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Smoke

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Smoke is an interesting topic, lots of ways to illustrate it. I’ve chosen the dragon-smoke theme. Below it has a background added.

My neglected blog

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Yes it has finally happened my blog is getting terribly neglected. My work commitments are very high this term so there is little time for drawing. But I did manage to find a little time to work on these bird pictures.

Garden gnome

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This very rough sketch was the starting point for my picture of the garden gnome. I think that I need to go back to the drawing board now and have my gnome doing something not just standing there. I guess that would change it from a picture to an illustration?

It roses time again.

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At last we are starting to enjoy some warmer weather. My roses are starting to bloom. I think when Summer hits it is going to be long and hot with plenty of water restrictions.

Smitten

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I can vaguely remember Pepe le Pew who was smitten by a black cat with a white paint stripe on it’s back. I have to admit I have never seen a skunk in real life so I checked out a few photos of them and came up with this drawing. I think this skunk in […]

A favorite poem

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I don’t know if it’s cheating when you post something from along time ago. But this is a favorite poem of mine.

Quiet

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I always find watching fish quiet and peaceful. Check out all the great entries on Illustration Friday . I quite like this picture as a black and white line drawing.

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Once again it’s time for a new home for these little guys.

Arachnophobia

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While some people like to study spiders, those with phobias start running! This was my starting picture, the water colour paints are finally out.

Crazy animals

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I managed to grab a few hours today for some more experimentation with the  upholstery swatches.