My first love was graphite, and this sketch was a nod back to the days before painting. Another feathered friend that posed on my very old fencepost in the backyard. 6 x 8, Derwent graphite on Bristol Vellum

Amazing birds, owls. I could stare forever into their piercing eyes, which seem filled with the secrets of the universe… This piece was done with Prismacolor colored pencils on Strathmore pastel paper, approx. 7 x 10

A graphite drawing in the making for two years…It had been on a back burner for a long while, and then I acquired a Mono Tombow eraser and decided to finish it this morning and have some fun pulling out highlights. So glad to finish it, I enjoyed the stint of creativity this came from. … More ‘Neptune Seahorse’