A teensy bit of art emerges! I keep buying art supplies and squirreling them away, not really using them. These are some sketches I did to try out a new type of pencil that's supposed to be like ink. Bigbottomed bear and goofy jackalope.

Sigh.. it's starting to get darker earlier again. I'll miss you summer! I'm not one of the seemingly many many people looking forward to fall; scarf-and-boot-wearing are not my thing, and I don't like being cold. Though I do like Halloween.

I started following the scientificillustration tumblr, and now I've been researching some artists to see if they have illustrated books. I'd love to frame some old natural history prints and hang them everywhere. I really, really like looking at vintage paintings of animals, especially ones made to first show a new species. They're so charming if ( Read more... )

A little nautical aye-aye sketch done in cheap brush pen.

Micro comic up at the ol' blog. Not much new art as I continue to mourn my lost pencil collection. At least I have new blue lead and mechanical pencils. Also, catching a cold.

I painted some pigs from Beatles song lyrics. Just a quick exercise to get those creative juices flowing. Have a look at them, won't you?

Gummy time.


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I got to thinking how we really don't see albino creatures in reconstructions of extinct species, so I made an albino dinosaur. Floofy!

Next post: maybe more Randoms.

A small painting of a silky sifaka from the turn of the century, off to see his honey. Part of a series of vintage rare mammals? Naw, probably not.

Another bag of Randoms, more shapes.

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