All righty, I think a week of dilly-dallying is enough. It’s time to draw something! (Taken with instagram)

“Orchids” - pen on Rives archival paper

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This took FOREVER. Stippling is fun, and it looks awesome, but man is it a bitch.

Also, there are a surprising number of people out there who don’t know what stippling is, so I will clarify: stippling is a drawing technique in which dots are used to create value. Lots of people like to call this ‘dotwork,’ and I’d like to put an end to that right now. It’s called stippling, dammit.

“Octopus” - screenprint, four passes, on coffee-stained Arches lightweight paper

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I am so, so happy with the way this print turned out. I’ll hopefully be getting this tattooed on my flesh in the near future.

“Eve and The Serpent” - pen and ink on okawara paper

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So, while I was working on this, I accidently dripped water right on Eve’s boob. My roommates assure me that it’s not too noticeable, but I’m still very upset with myself. I guess that’s what I get for working with ink that isn’t waterproof.

“The Spitz Family: 1903” - watercolor on hot-press paper

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thought I’d just upload a higher-quality image of this.

“Snow White” - watercolor, pen, and acrylic on hot-press paper

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just a little something from the beginning of the semester

“The Last Stand” - oil on illustration board

“We Are All” - 9.5x12.5, watercolor on hot-press paper

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A piece for a book of poems written by kids in the Say Yes to Education program.

Painting today!