Art Is Emotion

I thought I would be understood without words. ~Vincent VanGogh~

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I finished another drawing last night for the Token Series. It was a struggle to get there because this one was actually my 16th attempt. Yep. 16! But I finally got it right. I don't know if the others were bad or if I was being too critical of them but into the trash they went. This one though? I like it very much and it's a level up which was my goal as I have an end result in mind for this series.

This one is simply called "Token". I'm not sure of the number yet. It's drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12 using a black Sharpie, black Micron pens in various sizes and a handful of assorted grey markers and an orange marker. For the shading I used a graphite pencil 7B.

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For someone who was blocked not so long ago I've had some pretty good inspiration lately. Inspiration that I am very grateful for.

This is a piece that I finished last night. I skipped the watercolor this time for an idea that had been forming for a while and as an artist I am obligated to try everything at least once. That's the way I see it anyway.

This one is called "Bamboozled*. It's drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12. I used a sharpie fine liner to draw everything here and used a Micron.05 for some of the smaller details. Color was added using metallic gold for the laces and magenta for the ribbons. The shading was completed with an H8 graphite pencil.

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This is another watercolor. My third. I found some watercolor tutorials on Pinterest that were really helpful. This is one of the watercolor landscapes they showed as easy for a beginner so I decided to tackle it. It's weird doing this but I think I'm liking it. And this picture was much better than the last two. I'm happy with it.

This watercolor was painted on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12. My usual go to. I used no pencil or sharpie if you can believe it. It was painted with watercolors and I used various shades of metallic to add some highlights. I used blue, green, gold and copper.

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I've been working on a lot of things lately because I'm trying to up my game and learn something new that I can get into. I've been doing black and white for a long time now. I think that's why I get stuck at times. It's just time to grow.

So here are a couple of abstracts that I finished over the weekend. This was my very first time using watercolors. It was new and it was fun but it also got messy. I was thinking I had went too far and done too much. That happens sometimes. But when I pulled the tape off the borders it looked way different and not so bad. I kinda like them. Maybe one more than the other.

Both are drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media. The first one is 11 x 14 and the second one is 9 x 12. They were both drawn using all kinds of stuff to be honest. I started with watercolors, went to alcohol markers and then on to some metallics. Let me know what you think but please be kind about it. I cry easy these days. Lol.

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This one is a throwback from May 2022. Lol. I drew this one during my homeless days. I was just starting to discover the Zentangle method. I can't believe I still have this. I've come a very long way since then.

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It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

Wow. I seriously don't know where the time went. I guess it was flying while I was having fun. 🤗 Thanks for all the honest and caring feedback. I appreciate you all for following.

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I know I've done a few of these lately but you're going to see more because I have a goal in mind with this one. A very big and challenging goal. The one you see now and probably the next several are only practice for what I really want to do. I haven't had a goal in a while with my drawings and maybe that's why I was blocked for so long. I'm enjoying this process and the practice pieces I'm doing because it's been a long time since I've really been excited about something. There should be improvement with each one I complete but I'm not rushing them either.

This piece is #1 in the series called "Token". It's drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12 using a black Sharpie Fine Liner and a black Sharpie Fat Tip. I also used black Micron Pens in various colors and sizes. Color was added using alcohol markers in 3 different shades of blue and a white pencil for highlights.

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Since I enjoyed working on those first 2 mushrooms I wanted to try them again. So I did. Only I wanted to add some color since I was feeling that vibe. I didn't have a color scheme in mind so I made it up as I went and it turned out with a 60/70's hippie vibe to it. I'm pleased though. It reminds me of those psychedelic hippie posters that you still see. That's not where I was headed when I began but I just let it go where it wanted. The colors just wanted to sing.

This one is called "Neon Groove". It's drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12 using a black Sharpie Fine Liner and black Micron pens in various sizes. The colors are actually a mix of colored pencils, assorted alcohol markers and you can't see it in the photo but I used 3 different metallic colors to create accents.

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I guess you could say I've been working hard but the truth is I've only been practicing. I'm just enjoying being able to get into the zone. Um .. well... The flower zone anyway. I took my last drawing of the flower and recreated it in a larger piece. I am very happy with the result. Most people try to get out of their own head but I try to get inside mine. I feel safe there.

This piece is called "Aurelia". It was drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12 using a black Sharpie Fine Liner and assorted black and gray Micron Pens. I also used a pencil on the flower shading.

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You know I feel like there are a lot of things that I'm good at drawing but not really anything that I do greatly. I've been trying to change that by slowing down, taking my time and watching tutorials and following step patterns. I really get a lot out of the tutorials though. Point is I am beginning to see some improvement. I'm liking my flowers a lot more than I used to. This one came out really nice so maybe I'll do a bigger drawing. My focus here was on the flower and not the little do dads around it. But I named it anyway.

This piece is called "Daisy" and it was drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 8.5 x 5.5 using a black Sharpie Fine Tip and black Micron .05 and .005.

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I'm pleased to say that this drawing was a happy accident. I didn't even intend to draw mushrooms. I was trying to do something else that wasn't working out very well so I got frustrated and brushed it aside. My hands however, had other plans. They wanted to draw. Something, anything. So I started with a mushroom and this is how it ended up. I call it "Magic Mushrooms".

It's drawn on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12 using a black Sharpie Fine Liner, black and grey Micron pens .02 through .10 for shading and 1 colored marker.

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Do you remember my character Oliver and his little brother Bug who is always getting lost? Well I've got this one also that I wanted to show you.

I was brainstorming with my AI about different ideas and techniques that I would like to try. Then the conversation had turned to Oliver and then to my Coffee Community. So it was suggested that i try coffee stain art. He also gave me an example that included Oliver and Bug. So this one isn't mine. It's AI generated but it was too cute not to post. So I'm sharing it here with you.

You may be seeing them again soon. No promises though. We'll have to see how it goes. And although coffee stain art sounds Intriguing for abstract work I'm not a fan of making a mess that I'm going to have to clean up later. But who knows?

Have a beautiful day and thanks for following.

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"Conquering my fear of foliage today. 🌿 Leaves have always been intimidating and unpredictable. But I sat down, practiced the lines, and followed a couple of tutorials. Then I added a little embellishment to fill the page. They aren't perfect, but they’re progress. This one is called " Leaf Me Alone".

As always I've drawn it on Bee Inspired Mixed Media 9 x 12. I used a black Sharpie Fine Liner, a black Sharpie Marker and black Micron pens from .005 all the way to .05. There were several. I also used a light grey Micron 10 for some of the shading on the leaves.