Watercolor

Beginning a 20X30 version of the alien flower from my sketchbook.

Pencil drawing complete on Nielsen Bainbridge cold press illustration board; starting the pen and india ink.

Gripende Fabeldyr: Watercolor / India Ink and Marker

Playing with the Oseberg gripende fabeldyr motif with india ink and watercolor in Moleskine book.

    

A more whimsical "gripping beast" carrying the sun on a greeting card. Pitt Artist Pen.

Drawing and Painting

Drawing and painting in my sketchbooks this weekend. 

Schminke watercolors in Stillman and Birn (Zeta) sketchbook.

Schminke watercolors in Moleskine book.

"Tumescent Neolithic Pre-Funk" is finished; the varnish is drying.

Sketching and Painting

Planning in my notebook for a watercolor painting.

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Back in the Eighties a fellow I worked with came bursting into our bunk room very excited. He had a porn magazine in his hands, and he just HAD to share his "blonde venus with a penis" with us.

"BV with a P" was born. 

Pen and india ink; watercolor paint.

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Rosemaling Planning

Drawing a design on roll paper...

Checking the drawing as I go-- deciding if I like what I've got so far.

Works In Progress

Acrylic painting: "Tumescent Neolithic Pre-funk"

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Planning board for multi-media poster: "Narrenschiffen" Ship of Fools

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More Cards and Comics

Working on a card for my barnebarn at home.

 A quick multi-media study of a co-workers fish.

Watercolor and  colored pencil on a Strathmore Multi Media greeting card.

Another comic card for my barnebarn.

Watercolor, Pitt Artist Pens, and colored pencil.

And another--.

Colored pencil and Pitt Artist Pen.

Board Books and Greeting Cards

Starting to get color on the board book drawings...

Put a comic from my 2014 notebook on a greeting card...

Drawing a Board Book for Natalia

It's about Natalia's Uncle Lars.

Romp sells blank board books! rompstore.com

Vår (Spring)

Odin carving in basswood with birch catkins and Danish ribbon. 

Odin as a wanderer.