Face time. . .

Face time. . .

More face doodles; my sketchbook is full of these sorts of things! I was having great fun experimenting with my dip pen, which I find I really need to use more often. Dealing with the ink is a bother, but the control you get over your line quality is second to none.
The girl on top is another attempt at drawing effortless looking windswept hair using watercolor . . . . more attempts to follow, no doubt.

The Wheel-Wingback

The Wheel-Wingback

Age certainly hasn’t brought this spunky old gent down. Can’t you just hear him cackling with glee as zips along? I’d cackle too if I had a wheelchair like that, especially considering the comfy leather upholstery.

Beardy-men

Beardy-men

Faces with beards or other facial hair are always fun to draw. The lady in the middle seems a little bored by the whole thing though. Maybe she’s jealous because she can’t grow any herself?

The Jellybean Troll

The Jellybean Troll

“Come hither, dear people! Follow me, and I will lead you to my secret cave under yonder hill, where I keep a mountain of magickal jellybeans! You’ll have never tasted anything so delicious in your lives!”

“What? the stick? That’s, er. . . for, uh, stirring the jellybeans. Yes, that’s it. . . why?”

Snow Garden

Snow Garden

Another portfolio-related piece. This was to be the poster for a vinyl record set I designed for a fictitious music group called Snow Garden. The girl is loosely based on Snegurochka, the snow maiden of Russian folklore. I’m not sure if she normally dumps wintery wind out of a cup, but it works quite nicely for the ambience.

A most splendid boot

A most splendid boot

I’m no fetishist, but as artist I’ve always had a fascination with these kind of boots. Its all in how they work with the natural S-curve of the leg, but at the same time give it that blocky, powerful, masculine quality. The shininess helps as well . . . Sharpie + whiteout marker