MK Lutz

Self taught artist & illustrator

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@inktober 52, week 5: SQUASH In a hollowed out butternut squash with a plastic bag for a sail & knife as a rudder, Frog set out across the salt marsh in search of adventure... #inktober #inktober52 #inktober52squash #butternutsquash #frog #sailing #saltlife #frogillustration #saltmarsh #adventure #penandink #penandinkillustration #watercolor #watercolorillustration #dailysketch #dailydraw #sketch #drawing #doodle #dibujo #illustration #childrensbookillustration #fountainpen #fountainpensketch #illustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ17uF-L5cz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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WEEK 2: DECAY @inktober There's so much I want to share about this piece. 1. It wasn't the subject I originally intended to draw today, but the weather prevented me from accessing my intended subject. Not for a lack of trying. Swipe through to see a video of the point where I decided to turn around. If nothing else, I am dedicated to my work 🤣 2. I loved this prompt! This gorgeous, dilapidated boat is across the way from us. I've been meaning to draw it for so long, but you know life & other projects happen. I really think there is a beauty in decay. Stated another way, decay really is just change & everything around us is constantly changing. Living on the water has brought that into sharper focus for me. It isn't necessarily a scary thing (although it certainly can be), it's just reality & I'm learning to make peace with that. 3. Oh my goodness, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the nib grind that @customnibstudio did on my @kaweco.germany Lilliput. It's an Extra Fine nib with a Needle Point reverse write! It's SO incredible for cross hatching! THANK YOU GENA!!! I'm hoping to put together a @youtube video sometime soon about fountain pens & their application in sketching & artwork. I'll be sure to demo this pen in the video, so stay tuned 😉✌ #inktober #inktober52 #inktober52decay #decay #customnibstudio #oldboat #penandink #landscape #urbansketching #fountainpensketch #crosshatching #dailydraw #dailysketch #drawing #sketch #doodle #dibujo #kaweco #kawecoliliput #sailorpen #deatramentisink #urbangrey #stillmanandbirn #blackandwhite #change #dedication #illustration #illustrator #fountainpen #fpgeek https://www.instagram.com/p/CY-SgSODExm/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"An end to silence" Speak. Make yourself heard. Don't allow them to silence you. #endsilence #speak #beheard #throatchakra #vishuddha #portrait #strongwoman #womenspeak #illustration #illustratedportrait #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #fantasyportrait #photoshop #photoshopillustration #photoshopportrait #mklutz #illustrator #womanartist #womanillustrator #femaleartist https://www.instagram.com/p/COP6VfDj_gd/?igshid=wment0d0bsd

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"Hey!" Playing with the seagull again today. #illustration #characterdesign #characterart #seagull #seagullillustration #seagullsofinstagram #procreate #procreateillustration #mklutz #illustrator #nyillustrator #femaleillustrator #womanillustrator #longisland (at South Oyster Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/COMEM3iDp9T/?igshid=15gy0v92vvmwp

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"Brant" (swipe to see the analog version in my planner). Rainy day on the canal. The only birds braving the weather this morning were the brant geese. I'd never seen these birds until we moved here. They're smaller then Canadian geese & from what I've seen travel in larger flocks, but that could be anecdotal. Are there birds or animals that you've never seen/noticed before this past year? Has spending more time at home changed your relationship with the natural world? #brant #goose #natureillustration #naturesketch #naturejournal #dailyart #illustration #dailyplanner #journalart #journaling #plannerart #penandink #fountainpen #fountainpenart #esterbrook #fpgeek #canallife #hobonichi #photoshopillustration #mklutz #femaleartist #femaleillustrator #womanartist #womanillustrator #illustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8NLESjwZw/?igshid=1vvgm6dqhj5ah

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"Moon Jelly" digital version. I've really been enjoying working this way. A few rough sketches first, including the one in my planner. I snap a picture & upload it to Photoshop. Once there I digitally "ink" it again, tweaking & refining as I go. I'm learning SO much! Always thought jellies were a late summer visitor to our east coast shores, but I've been seeing lots of them during my paddles in the canal for the past month or so. Who knew! They're so peaceful to watch, but the longer I stare, the more alien they look. Such amazing creatures! #moonjellyfish #moonjelly #illustration #natureillustration #photoshopillustration #photoshop #digitalillustration #alwayslearning #keeplearning #dailyart #dailyillustration #journalart #plannerart #longisland #baylife #canallife #artistshavemorefun #mklutz #nyillustrator #womanartist #womanillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5cjjKjuS3/?igshid=9ivp3unlg8np

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"Moon Jelly" Always thought jellies were a late summer visitor to our east coast shores, but I've been seeing lots of them during my paddles in the canal for the past month or so. Who knew! They're so peaceful to watch, but the longer I stare, the more alien they look. Such amazing creatures! #moonjellyfish #moonjelly #illustration #natureillustration #penandink #fountainpen #fountainpenaddict #dailyart #dailyillustration #journalart #plannerart #longisland #baylife #canallife #mklutz #nyillustrator #womanartist #womanillustrator (at South Oyster Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN5Le_pjs4U/?igshid=1u1735asj90l3

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Digital Version - Find & sketch - Stingray or is it a Skate? Walking the west end of Jones Beach, my family & I came across a deceased ray washed ashore on March 30th. I've tried looking it up, but I can't seem to figure out what species it is. Can anyone help with this ID? Swipe to see the original photos used as the basis for this illustration. #stingray #stingrayillustration #skate #skateillustration #naturesketch #naturejournal #natureillustration #naturalist #longisland #jonesbeach #westend #beachcombing #beachfinds #illustration #photoshop #photoshopillustration #alwayslearning #illustrator #dailyillustration #dailyart #plannerart #journaling #journalart #coloredpencil #mklutz #nyartist #nyillustrator #womanartist #femaleartist #artistshavemorefun https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqbk_cjyDq/?igshid=ngyjbnzowiud

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Find & sketch - Stingray! Walking the west end of Jones Beach, my family & I came across a deceased ray washed ashore on March 30th. I've tried looking it up, but I can't seem to figure out what species it is. Can anyone help with this ID? Swipe to see the original photos used as the basis for this illustration. Digital version to follow... #stingray #stingrayillustration #naturesketch #natureillustration #idhelp #naturalist #longisland #jonesbeach #westend #beachcombing #beachfinds #illustration #illustrator #penandink #penandinkillustration #fountainpen #fountainpenart #esterbrookestie #dailyart #plannerart #journaling #journalart #coloredpencil #hobonichitecho #mklutz #nyartist #nyillustrator #womanartist #femaleartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CNp47bTj1zR/?igshid=1lkjui0os71ul

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Find & sketch - seahorse! Found this dried out little seahorse on the beach a couple weeks back. I'm enjoying learning about the flora & fauna of our new home. Apparently the Northern Lined Seahorse is native to Long Island & like so many species, they aren't doing so well due to habitat lose. Thankfully there are programs such as @ccemarineprogram & seagrass.li out there educating the public & organizing volunteers. Thank you! Digital version to follow... Materials used here (brands mentioned are unsolicited): Found seahorse (this seahorse was dried out on the beach when I found it. Please don't collect living species from the wild!) @staedtler 0.5 mechanical pencil (I have a few, but this one my favorite) @esterbrook_official Estie fountain pen with vintage nib converter De Atramentis, Archive Black Ink @prismacolor colored pencils (lmao from the 90's) @hobonichitecho_official A6 in English #seahorse #northernlinedseahorse #seahorseillustration #naturesketch #floraandfauna #beachcombing #beachfinds #longisland #southshore #penandink #penandinkillustration #illustration #fountainpen #fountainpenart #dailyart #plannerart #journaling #journalart #journalingcommunity #esterbrookestie #coloredpencil #keeplearning #artistshavemorefun #mklutz #nyartist #womanartist #femaleartist #hobonichitecho https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnrvJyDIJ7/?igshid=irdbdztgm5fa

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"Stronger" You are stronger. Keep at it. Keep going. You can do it! #stronger #youarestrong #keepatit #keepgoing #youcandoit #positiveattitude #positivevibes #positivity #boxinggloves #strongwomen #getit #illustration #digitalillustration #digitalart #procreate #procreateart #contemporaryart #ipad #applepencil #applepencilart #mklutz #femaleartist #womensart https://www.instagram.com/p/CNaGXVjjpLx/?igshid=16ey9w75fpb2l

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Can I have a turn? Just the old man of the sea & his buddy blowing bubbles.

This took me way too long, but I'm learning a lot! I know the next one will be faster & better if I just keep at it 🙃

#blowingbubbles #oldmanofthesea #octopus #octopushat #canihaveaturn #illustration #digitalillustration #photoshop #practicemakesprogress #artistshavemorefun #playingaround #keeplearning #mkartlab #womensart #nyartist

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"Sisterhood" as part of the altered book project I started over a year ago. Rummaging through my art supplies this morning I came across this textile piece I created during an art day with @nvanginkel back on March 6th 2020 before covid-19 was even on our radar in NJ. Rummaging further I was inspired by my Grandmother's old button collection. My grandmother struggled with depression due to childhood traumas, as do I & as do countless women across the world. The buttons sewn here represent the women I've lost physically, emotionally, temporarily, but also all the women struggling in this moment without the support of their Sisterhood. Time spent in sisterhood was a time when we used to be able to come together to lay bare all our messy frayed edges & loose strings without fear of judgement. It was a time to mend, heal, draw strength & support from each other. "Sisterhood" is a messy mandala, an unconventional meditation focal point until the day when we can gather again. #sisterhood #alteredbook #mixedmedia #textileart #womensart #mandala #messymandala #meditation #focalpoint #womensstruggle #frayededges #nojudgement #womensrightsarehumanrights #arttherapy #mkartlab #nyartist #femaleartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2yJIEjXYI/?igshid=1fijsz3lrh2fj

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Hang in there... #hanginthere #illustration #digitalillustration #digitalart #balloons #rainbow #mkartlab #nyartist #femaleartist #womensart https://www.instagram.com/p/CMzfxGMDFZ2/?igshid=4z3xkcijnppm

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"Looks like somebody's got a case of the... what day is it?" A quick silly comic. 😅 I still feel this even after a year #mondays #whatdayisit #workfromhome #officespace #acaseofthemondays #afterayear #comic #cartoon #cartoonart #illustration #digitalillustration #digitalart #mkartlab #nyartist #femaleartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CMw3hpsjsYv/?igshid=vhqohk5mzluo

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Hope your Monday gets off to a good start & may all your "Coffee Dreams" come true. It was so much fun working on this practice piece. I'm looking forward to learning more! #mkartlab #coffeedreams #dreamscometrue #mondaymorning #mondaymood #mondayvibes #coffeelove #coffeelover #coffeetime #coffeeaddict #coffeebeans #offtoagoodstart #illustration #portrait #digitalillustration #digitalart #nyartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CMJ8LyNnavN/?igshid=1o1r0jq77zwoy