Inktober 2016, 14-19

Inktober 14, 2016

Inktober 15, 2016

Inktober 16, 2016

Inktober 17, 2016

Inktober 18, 2016

Inktober 19, 2016

Inktober 2016, 8-13

I completed all 31 Inktober drawings but did not keep up with posting here!  I'll make a few posts to catch up so no post is too long.  Here are drawings 8-13.

Inktober 8, 2016

Inktober 9, 2016

Inktober 10, 2016

Inktober 11, 2016

Inktober 12, 2016

Inktober 13, 2016

Paul and His Beast

I am excited to share a wonderful middle grade chapter book, Paul and His Beast. Written by Sarah Stup, the book is about a sixth grader with autism who is working hard to be successful in a regular middle school.  It's a great story and gives the reader very thoughtful insight into what it's like to have autism.  

I was honored to create the cover and interior illustrations for the book.  The photo above shows the printed book and I'm including some of the interior illustrations below.

 

Sarah Stup is an author with autism.  To read more about Sarah, her writings, visit her website at sarahstup.com.  Paul and His Beast is available through the site as well.

Inktober 2015: Drawings 30 and 31!

We made it!  Thanks for following along with my 2015 Inktober challenge.

During the month, I discovered a few things.  I found out that it was easier for me to come up with the ideas for 31 drawings than it was to find the time to complete them! And since there was no time to over-think what to do for each piece, I learned what I like to draw, what I draw easily, and what I want to work on.  I'm glad I participated.

Here are my last two drawings for Inktober 2015:

Inktober 30, 2015

Inktober 31, 2015

Inktober 2015: Drawings 27-29

For these three drawings, I'm pleased to present a mini-drama in which a little ghost learns to make a friend.  All are Higgins Eternal black ink (not waterproof) on Canson Mix Media art paper.

Inktober 2015: Drawings 22 and 23

I'm posting these together because they are similar to each other but different than the group I shared in the previous post.  They seem to want their own space.  22 is drawn with pen and ink and 23 is drawn with black ballpoint pen.  Both are wearing romantic dresses of the Edwardian era.

Inktober 22, 2015

Inktober 23, 2015

Inktober 2015 Continued: Drawings 15-21

Here's the next batch of Inktober 2015 drawings.  I'd say I can't believe I've been behind on these all month, but the sad part is that I do believe it.  But I also believe I can still catch up!  I can at least catch up with posting them. :)

Inktober 15, 2015

Inktober 16, 2015

Inktober 17, 2015

Inktober 18, 2015

Inktober 19, 2015

Inktober 20, 2015

Inktober 21, 2015

Inktober 2015, Drawing 7

Inktober 2015, drawing 7

I drew this with a crow quill nib (Hunt 102) and Higgins Eternal ink on Canson Illustration art paper.

Inktober 2015: 4, 5, 6

I should probably post these separately but I keep forgetting!

Inktober 4, white ink on black board

Inktober 5, ink and ink wash on watercolor paper

Inktober 6, ink on watercolor paper

Edwardian Lady

I love the Edwardian era for its beautiful fashions, hairstyles, and hats.  Basic info on the era can be read here (X).

Illustration Friday: "Garden"

"Walking at Pemberley"

Inspired by a request from an online art friend, this was drawn with a 00 brush and Speedball Super Black ink on Canson Illustration paper.  I drew it quite fast;  as usual I was running late for Illustration Friday!

Illustration Friday: "Ruckus"

Illustration Friday: "Jagged"

2014 Halloween Art Collection

Hello!  I'm sorry my last post was so long ago.  I've been working on several things, one of which is my new shop on Etsy.  It's been more fun than I thought it would be and I find myself thinking constantly of work I might create to list there!

Starting at the end of August, I did a series of Halloween ACEOs.  That stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals.  Anything goes in creating ACEOs as long as the size is 2.5" x 3.5".  My set was all done with pen and ink with some orange watercolor.  A few of these are still available in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for looking.  I appreciate your visit!

Illustration Friday: "Repeat"

"Come Along!"

I love using black watercolor wash on pen and ink drawings!  For this I used Higgins black India ink with Grumbacher Academy lamp black watercolor on Canson watercolor paper.  Canson is nice watercolor paper because it has just enough texture to be interesting and take an ink pen gently, but not so much that it overpowers the drawing in a photo or scan.

I added another view of the art because it's small and this photo shows the size well.  It's an ACEO.