Sharpie marker on yellow cloth-textured paper, August 2008.
Posts Tagged ‘drawing’
390. Horse On Yellow Paper
October 15, 2009
Sharpie marker on yellow ‘cloth-textured’ paper, August 2008.
388. Ummm
October 8, 2009
Pencil on paper, April 2008.
I think this is more of a concept piece than a finished artwork! It was just some mucking around with my pencils!
385. Donkey Dreamscapes
September 29, 2009
Ball point pen on music manuscript paper, August 2008.
I have some pretty weird dreams. Often I try to draw them or write them afterwards – they tend to prove useful for my drawing ideas and creative writing inspirations!
Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
September 19, 2009
19 September 2009, drawn on an iPhone using the ‘Doodle Buddy’ app.
International Talk Like A Pirate Day – 19th September. Mark it in your diaries!
379. Mr Hippo’s Herbarium
September 17, 2009
Ink fineliners on paper, August 2009.
Caption reads: “When Mr Hippo was not chasing the local river fishermen, he enjoyed growing herbs for the organic produce market.”
I was trying to combine a Beatrix Potter-inspired cute animal in pretty garden vibe with that morbid truth that the hippopotamus is an incredibly dangerous animal.
A few years ago, on a visit to a zoo, we were able to handle the skull of a pygmy hippopotamus. I could not believe how sharp its teeth were… and that was the smaller hippo. I imagine the full size version would be full on terrifying!
I have made this design available for sale on greeting cards and art prints: http://flokot.redbubble.com/sets/81539/works/3526674-2-mr-hippos-herbarium
377. Purple Fantasy Bird
September 7, 2009
Coloured pencil on paper, July 2009.
I see this as typical of my attempts to try and recreate the childish joy of inventing and imagining strange new creatures. Admittedly, this one is not hugely unusual – if anything, it resembles a purple version of any number of birds typically found around this area of Australia. However, it was fun to draw and isn’t that, really, the point? To have fun and be expressive and explore ideas?
Information on this drawing as an art print and greeting card can be found at my RedBubble.Com Bubblesite.
376. Collage: horses and birds
August 31, 2009
Mixed media, July 2009.
This is a collage of my various horse sketches and bird sketches, all glued together! The birds are mostly inspired by southern Australian native species. The horses are mostly inspired by Arabian horses.
It’s available as a card or laminated print at my Bubblesite at RedBubble.Com.
375. Night Time Dance
August 27, 2009
Ink fineliner on paper, July 2009.
You can purchase a print / greeting card of this image at my Bubblesite at RedBubble.Com.
374. Evil Clowns deserve more attention
August 22, 2009
Ink fineliner on paper, July 2009.
There’s something hideous about clowns. Shudder! I don’t know what it is, nor do I know the origin of my fascination with evil clowns. There are Christmas-inspired elements here, too – namely the reindeer and the tinsel on the mast.
In terms of influences in my own life -
There’s an episode of the Simpsons where Rod and Todd Flanders poke a drunk and passed-out Krusty the Klown. They ask the question, ‘Do you think he’s evil?’
Then there’s all the clowns in heavy metal culture. Maybe its some weird horror movie thing. I don’t watch horror movies so I wouldn’t know…
I’m not sure if any of this makes much sense, but there it is. Enjoy!
More information on this illustration is available at my Bubblesite at Redbubble.Com. Prints available in the following formats:
Framed print
Mounted print
Laminated print
Canvas Print
Card
Matted Print
373. Grrrl
August 20, 2009
Watercolour pencil, watercolour pencil and colour pencil on paper, July 2009.
This is a bit of a flashback piece for me – more akin to the type of stuff I was drawing in the late 1990s / early 2000s! A little inner Goth that keeps trying to crawl out… Admittedly, this one is relatively colourful when compared to some of my teenage years drawings.
I’ve made this painting available as an art print and greeting card, see http://flokot.redbubble.com/sets/79778/works/3471712-2-girl for more information.
370. Flowering gum
August 9, 2009
Felt tip marker on paper, March 2009.
Trying to capture something quintessentially Australian – gum trees!
A 4-year-old’s Menagerie
August 1, 2009I found these drawings in my notebook. They are usually the results of my morning trips to a local coffee shop. While I sit there enjoying my soy cappuccino, my pre-school child takes my notebook and pen and begins sketching. Here’s some of her drawings from this year.
“Zebra”
“Elephant”
“Pig”
Blowfish
July 13, 2009
Pencil on paper, June 2009.
Drawn by my 4-year-old. She tells me that it’s a blowfish. I thought it was super cute!
360. It Had To Happen Sooner Or Later
June 14, 2009
Digital art, April 2009.
With the arrival of our new baby Netbook (an Asus Eee PC of some description – don’t ask me for specifics, because I’m not some tech head who knows this stuff), I took great delight in the novelty of playing with long-forgotten PC type stuff. We’ve been using a Mac Mini for a few years, so imagine my delight when my new Netbook came already armed with Paint. Hooray!
I proceeded to draw the first thing that came to mind. What you see here is the first creation I made on Paint on the new computer. I hope you enjoy its crude simplicity.
359. Some Sketch I Did On Music Paper
June 13, 2009
Ball point pen on music manuscript paper, August 2008.
357. Neighbourhood
June 11, 2009
Watercolour pastel on paper, 2007-ish.
I like looking out the back door at night, when the only sign of life is the glow of lights in nearby streets.
