runs rampant among us. 50 to 80 percent of the population at any given time is sprouting an open sore on their upper or bottom lip.
I drew this to attack the stigma associated with Herpes Simplex 1, the virus which causes oral cold sores. A cold sore is really no different than the [...]

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Winter

Ever wonder what a tree would look like without leaves on one side. The dieing foliage on this tree faces the other way, giving good reason to believe the grass IS greener on the other side. Or in this behind the seasons look, winter IS colder on the other side.
haha!
Winter was created using Faber Castell [...]

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Let me intoduce Amelia who made the front page

This is Amelia.

And this is her little sister Becky.

Both were drawn with india ink and painted with gouache on red Canson paper. Amelia measures 5″ by 5″ while Becky weighs in at 3″ by 3″.
Amelia made the front page of Etsy today!

Go Amelia!

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Belladonna

The fictitious Belladonna bulb in bloom…
I completed this watercolor today.
Size – 4 by 6 inches
Materials – Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens, Windsor & Newton watercolor and Holbien gouache on Arches watercolor paper

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Red Abyss – miniature illustration

Actual Size in Reality – 2.5 by 3.5 inches. It is a miniature.
Materials – Red and Black Micron Pen with Windsor & Newton Watercolor on Crescent Hot Press All Media Board
Artist Statement – This is number 013 of 999 ACEO’s that I have begun illustrating. I love drawing, then painting these little cards. An ACEO [...]

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I turn 34 today and feel like laying around on green flowers just like this bug

Pollinate With a Bug measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches.

Pollinate with a Bug is the third ACEO I have created and pictured with a Canadian penny for size reference. It is signed, numbered (003) and dated on the back. The first miniature illustration, entitled 20000 Leaugues Under the Sea can be seen here and the [...]

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Mother Goose is Loose

Title – Mother Goose is Loose
Medium – pen on Canson paper
Size – 8″ square
Artist Statement – One Crow Sorrow
Housed on flickr there exists a larger version of Mother Goose is Loose. Click it.
#4 of 5 – MailArt to Rodrigo

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Whistling while sweeping eggs – pen drawing

Whistling while sweeping eggs is one from the series of five I mailed out to Rodrigo earlier this year.
Click image for larger.

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Idel-de-di-dally tiddlely widdly beanstalks were vectorized

The beanstalks were drawn by hand in pen right before they vectorized.!
These three beanstalks will be available in my ART SHOP on April 26, 2008 as a print. Until then have a visit to it! Enjoy!
Related:
Womyn Artists: Paperbullet, Wagonized and Breeze.
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About learning to take things seriously when needed and hapazardly when things are not that important

Switching on intelligence is at most difficult when one is faced with making life’s decisions. Being ruled by the heart can be whimsical at times yet underrated as a form of intelligence most of the time. Written in anger, not really. We need to believe there is something larger than ourselves to exist. You are [...]

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