splotch monster 313 in milo's book

splotch monster 311 in milo's book

deep sea life in willie's book

Lately I've been more into watercolors and figurative drawings - mostly animals of course. I was inspired and blown away by the work in Willie's Mole, and some of the sea life, including Aya's octopus and Ellen's two-page spread really inspired me to try some too. Being into things that are freaky and monstery, I went for the stuff that lives miles below the ocean's surface, and learned a lot in the process. That's what I love about these exchanges and drawing in general - they inspire me and cause me to want to learn about things I might otherwise know little about. Anyhow, it was an adjustment, working back in the smaller Mole again, being I've been spoiled by working in my newer A4 watercolor book, which I love to pieces. Still, it was kind of cool trying to draw so small again. I hope to get this journal out into the mail ASAP.

collab/pre-collab

The above drawing is a collaboration with Ellen, who drew the cat. I drew the hungry T-Rex. Why, I don't really know, though my wife had a good title for this page, which I'll let you all figure out yourself (heh heh). The bottom page is my part of the collab with Mary (good luck with this one, haha!). I got a little carried away with the doodles I guess. Anyhow, I figured since Mary was still playing catch-up, I'd wait until tomorrow to shoot this one out into the mailoshphere.

four collages in Andrea's Moleskine

Here are some collages made from small prints of various works of mine that didn't turn out as well as I would have liked. Instead of throwing them out, I made more art. I sill need to complete my collaborative pages and hopefully this book will be sent out tomorrow.

steve's work in ash's book

Finally, I finished working in Ash's book! Spring is a busy busy time at work/school, so it was good to find some time here and there to add to these drawings (sometimes working in the book while my students were working on their art, which doesn't always work out!). I based my animal drawings on some photos I took where I live in Leesburg, Virginia. I used watered down acrylics and Pigma Micron pens for those four. The bottom one was a fun little collab done with Ellen. Anyhow, this sucker goes in the mail tomorrow to you Mary. So sorry for the delay!