the { mad } visualist

Welcome to the mad visualist blog: a random spot of repose, or a mad art wilderness : a place to look at color /texture/ pattern /design/ and splendid artwork, a rumble of discoveries + inspiration + (*occasionally my own work). Elizabeth Hale is a...

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Today’s garden is a fabulous jumble of colors and textures. First ipad6 sketch. #gardening #protea #kangaroopaws #illustration #surfacedesign #ipad6 #applepencil

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cool window display, garment district downtown los angeles. love that paint-by-number poodle! #dtla #retaildisplay #stilllife

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aaaah ...getting back on track with #dailysketchbook hmmm pulling out the pastels(?!;/)&@$>~€€^!) yiikes not usually my look if you know what i mean!? #illustration #surfacedesign #floral #prettypretty #fleurs #homedecor

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just printed! perfect bound blank booklets. #madchic #surfacedesign #journaldesign #illustration #fashionjournal #collage #illustration

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just in from the printer! blank booklets! woof! #journaldesign #surfacedesign #doggygifts #puppylove #canineculture #Pawsapalooza #perfectbound @dtlaprinter

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#Pawsapalooza this Sunday: art framed prints. this my original howling dog drawing that started it all. Woof! #pawsla #dogs #doggygifts #surfacedesign #illustration #dogrescue #canineculture #puppylove (at West Hollywood Park)

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Digital finger painting, still life with banksia in glass vase. #digital sketchbook #floral #surfacedesign #stillife #procreate #processvideo #sundaymorning

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Video of iPad sketch inspired by our lovely neighbors (the Jamison's) native garden. #theodorepaynefoundation #nativegardentour #ipadsketch #procreateapp #gardendesign #floral #surfacedesign #homedecordesign #creativeprocess @jeffjamisonla

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more sketchbook making up for lost days this one : gouache/ink/bleach #dailysketchbook #paintingaday #patternideas #textiledesign #surfacedesign #copicmarkers

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bramble ramble black/white #dailysketchbook #copicmarkers #surfacedesign #patternideas #textiledesign

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Quick draw #ipadsketching #actionpainting #surfacedesign #procreateapp #dailysketch

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Sketch-0-Rama #ipaddrawing #procreateapp #illustration #surfacedesign #actionpainting

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yay pretty quick half drop repeat from sketchbook marks! #textiledesign #copicmarkers #homedecor #surfacedesign #dailysketchbook

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channeling British textiles of the Fifties in the sketchbook today. #dailysketchbook #paintingaday #surfacedesign #homedecor #ink #copicmarkers #textiledesign

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Attempting garden sketch a la Van Gogh -marks and lines/ challenging! #copicmarkers #surfacedesign #paintingaday #illustration #dailysketchbook #patterndesign #drawing

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Sunday sketching with my new Copic markers. #dailysketchbook #illustration #paintingaday #floral #surfacedesign #copicmarkers

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(making up gor missed days in sketchbook) #paintingaday #dailysketchbook #surfacedesign #patterndesign #