Recently I’ve fallen down the Youtube rabbit hole of “How To” art videos encouraging me to put pen to paper and start sketching anything and everything. So I decided rather than wait for inspiration and try to put something awesome…
I had some time to kill, so I experimented a bit more with alcohol-based markers for this Superman image. It was going to be a caricature, then it ended up being more “straight,” but the massive chin stuck around. Another…
I got a new set of alcohol-based markers for my birthday and figured I’d test them out. I’m sure my choice of subject will come as a complete shock. This is my tribute to two of James Bond’s more memorable…
Recently, Laura and the kids decided we needed a(n until then unannounced) “movie night,” but no one had any idea what to watch. I suggested a Bond film, which normally isn’t a suggestion that gains any traction, but Grace answered…
I’ve always had more luck with drawing than painting. I’d like to be able to paint, I just never seem to have the patience to learn. It’s on my “to do” list. Anyway, I came across an interesting method for…
Sir Sean Connery celebrates his 90th birthday today, so I thought I’d mark the occasion with another art project using my digital stylus. I’m sure he’s thrilled. Note I didn’t say “James Bond Actor Sean Connery,” because by now he’s…
Like most folks, I’ve tried to find creative ways to stay busy during this whole pandemic thing. Since I’ve had so much daylight and so many weekends without commitments, the house and yard are looking pretty good. In fact, the…
Looking for another project to test out my new set of pen nibs and brushes, I decided to attempt a caricature of an old favorite TV character; Dark Shadows’ resident vampire, Barnabas Collins. Rather appropriately, it ended up being a…
I got a set of nib pens for Christmas in hopes of finally figuring out how to do “proper” inking. Historically, I’ve used fine-tipped markers and tried to recreate the effects of nibs and brushstrokes through “fakery.” Since the object…
I was finally coming to grips with the fact that I’m living in the 21st (!) century and now here we are in the previously inconceivable year of 2020. I mean seriously, doesn’t “2020” sound like a subtitle at the…
