"I don't paint how it looks, I paint how it feels." - Robert Wade

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Inspiration?

If Joy and Beauty refuse to be my muses today, then I'll use Anger and Righteous Outrage. "If there are no further questions, I'll start my reign of terror now."

Been doodling a lot of watery themes lately. I think I need to create an underwater painting. That'll give me a chance to play with some deep blue & purple watercolor. Have any of you done ocean or water paintings? Highlights with yellow & gold maybe? All of these are pencil with inkpen over the top. (Pencil just doesn't photograph very well.) I use a cartridge fountain pen. I think this one is a 'broad' nib. This is one of my favorite drawing pens. It holds waterproof ink, so I can watercolor over the top if I want. I'll have to get a photo of the ink so you can see the brand in case you're interested. It's always good to be able to find reliable tools and supplies. If you've got a favorite ink, pen, pencil, whatever, let us all know in the comments!

Happy little wriggler. The siphon is probably not right. I don't even know if I've gotten 8 legs in there. Maybe I'll turn him into a Kraken with 10 legs. Lots of wriggle for sure!

Seaweed. There are a few fishes in pencil, but they're hard to see in the photo.

I just like this little guy. He reminds me of Gomez Addams with his moustache.

More Inspirational Artwork

Taking a short break from the penner project. I'll have more to post on that subject soon.

Some interesting abstracts from Patricia Askew.

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This one looks like a bouquet of flowers to me.

A waterfall of colors.

This one just feels very peaceful.

Mysterious

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” 
― Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein

"It's not enough to be the best at what you do; you must be perceived as the only one who does what you do." - Jerry Garcia