29/07/23 Late July artwork

This month, I've done quite a bit of traditional work as well as experimenting with digital art.

Sword badger 23/07/23

A digital illustration depicting a brave warrior badger armed with a sword. This was drawn in my 'vintage storybook style' that you might find in the Wind in the Willows and such.

Wayfaring adventurer 24/07/23

Watercolour n' ink illustration of an adorable mouse adventurer on a4 watercolour paper.

hummingbird hawk-moth 27/07/23

Ink illustration of the hummingbird like moth 'Hummingbird hawk-moth" drawn on a4 sketching paper.

22/07/23 Traditional works including paintings and ink drawing.

 More alien landscapes, and traditional art inspired by the natural world. 

Watercolour fox painting 21/07/23

Watercolour and ink illustration of an adorable red fox who's chilling under a tree.

Secretarybird ink drawing 19/07/23

Ink illustration of a Secretarybird, Sagittarius serpentarius, a beautiful bird of prey from Africa known for its ability to hunt snakes.

Alien landscape 15/07/23

Watercolour landscape of a hypothetical desert exoplanet or moon orbiting a large planet.

Alien landscape #2 17/07/23

Watercolour illustration of a scenic alien scene complete with a comet blazing across the star strewn sky.

15/07/23 Warrior badger and alien landscapes

So far this month I've been reigniting my old passion for watercolour. I have been heavily working with digital art but I still love doing traditional artwork. 

watercolour knightly badger 11/07/23

Watercolour and ink illustration of a brave badger knight! Painted on a4 hot pressed watercolour paper.

Mole lost in the woods 08/07/23

Digital illustration depicting a scene from Kenneth Grahame's classic, The Wind in the Willows. Inspired by the scene in which mole gets himself lost in the snowy wild woods.

Gas giant landscape #3 13/07/23

Watercolour illustration of a majestic landscape from the surface of an alien moon that's orbiting a large Jupiter like planet.

 

06/07/23 Owls

Lately I've been in a very ornithological mood with a desire to draw/sketch a variety of interesting owl subjects. 

Blakiston's fish owl 28/06/23

Ink illustration of the Blakiston's fish owl. It's an endangered species of eagle-owl native to Japan, China, and parts of eastern Russia. This was created using felt tips and fine liners on A4 drawing paper.

Northern pygmy owl 30/06/23

Northern pygmy owl Ink drawing on a4 drawing paper of a northern pygmy Owl which is native to western parts of North America.

Barn owl ink drawing 04/07/23

Ink drawing on a4 drawing paper of an adorable barn owl. Barn owls are probably one of the most iconic species of owl but never boring to draw.