Archive for the ‘pencil’ Category

Not A Doodle: Sketching the Sudan

January 21, 2021

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Two thumbnails from a project I’m currently working on. The intent is to capture a travel journal feel by employing loose pencils and watercolor washes, with mood being more important than detail.

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MEETING DOODLE: Harumph!

February 24, 2020

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Hubert is always skeptical. About everything.

NOT A DOODLE: Baby Elephant Bye-bye

September 13, 2018

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A co-worker of mine is moving all the way across the stinkin’ country. She loves elephants, so I did this piece for her as our creative department’s way of saying ‘farewell’. I wanted to capture a field journal type of mood, so I kept the pencil work somewhat loose and the watercolor washes simple and monochromatic.

Phone Call Doodle: Awww, maaaaan!

August 3, 2017

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Not feeling frustrated about anything at the moment, so I don’t know why the heck this poor kid popped out of my head.

 

MEETING DOODLE: They’re impatient little cusses sometimes

May 13, 2014

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Apparently I was taking too long to doodle him. I told him he had better lighten up or I was going to erase that scowl right of his face, but he just kept on. As you can see, he won the standoff.

To be honest, I’m a little intimidated by him.

NOT A DOODLE: Paul and Jonah

March 18, 2014

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A graphite illustration of Jonah (left) and Paul (right) that will be used as part of a larger, full-color piece for a magazine article at work. The article compares and contrasts Paul and Jonah’s responses to God.

MEETING DOODLE: Space Monkey Hobo and a Daunting Daisy

March 10, 2014

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Catching up on the pro side of things…

February 11, 2014

Lest you think all I ever do is doodle (and, granted, I do that A LOT), here are a few samples of my more recent illustration jobs. Sorry for the necessity of a watermark, but you know how dishonest and sneaky people out there in Webland can get.

Not YOU, of course, dear blog visitor… buuuut… other people.

It’s always other people.

Darn them.

 

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MEETING DOODLE: And the angel goes “TOOOOOOOOT!”

February 4, 2014

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Red Astronauts, and Givin’ ’em what fer!

October 22, 2013

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More meeting doodles! I would say I don’t find meetings productive, but that would be a lie. I find them VERY productive… just maybe not in the way the person who called the meeting intended.