Scribbles for a living

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A drawing progression

I like to see how a drawing grows;  it’s a little bit magical!  And with digital pieces, that’s easily done.

Just save frequently, which is, of course, a wise course of action anyways.

This time, I stitched all the progressions together to see them in a line, and I think the result is cool :).

The drawing was a commission that I recently finished.

Of course only the final drawing was delivered.

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Too busy to draw ...

Too busy to draw …

This drawing is from December. It’s May now.  With freelance work comes a lot of juggling and balancing of time and part time work. It’s been a season of growth, for sure, with so many awesome new puppies to walk, but the time is coming to get back to the drawings … Every now and again I go back to remember past drawings.  This was one I loved.  This puppy has such an intent gaze … Looking…

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Puppy Portraits

Probably the cutest subject ever … Truman. He’s just a baby, and this was a Christmas gift to his mom from people who love them both :). Drawing, done in Clip Studio Paint.

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Comfort drawing

There comes a point in most of the commission work that I do where I need to stop and do something new. It’s a reset point. I can get so used to what I’ve been looking at in the project I’m working on that I lose the fresh insight required to find the points of change. I can get so involved in a piece that I cease to know how to fix what might not be looking the way it should. So I choose a…

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sketching with pen on paper

sketching with pen on paper

Pen on paper. It’s all truth.  Nothing hidden, nothing re-done. It’s quick … .. and for me, it’s a refreshing challenge. I used to fill paper sketchbooks with these kinds of studies and sketches. Now my work is mostly digital.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a pen, on a surface, and my ability to create the image you see. But with layers and the ‘undo’ tool, there’s more room for making and…

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trying something different … It's great to have several projects on the go 😊. This one is an interesting challenge:  work out some ideas for a paint job on this sexy machine! It's on-going, but this sketch looked pretty nice, so I thought I'd add it to the collection here. (done in Clip Studio Paint Pro)

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Clip Studio Paint Pro – test An animator friend of mine suggested a new drawing software, one designed for comic strip and Manga drawing.

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A new set up!

A new set up!

Between contracts at the studio, I found that my tablet just wasn’t producing the quality of detail in drawings that I was looking for. So I upgraded the tablet. But my regular drawing software wouldn’t work the way I wanted it to with the new equipment, so I was forced to try new softwares. Photoshop. For drawing? I’d never thought it had the sophistication (even though it is incredible for so…

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a dog and his human I was honored yet again, to draw a special pair of souls. There were many photos to choose from, some of which might have been nicer (smiles and pretty outfits).

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companion I miss my old companion Calvin He was my angel for 13 years, until I lost him to old age and cancer.

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A Christmas portrait

It was an honour and a challenge when my friend came to me, wondering if I’d be able to draw her and her family in a portrait for Christmas. The portrait finished, it was time to order the print. I have found a place in Oakville that does prints on fine art paper … and even on canvas.  These portraits, drawn with a digital pen on a digital surface, look pretty cool when printed out on acid free…

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The moments we remember

The moments we remember

The best times in life are quite often the simplest times. Like having a coffee with a friend.  Or realizing how beautiful it is just to be alive and to be able to see and smell and hear and taste, the wind and the sunshine and everything around you as you go for a walk through a park … or anything, really, that’s a lovely part of your everyday life. Like the moment captured in the drawing below.…

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In loving memory

I was recently honored with a request to create this portrait of a beautiful furry soul who had recently passed away. The dogs who love us are the most wonderful people …

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a beautiful image

A while ago, a friend of mine (Jennifer Scime https://instagram.com/jenniscimephotography/) shot a beautiful photograph of her baby daughter being held by her sister. I decided to try and re-create it, in a sketch. What I find so arresting in this image, is the joining of great strength and helpless dependency;  tied together by love. In this drawing, I used only black and white.  No grey tones. …

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early portrait sketch

I couldn’t resist drawing these little beauties :) This drawing was done early on in my exploration of digital media, and I recently came across it while looking for another file. This is an exploration of the marker tool in SAI … no blending.  Overlapping and juxtaposed colours work together to create blends and shades in an impressionist kind of way. I worked from a beautiful photo (below)

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strength

At my gym we work at building strength. I often take photos of the classes and individuals in action, but I haven’t thought to sketch them before.  The other day this image caught my eye. Again, it was just a chance to revel in the magic of illusion. At work, every drawing needs to be precise and perfect.  But when I draw for myself, I get to push the boundaries of everything. Random marks and…

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