: Captivated by the vibrant koppie foam grasshopper from South Africa! Blues, purples, reds, and ochre …
: Just finished a detailed grey wolf sketch, reflecting on my course and teaching insights. Inspired …
: 🎨✨ Tried something a bit challenging – sketching the majestic Migzi at Mādahòkì Farm. The …
: Iridescent art in focus! My A6 Etchr sketchbook & Art Toolkit palette were essential in painting …
: Joined my first Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists sketchpod. We chatted, then sketched in …
: Dove into a neighbor’s gifted pose book and tried sketching something new. Not my typical art …
: My second piece from this morning. Sketching this horse brought a peaceful end to my paint and …
: Sketchbook sneak peek: 🐆 Snow leopard in watercolor. Precision meets spontaneity in a dance of …
: Sketched two crows with my Pentel pencils while testing a new Leuchtturm1917 120 sketchbook. A true …
: Just completed “Bare Essence Standing,” an 11x17 study of a milkweed in graphite, …
: Sketching a bison’s majesty 🦬✏️, inspired by a photo from Elijah Pilchard via Unsplash. This …
: Join me March 16th for a free live demo/giveaway on YouTube www.youtube.com/live/r3mS… This …
: Finished my first oil painting. This chickadee seemed like a suitable subject. Painted alla prima …
: Spent some time in a coffee shop last night waiting to pick up my daughter so I thought I would …
: I needed a mahl stick for oil painting so I designed and printed this and added some hockey tape for …
: Don’t let your doubts clip your wings. Be like a puffin—dive into the sea of creativity with …
: Had a fantastic time at Artawa’s event at Ottawa Art Gallery. Enjoyed catching up with podcast guest …
: Started with just two little frogs and couldn’t stop there – had to give them a whole …
: Absolutely loving the playtime with the Brush Sign Pen Twins from Pentel Canada 🎨✨ Not my go-to …
: Are you an urban sketcher looking for inspiration? I pulled a dozen episodes of my Drawing …
: Morning sketch session with my favorite subject, the black-capped chickadee! ✏️🐦 Kept it simple …
: Kicked off my morning with a graphite sketch of an alpaca that’s been waiting in the shadows. …
: 🐸💙 Meet the vibrant ambassador of sustainable living, the blue poison dart frog, captured here in …
: Rising with the dawn, sometimes my mornings are dedicated to creation amidst the quiet hum of a …
: Turned waiting time into sketching time and brought this majestic hippo to life with my pencil. 🚗✏️ …
: I painted this wasp with some new friends at the Kanata Art Club Open Studio last night. Just under …
: Mourning dove today in a coffee shop. Sketching while my daughter did some homework. I also started …
: This woodpecker landed on my sketchbook this morning for my coffee stop. My first day back to work …
: A little snowy today. I spent a little sketching in a local coffee shop. Pentel brush pen, QoR …
: Some African penguins I sketched while in a local coffee shop. A young one in the background. …
: Art vs. Artist 2023 As the colors of 2023 blend into the canvas of memories, I can’t help but …
: Owl you doing today 😊 Here’s the output from this morning’s coffee session.
: Finished this little walrus party this morning. Pencil in a Moleskine sketchbook.
: We have so many blue jays where I live. They have unique personalities and are quite gregarious. I …
: This was a challenge. New subject, bright colors and small scale. Happy with the result but took …
: An American pika in my watercolor sketchbook. Yes, coffee shop work. A fun recommendation from a …
: Today’s coffee shop sketching session turned into an unexpected journey into the world of …
: I find it so hard rendering bees with watercolor. I spent some time before work and at lunch to …
: I have decided to end my Patreon and Newsletter (on Convertkit). You can now find me regularly …
: It’s been awhile since I sketched in a coffee shop. I left crazy early for work today so I …
: Finished up this little raccoon sketch while prepping for a conference talk, new podcast interviews …
: Sometimes I find drawing inspiration in the form of a cicada needing a rescue while paddling. It was …
: Say hello to our daily visitor, the majestic green heron, brought to life in this sketch right from …
: This magnificent belted kingfisher has become a regular visitor at our pond, serving as a natural, …
: 🐢💚 Caught this little one enjoying some sun by our pond, and just had to sketch him in my Etchr hot …
: One of my creative inspirations is the butterfly and specifically the monarchs. We have see a number …
: Picked some walnuts from our black walnut tree before the squirrels got them all. Ink production …
: Watercolor work today while enjoying coffee at the Kanata Equator Coffee. The Etch hot press …
: I tried out the new Oil Max Pack of Procreate brushes from Max Ulichney. Really enjoying these! …
: Thrilled to unveil my drawing of these majestic horses. 🐴💫 Check out my podcast episode #102 for why …
: A morning sketch and stretch produced this little shoebill stork. Watercolor in an A6 Etchr …
: Come join us in celebrating International Nature Journaling Week, June 1-7, hosted by the amazing …
: Drawing Inspiration🎙️Ep100 is here, podcast fam! We’re diving into the history & …
: A little sketch practice on my day off at a coffee shop in advance of a workshop I am doing next …
: I cut up a 4’ by 8’ 1/4” piece of hardboard into fourteen smaller pieces for drawing/watercolor …
: Our first clutch of mergnasers have emerged with a total of 19 ducklings. Two more clutches to come …
: A little graphite sketch in my Etchr A6 hot press sketchbook. I know some of you aren’t fans of bugs …
: A fruit study. Ok, and a hissing cockroach :-) Spotted at the insect display at the Museum of Nature …
: It’s coming up on episode 100 of the Drawing Inspiration podcast at the end of May. It’s been an …
: A baby sea turtle in watercolor inspired by the photography of Sketched with the a Sakura pen, …
: Sketching to relax Sometimes I sketch to finish and other times I sketch to meditate and explore. This was 45 mins of …
: I sat outside this evening and a sketched this great blue heron with a ballpoint retractable pen …
: This male wood duck looks great and he knows it. Our pond friends are all coming back.
: Lunch sketch today was in a new style Moleskine sketchbook. Arlo the Havanese.
: Enjoying a cup of coffee this morning while boiling down my last batch of maple syrup. This system …
: I cleaned out and replaced the shavings in our duck houses a few days ago. Look who is checking it …
: An ink drawing then watercolor of The Writers’ Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland.
: It’s that time of year again. Replacing the shavings in the 5 duck houses around our pond. This one …
: A little coffee shop piece today. Barn owl in watercolor in an Etchr A6 sketchbook. All my tools are …
: Lunch art from today. 45 mins to calm and clear the mind. 🎨 🐸
: Starting a new graphite piece. My largest in this medium. Love using my Pentel Graphgear .3 2B. …
: Sketched this in a Starbucks while waiting for my daughter to write an exam this evening. Finding …
: Launching my first drawing course Excited to announce my first online course in collaboration with Etchr. You can check out the …
: American Bullfrog I love frogs and toads. Their textures are so fun and challenging to render. This male American bull …
: I made good use of my lunch time today at work.
: A little pencil sketch in the small Etchr accordion sketchbook with hot press paper. This paper is …
: I just love pencil. Yes I also love acrylic, watercolor, ink and digital but my first love will …
: Evening sketch of an african wild dog. Watercolor using a Pentel brush pen in an Etchr hot press …
: Did you know that the common loon is unable to take off from land? As a Canadian, it was time for me …
: I would love to observe these incredible creatures in the wild but for now I practice. A sketch …
: I did this rendering of a secretary bird while watching the World Junior hockey game. Yay 🇨🇦! I am …
: A golden-headed lion tamarin with photo reference by Edwin Butter. Mix of watercolor and gouache. 🎨
: Art v. Artist 2022 It’s been a very busy year with lots of change, creativity and conversation. I have continued …
: When you wake up in the middle of night and decide to spend a couple hours painting. #wip
: Tried out some new QoR watercolor paint from Golden today at lunch. Loving them so far. 🎨
: Progress shot about 4 hours into this acrylic piece. This is after the first block of color on the …
: I did it. I decided to try acrylics. Of course I had to go big at 2’ by 3’. I have already done 2 …
: Finished the final card in this series. Harvest mice again in watercolor.
: Late night success. Yet another original greeting card. A couple of harvest mice in watercolor.
: A pine marten watercolor greeting card going out to a follower on Monday.
: Harvest mouse and berries A little exploration with watercolor using Daniel Smith watercolors and a little Schminke super …
: Graphite Cat Eye Study Complete Finished this little study of different cat eyes. Drawn on hot press paper using a Pentel Graphgear …
: Some cat eye practice for upcoming projects. Drawn during my lunch hour yesterday and today. Finding …
: It was fantastic having Christina Wald on the podcast. We check out her work and the story of the …
: A 60 minute drawing in Procreate. Testing out a new Apple pencil grip. ✍️ 🎨
: When life gives you mushrooms Make art! These scalycaps were challenging and I gave up on them only to come back to them a couple …
: Bobcat in graphite I spent about 8-9 hours on this 9” by 12” render of a bobcat. I created it using a Pentel Graphgear …
: Drawing Inspiration #85 For the latest episode of the Drawing Inspiration podcast, Maria Coryell-Martin joins me to talk …
: Blue-spotted salamander I found this salamander under a piece of wood bench I built a number of years. It’s a blue-spotted …
: Isopods - pill bug/roly poly Never really took a close look at one of these. Once I did, thanks to my daughter, I had to paint …
: Fall has arrived It’s that time of year again as the leaves begin changing. The leaves on our buckeye tree almost act …
: Watercolor wood frog This little wood frog was exploring our yard. I rendered it with transparent watercolor and some …
: Fall mushrooms A little watercolor entry in my journal based off of some of the mushrooms in our woods. Loved the …
: Snow Leopard in Gouache I recently completed this 8” by 10” rendering of a snow leopard with watercolor on 300 gsm black …
: We have a nice batch of grapes this year and the animals haven’t found them yet. It could be a jelly …
: A quick little (2” by 3”) drawing of a young gorilla as part of a live Zoom event. Polychromos …
: It’s been a challenging few weeks for our family but we are emerging from it. I now have time again …
: With the loss of a dear family member and another in hospital for a week, it’s been hard to find the …
: A tiny drawing in a coffee shop this week. Graphite on Fabriano 640 gsm hot press paper. ✍️ 🎨
: Toad in my perpetual journal I dropped into a coffee shop to render this little toad. I have rescued two so far this week. At …
: My art as a tattoo I was excited a year ago when Pierre, someone I went college with, reached out and asked if he could …
: Orange Echinacea My latest journal entry is orange echinacea. I was going to leave it as ink but decided to drop in …
: Acanthocephala terminalis painting Spent this beautiful Canada Day evening painting this acanthocephala terminalis I spotted earlier …
: Painting Milkweed One of the plants that deserves more attention is the mighty milkweed. Often treated as invasive and …
: Testing blog post Just some text here
: After 3 years, some of our bullfrog tadpoles are finally getting their legs. I had to draw one that …
: For the latest edition of “Bugs and Coffee” we have psytalla horrida which is the largest assassin …
: A little watercolor sketch of the giant cave cockroach, spotted at the insect exhibit at the Museum …
: Sketching Notre Dame Basilica in Ottawa from a patio at the National Art Gallery. Sketched using …
: My journal entry this week is based on a photo I took at a garden centre where I was expecting to …
: Calling this watercolor piece done after about 3 hours. This hyacinth macaw was created using a mix …
: Samaras from one of our maple trees was the perpetual journal entry for last week. What’s next? …
: My latest addition to my Moleskine sketchbook. A young buck rendered with the Pentel Graphgear 1000 …
: A pencil study of a bee and flower. Drawn with a Pentel Graphgear 1000 .3mm with 2B lead in an Etchr …
: Canadian Tulip Festival I decided to head down to the Canadian Tulip Festival yesterday to take in the tulip display with my …
: Latest entry in my weekly perpetual journal. Fiddleheads in watercolor.
: Our duck houses have inhabitants. We now have three in use! Top to bottom we have wood duck, common …
: Admiring our new magnolia tree for this week’s perpetual journal entry
: 77: Google Doodles, Route 66 and the Animated Sketchbook Journey with Matthew Cruickshank For episode 77 of the Drawing Inspiration podcast, I am joined by Google Art Director Matthew …
: This pasque flower is my entry in the perpetual journal this week. 🎨 ✍️
: A quick butterfly wind down painting. 🎨 ✍️
: Tonight’s draw and paint was a sea turtle. So much fun with this one ✍️ 🎨
: Don’t freak out! This is the larval stage of a firefly. Pyractomena borealis. This little one was in …
: This week’s perpetual journal entry. Pussy willows. 🎨 ✍️
: A little piece in my small A6 sketchbook. Tricky with the colours and getting the rain drops …
: Playing with a new combination here. I think they look like friends. Micron pen sketch and …
: Latest entry is my perpetual journal is this painted turtle. Spotted this young one yesterday and …
: Blue jay feather I found in our woods. Sketch with Micron 005 and sepia ink and then watercolor with …
: Lily of the valley. Micron pen and watercolor ✍️ 🎨
: A little sketch in my A6 book of a milkweed plant in the fall. Trying out a Micron 005 with sepia …
: Quick colored pencil piece. Polychromos pencils on Fabriano Black Black paper. 🎨 ✍️
: Hosted my first YouTube live today. Had a few people drop in and draw along with me. Here’s my …
: My perpetual journal entry this week. Rose hips after a tough winter. Micron ink and …
: Second entry in my perpetual journal. Daffodil 🌼 🎨
: I tapped a couple of my maple trees for the first time. I planted them on our lot 20 years ago. I …
: Result of the live draw from March 13. So thankful for everyone who showed up.
: Today’s live draw on Instagram was this raccoon drawn with Procreate on the iPad. Join me next …
: Second time drawing this commission. Canada Post lost the other one. Tracking all shipments from now …
: Painted this for my Instagram live today. Loved all the other art created by those that joined in. …
: Episode 72: Unleashing the Artist with Astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor I had a great conversation this week with artist, poet and astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor. We talk about …
: A little ink drawing of a jumping spider. 🎨 ✍️
: A little ink work this evening. Wasn’t intentional. More like a directed doodle. Snow leopard.
: This week I hosted another mushroom draw/paint. This time I went back to using mushroom ink to …
: Result of the live draw I did on Instagram last week 🎨 ✍️
: Result of a live draw today. A commissioned greeting card in graphite.
: Finished this tiger painting using gouache on black watercolor paper. Loved playing with this paint. …
: So pleased to announce that Pentel Canada has asked me to be a brand ambassador. I love their …
: WIP shot. Trying gouache for the first time and doing it on black watercolor paper from Stonehenge. …
: Nice little entry to my pencil sketchbook. Love drawing frogs. 🐸 ✍️
: Yup, drawing another frog 🐸 🎨 ✍️
: Gecko is done. Loved drawing this and thanks to Colin (tropicalcol on Instagram) for the photo …
: Here’s a final WIP before finishing this wonderful gecko in graphite 🎨 ✍️
: It’s been an incredible year for the Drawing Inspiration podcast. Thanks to all my guests, patrons …
: All done. Fun playing with colored pencil on black paper. More to come I think. 🎨 ✍️
: Starting something new. Never drawn on black paper. ✍️ 🎨
: Here’s my render today from a watercolor class. About an hour on cold press paper with Daniel Smith …
: This is the result of a live draw/paint session I co-hosted with Samantha Dion Baker on Instagram. I …
: Final piece. Colored pencil on toned blue paper.
: Starting another dragonfly. This time with colored pencil 🖼 🎨
: My 2021 Creative Review Art vs artist. It’s that time of year again. Here I am with some of my work. It’s so …
: Result of class 3. Painting Ian de Hoog’s (instructor) dog 🎨
: A little 5” by 7” watercolor study of a dragonfly. Wings are done with a fountain pen and then a …
: A chickadee in watercolor from a course today. About an hour on this. So much fun painting with …
: For the first time ever I am selling some original artwork. My mushroom painting series is now …
: This is what happens when a pencil artist goes too far during the drawing portion of a watercolor …
: First time in 20 months painting in a public place. About an hour on this watercolor piece in a food …
: Final mushroom of the series. Releasing the originals and limited edition prints later this week. …
: A fairy and a mysterious snail rider appear in this mushroom piece rendered in mushroom ink. 🎨
: The latest in my mushroom series. Painted with mushroom ink. In this case a Ravenel’s Stinkhorn. …
: In this episode of the podcast with guest Stephen Silver we talk animation and caricature as well as …
: What’s in my pencil case So it’s not a small pencil case but here is what I carry when I travel as well as working in the …
: I’m back to playing with watercolor. Quick study with thoughts of a larger scene. 🎨
: Finished another piece in mushroom ink.
: Another work in progress shot. Deciding to add some forest floor to the background has taken me down …
: Here’s a work in progress shot. Toying with hot press paper. Think I like this better that the …
: Here’s mushroom number three. Once again all done with mushroom ink.
: Latest piece drawn with mushroom ink. 🎨
: Here’s the result of my live draw/paint on Instagram. Ink cap mushrooms created from their own ink. …
: A quick test of mushroom ink (brown) from an ink cap mushroom and platinum carbon ink (black) for …
: My first batch of mushroom ink. Excited to use it!
: Latest entry in my nature journal. The nest boxes I built around our pond are used every spring by …
: Here’s the result of an hour live draw on Instagram last evening with two other wonderful artists. I …
: It was my turn to be interviewed on an art podcast. Bethan Burton and I did a collab where she …
: Starting a new page in my nature journal. Merganser page.
: I have launched my first NFT collection of Procreate art known as “Digital Emergence”. Thanks to the …
: It’s World Rhino Day! An hour sketching these two. 🎨 ✍️
: Rough sketches of tardigrades (water bear) while on a call this evening. Pentel Graphgear 1000 with …
: A small sketch of a wood duck from last evening. ✍️ 🎨
: New podcast with Gayle Kabaker. I talk about art prompts and a couple of other bits before chatting …
: Now for something a little different. Spent a couple hours on the grounds of the Mackenzie King …
: Finished the dragonfly page of my nature journal. Colored pencil on hot press paper✍️ 🎨
: Finally got back got to the dragonflies. Been working on other things. A couple more types to add to …
: It’s International Orangutan Day so I did this pencil sketch ✍️ 🎨
: Excited to be in the process of minting my first NFTs as part of a collection. Stay tuned. I will be …
: It’s World Elephant Day. I sketched this African elephant in graphite a couple of days ago partly …
: Got some more work done on the dragonfly page of my nature journal. 🎨 ✍️
: It’s World Lion Day. Such majestic cats. Let’s do more to protect them and their environment.
: Sophie Green joins me for podcast episode 59 to talk about her creative journey. We discuss her art, …
: Started a new page in a park yesterday. This time it’s dragonflies for my nature journal. 🎨
: This nature journal page is complete. The chrysalis may look different than the norm but this is …
: This will be the last work in progress shot before the final. Butterfly almost done. Next are the …
: A little watercolor from a field today. This car is named Louise and is believed to be the source of …
: Beginning a new colored pencil piece. ✍️🎨
: Nature journal page complete for the cecropia moth. Largest moth in Canada. Only lives two weeks as …
: Next in my nature journal is this cecropia moth spread. Caterpillar is done and now working the male …
: A stoat/ermine near our pond made it into my journal 🎨
: The bee page in my nature journal is complete. Next page will be cute and wild ;-) 🎨
: Episode 57 is live. France Van Stone and I talk about her journey and keeping her art passion going …
: I added a couple more bees and a flower to the large bee in my sketchbook. I will probably add a …
: Something a little different :-) Kubota BX23S 🎨
: In episode 56, it’s just me reflecting on a few things. I talk about some recent watercolor work and …
: Simple 15-20 min painting while some kids watched on (at a distance). I overheard them talking about …
: Yep, decided to try a car for the first time. Practicing for a future event. Watercolor and ink on …
: Juvenile eagle in watercolor using Daniel Smith paint and a Pentel watercolor brush. A6 cold press …
: Another day, another watercolor. I rushed this one so I will want to do it again. 🎨
: Sat outside and painted this rabbit based on a photo a friend took. About 45 mins. Love this time of …
: Finished another small watercolor piece (5” by 7”) :-) 🎨
: Another little barn owl experiment with watercolor. I am getting hooked. 🎨
: Another day, another watercolor piece. This time an eastern bluebird 🎨
: Did some watercolor this weekend. A quick study of a baby killdeer 🎨
: Digital drawing using Procreate. About 4 hours work. 🎨 ✍️
: A quick 90 minute Procreate portrait sketch. Going to be trying more portraiture.
: Finished this little rendering of a snapping turtle head ✍️ 🎨
: Celebrating world turtle day beside our pond with a few of our painted and snapping turtles 🐢 🎨 ✍️
: Back to my Moleskine sketchbook with a new turtle. Coming along nicely. 🎨 ✍️
: Finished drawing this little morel mushroom. It was so tasty. ✍️ 🎨
: Calling this 6” by 8” done. Colored pencil on blue toned paper.
: Started something new early this morning during my Clubhouse room under the “Drawing Inspiration” …
: A little one hour drawing this evening celebrating the arrival of the bluebirds. 🎨 ✍️
: A little early morning sketch I did on Clubhouse today. About 90 mins of sketching and chatting. 🎨 …
: Finished this immature colored pencil piece. 6” by 8” using Faber Castell polychromos on Strathmore …
: I got a little more work done on this. Using Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencil on Strathmore …
: Colored pencil cardinal finished 6” by 8” ✍️ 🎨
: I’m back into some colored pencil ✍️🎨
: Sharing a little Procreate piece from late last night.
: Snapping turtle is done. Majority of the work was with a Pentel Graphgear 1000 3mm 2B. Graphite …
: A quick 90 minute urban sketch as part of a workshop. It’s been over a year since I have played with …
: A bit more progress on this snapping turtle. Loads more work but I thought I would post a WIP. …
: Practicing some drawing on the iPad before doing some watercolor. Need to do more digital work. I …
: Starting something new :-) ✍️ 🎨
: New episode of the Drawing Inspiration podcast is out. I asked Marek Badzynski to join me to talk …
: Today is World Wildlife Day. Here’s a sketch I just finished of two Canada lynx. 🎨 ✍️
: I’ve been busy with my newsletter and podcasting. Getting back to this piece I neglected. Planning …
: A little more work done on the lynx. So much hair work. Not spending a bunch of time on detail. 🎨 ✍️
: Started something new. I’ve seen this in person but not in the wild, yet.
: Playing around with a couple of pencils on Strathmore Toned Gray paper. Baby killdeer.
: Happy lunar near year! A little ox sketch I did over the last day.
: Happy lunar new year to all my friends. Wishing you a prosperous Year of Ox. Started this little …
: Calling this sketch done. Drawn using a 2B .3 mm pencil. Loved the textures. I think more dinos to …
: Another update on the Dino. I have the eye done which means it can now speak to me :-)
: Started this little sweetheart over lunch today. 🦖🎨✍️
: Beautiful evening by the pond after a recent snowfall.
: It’s been a long journey but the shop is going online soon. Received my first giclée prints and will …
: Finally finished product a sheet of all the colors in my new colored pencil kit. This and the …
: Check out this new Carl Angel 5 sharpener and the wonderful point it makes ;-) (on the left)
: I’m excited to be launching my new “Drawing Connections” newsletter January 8th. I’ll cover my …
: Caught a fisher traveling through our woods. We knew they were around. It’s cool to see one.
: It was so much fun to have Jake Parker, the creator of Inktober, on the podcast to talk about his …
: A little quick study of my eye using colored pencils. Fabercastell on blue toned paper. ✍️ 🎨
: I am so happy to be off work so I can just sit and draw. Still playing around with colored pencils. …
: A little colored pencil drawing to wish all of you Happy Holidays! Take care of yourself and those …
: I drew this little image on a card for one of my Patreon members. Sent a different one out to …
: Ok this is maybe my 5th time trying colored pencils. About an hour over lunch. Felt like this sample …
: Pencil sketch I did last night of the ducklings that emerged from one of our duck boxes this spring. …
: Quick little pencil sketch of a squirrel. Playing around with some ideas for stickers ✍️ 🎨
: Live draw on Instagram today was a squirrel. Spent a lot of time on his ear holes. 🎨 ✍️
: Started drawing a bird and ended doing a sketch of my eye. See the windows and the upright piano? ✍️ …
: So happy to be back with graphite. Just finished this small drawing of a hooded merganser duckling …
: Woo hoo! Back to graphite ✍️ 🎨
: Episode 39 of the Drawing Inspiration podcast is out where I talk about my Inktober experience. …
: Here’s my complete Inktober image. Happy with the result considering this is not my medium of choice …
: Inktober day 31 - crawl. We all must crawl before we can fly ;-) My third Inktober is done but it’s …
: Inktober day 30 - ominous. Sad for the inhabitants of my scene ☹️ ✍️ 🎨
: Inktober day 29 - shoes. Of course those sneaky foxes trying to hide their tracks :-) 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 28 - float. A shrew coming home and a relative of Evinrude ;-) 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 27 - music. A salamander serenade to her special friend. 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 26 - hide. A curious shrike finds something interesting.
: Inktober day 24 “dig” and day 25 “buddy”. Of course shrews and butterflies would be buddies, right? …
: Inktober day 23 - rip. I went acronym on this one. 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 21 - sleep. Hard finding the time for this right now. ✍️ 🎨
: Inktober day 19 & 20 - dizzy & coral.
: I had a great conversation with artist and teacher Cornelia Hernes for episode 38 of the Drawing …
: Inktober day 18 - trap. Of course I had to add a 🕷🕸 to the scene 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 17 - storm. Brought some weather to the piece. I think they will all be ok but look at …
: Inktober day 16 - rocket. Of course this guy came to mind as the addition for today. 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 15 - outpost. Small and simply for today 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 14 - armor. 🐢 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 13 - dune. Not much sand in a forest scene so I had to lean on some sci-fi :-) 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 12 - slippery. 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 11 - disgusting. Add two elements to the larger piece. Highlighting the human influence …
: Inktober day 10 - hope. Loved doing this one. My smallest addition to my larger Inktober piece 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 9 - throw. Tough one but went with skunk skipping stones. All placed a dock for maybe a …
: Inktober day 8 - teeth. Quick addition to the larger piece. My head was elsewhere. 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 7 - fancy. Mr and Mrs Stoat out for a paddle on the pond. 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 6 - rodent. Tough day today. This is not at all what I planned but this is where it …
: Inktober day 5 - blade. I left a bit of room under these blades of grass for maybe something in …
: Inktober day 4 - radio. Had a little fun here ;-) 🎨 ✍️
: Inktober day 3 - bulky. Need to leave the bulky root unfinished to accommodate some future prompts. …
: Well, Inktober begins. The last two years I did it digitally. This year it’s ink and paper. I have …
: Quick little 40 min sketch on my iPad using Procreate and the new Retro MaxPack brushes 🎨
: Podcast episode 35 is live. Drawing updates, attending LightBox Expo 2020, Inktober and creative …
: Progress on the comma butterfly 🎨 ✍️
: A little work in progress shot of my next sketch. This time a comma butterfly. 🎨 ✍️
: Grasshopper drawing complete. Lamb’s ear is so hard to draw 🤯 🎨 ✍️
: Here’s the link. Https://drawinginspiration.fm/34
: New podcast episode is out. Can’t believe I’m at #34. It started with a conversation with @macgenie. …
: I just completed this graphite pencil drawing of a dragonfly emerging 🎨 ✍️
: I did a little sketching and painting on the paddle board this past weekend. It was my first time …
: I had Rob McCallum back on the podcast to talk about his work on Star Trek Discovery as well as …
: Toad sketch in graphite complete. Loads of textures to struggle with🙄🎨✍️
: Finished this birb. Prints of this piece and others will be part of an upcoming Patreon. 🎨
: A recent sketch I did of a chipmunk. Playing with focal planes 🎨
: Ok, last one. This was about an hour. Need to get back to graphite 😁 🎨
: Pulled this off the shelf at lunch and decided to see what I could. Probably will do another one. …
: Started a new chipmunk. In this case I am incorporating a background as well as focal planes with …
: I got out for my first urban sketch of the year. Too hot to finish. I will go back for the …
: This commission is done. “Just one more maple seed” is 6” by 9” on Strathmore Bristol Smooth. Drawn …
: Sometimes it’s fun just to start with a line then another and see what happens. Warm-up before …
: A little more work done on the chipmunk commission. 🎨 ✍️
: Sometimes random sketching outside can get a little weird 🎨 ✍️
: Finished this chipmunk pencil drawing. This was practice for a commission. The final will have him …
: Did a couple of sketches with a Bic pen today. Kinda fun. Flashback to high school 🎨
: I also started this chipmunk in graphite as part of a commission 🎨
: A quick 15 minute sketch of a polar bear using Procreate on the iPad 🎨
: Finished this graphite sketch of a nuthatch. Such a sweet little bird. 🎨
: Back to human anatomy practice with this piece. Drawn using Procreate on the iPad. Used an online …
: Our first family of mergansers have emerged from their nest box.
: Playing around with anatomy again. This sketch was about 50 minutes in Procreate 🎨
: Playing with the MaxPack watercolor brush pack for Procreate. No idea what this is. Stream of …
: Finished this snow leopard pencil sketch today. So hard finding the time to draw during these last …
: Started this snow leopard today. Graphite 3” by 5”.
: A digital drawing I did from a 2.5 hours live draw as part of a “sciart” series I have been doing. I …
: A little immature bald eagle sketch in pencil.
: I’ve updated my portfolio on my web site to now include my recent digital and graphite work …
: One hour live draw result today. Blue heron drawn using the iPad Pro and Procreate. Time-lapse …
: I chatted with Tim on his iPad Pros podcast about how I use my iPad for art, graphic design, …
: Green heron. Digital. Live draw on Facebook
: Live draw result for WeDrawWednesdays. One hour start to finish on iPad.
: I did a live draw tonight on Instagram. Here’s the result. Drawn on iPad using Procreate. 🎨
: My drawing of Wellington the rockhopper penguin from the Shedd Aquarium 🎨
: My graphite drawing of a jumping spider. This was a fun one because I did an Instagram live duet …
: The other Instagram live sketch from this evening. 🎨
: I did this as part of a live drawing on Instagram. I will be doing a few more over the coming days.
: Finished the puffin. Some challenging bits on this one. Graphgear 1000 .3 mm 2B and 2H pencils. …
: Struggling with the feet on this one. In this scan I just erased part of the feet. Thought about …
: Woodpecker is done. Graphite in a Moleskine sketchbook. 5” by 8” A puffin is next.
: Some progress at lunch on this woodpecker. Nearly there 🎨
: Finished this little pencil study of a bald eagle. 🎨
: Finished this little pencil sketch of a flycatcher last week 🎨
: I attended an ink workshop at the National Gallery of Canada Thursday evening. Good fun. Learnt a …
: On episode 20 of the Drawing Inspiration Podcast, I was joined by Canadian art legend Robert Bateman …
: Well and truly outside of my comfort zone with the subject matter. Drawn on the iPad using Procreate …
: A little black-capped chickadee study in graphite pencil 🎨
: I took a stab at some anatomical sketching 🎨
: Bug sketch complete. Leaving that leaf detail for another drawing 🎨
: Cleaned and refilled the fountain pen. Decided to practice something I never do and that is draw …
: 1972 was a different time but 5 year old me but I was still very clear about what I wanted to be. …
: We had a bit of snow so I was motivated to do a sketch looking out into the backyard. The duck …
: Using three different prompts (iguana, self-portrait, foliage) for WeDrawWednesdays, I created this …
: Super quick sketch of a wasp today. 🎨
: Finished the hooded merganser drawing. First time doing reflections. So tricky 🎨
: A work in progress shot. I started with the male merganser because I needed to set the value scale. …
: Started this otter sketch today 🎨
: Episode 18 is live. Such a great conversation with James Gurney drawinginspiration.fm/18
: A couple ruby-throated hummingbirds in graphite pencil 🎨
: Drawing for Australia 🎨 My heart breaks for what is happening in Australia. I drew this yesterday to bring some attention to …
: I started this in the fall as an ink sketch then it started to rain. I had taken a photo so I was …
: Back to work on Monday so I spent this morning sketching in Starbucks. Longing for the bluebirds to …
: First digital sketch of 2020. This is what happens when you watch a couple episodes of Clone Wars …
: Wonderful Christmas Eve by our pond. Ice is still rough as we need some colder weather. But the fire …
: Mille feuille. Best holiday dessert. My French Canadian heritage lives on through this. Needs 24 …
: Finished this lion sketch in graphite. I have some interesting pieces planned over the break. …
: Episode 17 of the Drawing Inspiration podcast is now live. Captain Tom and I sat in a truck and …
: For #wedrawwednesdays I took three suggestions from followers and combined them into one. Frog, …
: A pencil sketch of a white wolf from a photo I took a few years ago.
: Recorded a podcast from my truck this morning for the first time. Was able to mount my easel on my …
: Really kind like sketching with a fountain pen. Did this in about 15-20 mins after I finished the …
: A quick study of a grizzly bear. About two hours work as part of #wedrawwednesdays Drawn with Pentel …
: Loving The Mandalorian. In fact, I decided to start work on some baby Yoda fan art. Last time I did …
: I have this idea for a large and detailed drawing. However, it could take a year to complete. Need …
: Finished this green heron graphite sketch this evening. 🎨
: A quick watercolor. Not super happy with it but on my way to better things. 🎨
: Such a crazy week. Finally had 30 mins at lunch to start on this green heron in graphite using the …
: Ink sketch for #wedrawwednesdays
: It was so much fun having Tiff Arment on the latest episode of The Drawing Inspiration Podcast to …
: Went back to graphite on this seagull sketch. Think I may do a larger version of this one. I love …
: Lunch sketch today was this graphite piece based off a photo I took at Bay Bulls, Newfoundland. …
: Playing with watercolor again. May finish this juvenile cardinal just for practice but I think I …
: A little ink woodpecker for #wedrawwednesdays 🎨
: So @smokey I was thinking about your question of the bird type and decided to expand it to a nature …
: Hey Android users, I am looking for a markdown editor like Ulysses for Android. Thoughts? I would …
: Too busy at work today but was able to fit in a 20 min ink sketch at lunch. 🎨
: A little graphite sketching today as I prep for a watercolor painting of a cardinal. 3 sketches in 3 …
: So impressed with my daughter in grade 12. Inspired by her physics course, she used what she learned …
: Winter is here but it doesn’t mean the blue herons can’t poke through the thin ice on our pond for …
: Lunch sketch. Not a bird! :-) 🎨
: In the latest Drawing Inspiration podcast, I spend some time reflecting on Inktober then start to …
: A quick 20 minutes sketch in Starbucks this evening. Getting familiar with my Sailor fountain pen …
: Fun to be back with ink and paper. Quick after dinner sketch. Thinking I may do this cardinal in …
: Inktober day 31 - ripe. Challenge complete. How was it and where do I go from here? I’ll talk about …
: Inktober day 28 - ride. I had a plan for the first 5 mins and then it got away from me. Not sure …
: Inktober day 25 - tasty. Didn’t get to this one until lunch today. This was a quick one under 45 …
: Inktober day 24 - dizzy. Not super happy with this one. Tough word and busy day. 🎨
: Inktober day 23 - ancient. Had a bit of fun with this one. Drawn with Procreate on iPad. Will …
: Inktober day 21 - treasure 🎨
: I don’t post them often but here is a time lapse of my day 20 drawing using Procreate on iPad. You …
: Inktober day 20 - tread #inktober #procreate 🎨
: Inktober day 17 - ornament. Do you see all of them? ;-)
: Inktober day 16 - wild (mushroom 😀) 🎨
: Inktober day 14 - overgrown 🎨
: Inktober day 13 - ash. Didn’t like this prompt so I did something simple. I have bigger plans for …
: Inktober day 10 - pattern. 🎨
: Inktober day 7 - enchanted. Get better after doing the podcast. 🎨
: Posted latest episode of Drawing Inspiration. Struggling with Inktober this year so of course I …
: Inktober can be very challenging at times. Today was that day for me. Busy weekend and a prompt that …
: Inktober day 5 - build. I challenged myself on this one by choosing a new perspective 🎨
: Inktober day 2 - mindless. I don’t know how I got to this final piece. I wanted to play around with …
: Inktober day 1 - ring. Of course I had to do a ring of fire 🔥 🎨
: Probably my last ink sketch for awhile. Quick lunch practice. Inktober starts tomorrow. Will be …
: I just had one of my digital drawings banned from the Procreate community site because it was …
: Sometimes you need more pen and more time. Hard to do this one at lunch with just a fountain pain. I …
: A couple of ink sketches while waiting for my daughter’s piano lesson to end. 🎨
: I took a few mins at lunch to do these two sketches. One is with the Sailor fountain pen with a fude …
: I had a wonderful opportunity to interview Myriam Tillson about her creative journey as well as …
: Another quick weekend urban sketch. This one of Minto Park in downtown Ottawa. Part of a public …
: A 20 minutes test of a new brush pen from Pentel. Handles nicely, stock ink does take a bit longer …
: Also, very happy with my new easel and tool layout. Yes, the media were there as well 🎨
: Supporting a local group today, I sketched the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. 🎨
: Built myself an urban sketching travel easel. Watch out fall colours, here I come. 🎨
: A sketch today at a nearby park.
: A little sketching in downtown Almonte today.
: Here are the two stills from the “paint out” event.
: The second one is of a cloister. The wedding started 15 mins after I was done.
: One of two sketches I did today as part of a “paint out” event.
: Guess who vacations in PEI? :-)
: A little thank you sketch and thank you message for the owners of the beach house where we stayed.
: This is Guernsey Cove. Lots of beach glass.
: A few sketches from vacation this week in PEI
: Hi @macgenie I am a slow to the photo challenge but here is day 8 - happiness. Bandit loves his air …
: I had the great pleasure of having @rohdesign on the podcast to talk drawing, sketchnoting and his …
: Tweaked and framed. Now off for some urban sketching
: My first painting. Wow, watercolor is way harder than I thought. Starting to get the hang of it. …
: This green frog had a bit of attitude
: My first attempt drawing with ink. In this case a mix of Pigma Micro pens. A 15 sketch of my view …
: Our muskrat doing a little work
: Sharing and teaching at the Apple Store today. So much fun.
: Picked up some supplies. Going to be dabbling in some watercolor as well some urban sketching with …
: Maybe this shot this morning of the twins in our neighbourhood will help? @macgenie
: Started a new piece over lunch today. A new mix of mechanical pencils still using a Moleskine …
: Sometimes a sketch becomes a drawing. About 2.5 hours on this dragonfly. Moleskine sketchbook and …
: Yep, going to be making stickers!
: Had to rollback to iOS 12 on all my devices except one. 13 broke writing and drawing for me on both …
: So excited to be doing my second live drawing session at an Apple Store! The first was cut short by …
: Not sure how this got here. Started with a human hand holding a giant frog’s eye. Maybe it will make …
: Baby painted turtles in our pond!
: Playing with water and wood this morning. Back to work tomorrow.
: Playing around with some more animal sketches
: Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians.
: Sometimes all I have is 15 minutes. Quick poppy sketch on iPad using Procreate 🎨
: Playing around with coloured pencils and toned paper 🎨
: Sitting across from an elm tree at lunch today. The bark pulled me so I had to quickly sketch it. 🎨
: Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. I was fortunate to be up before dawn so I could …
: I spent my lunch hour just sketching a pine cone. Now I can take on the rest of the day.
: Red admiral outside this morning. They have excellent camouflage but in the second pic you can see …
: Blandings turtle in our pond. This turtle is considered threatened in Ontario which makes this …
: 4 for 4. This eastern swallowtail just emerged. My daughter is so happy because she had quarantined …
: Drawing Inspiration, 03: Drawing with an iPad drawinginspiration.fm/podcast/0…
: Dropping the next episode in my podcast later today where I talk about drawing on the iPad and I …
: This is what an Easter swallowtail butterfly looks like less than a minute after emerging. This one …
: Well this is fun, my podcast made it to “New and Noteworthy” for a little bit in iTunes. It didn’t …
: Chickadee is finally finished. Drawn with Pentel Graphgear 1000 (2B, HB and 2H) on Bristol Smooth 9” …
: Drawing Inspiration Podcast #2: What’s in my graphite toolkit? I talk about an injury, find me …
: I did it! New podcast about the joy of drawing. Thanks to @macgenie and @manton for producing the …
: Now something different. This iPad drawing is of Rock Harbour Newfoundland. Spent a week there last …
: iPad Pro drawing. Yes, butterflies again :-) 🎨
: Great Micro Monday episode today @macgenie I think this Microcast idea would be great …
: Interesting that Instagram has now removed the “like” total for other people’s posts in my feed. Are …
: So @joshnicholas here is a video of the last piece using a single layer. Playing around. 🎨 🎥
: It’s been a long winter for our neighourhood dragons. The young ones tend to not bother with us but …
: About 30 mins playing with dry brush in Procreate app on iPad with Apple Pencil. No reason for the …
: Spent more time on this drawing. Been so busy with work. Also, been working through the final …
: Our mergansers, wood ducks and mallards are back in the pond. One of the female mergansers is …
: I’m taking an online natural history illustration course. Beginning week 2. Finding it a little …
: Started playing around with the idea of drawing the osprey from the nest cam you shared @Ron . Not …
: Spending Sunday teaching my 16 year old daughter how to change out the winter tires for summers was …
: Spent some time with a local printer this morning working with different archival paper/ink. Sorting …
: Here is a blog post about the butterflies series of iPad Drawings I accidentally created which …
: Love the video support @manton ! Seems to work well out to Wordpress but I guess Mastodon is a …
: Here is another video time lapse from a previous iPad drawing of a butterfly. These are …
: Excited about video support in Micro.blog via the latest iOS update. Of course, my first test will …
: The final in my iPad butterfly drawing series. Spent more time on this one but still not the level …
: Busy but was able to get this lazy panda done today. Drawn on iPad using Procreate. 🎨 🐼
: I am quite interested in the new Logitech Slim Folio Keyboard for the 2018 iPad Pro. Backlit, …
: Latest addition to my iPad drawing series. This one was harder because I was on a train at the time. …
: Always so happy to see the Trinity church when I visit Toronto. Brings back great memories of …
: Finally had a chance to try a Microsoft Studio today at the Microsoft store. Pen didn’t feel great. …
: I got a little more work done on this chickadee today. Crazy work week last week. This week has …
: In cleaning out our 5 duck houses around the pond, there are always interesting finds. I clean them …
: Yes, had a chance to draw another butterfly before my evening meetings. 🎨
: Quick 30 minute butterfly drawing on iPad using Procreate. Playing with new brushes. 🎨
: My first drawing 14 years ago vs the piece I am working on right now. Practice, practice, practice. …
: Chickadee update - Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ Here is a full shot of the piece. I have a large amount of finicky bark at the bottom left to do. I …
: I went way too dark for the background in graphite. Thanks to blu-tack I was able to lift it off the …
: An emotional visit to the Canadian War Museum today. So many stories, so many lives. My wife’s …
: Finished this digital drawing of a butterfly. I guess I have a butterfly series now. I do have a …
: Drawing update and my tools I finally had a chance to spend some more time on this chickadee. Still working away on the bark. I …
: Local artists meetup I decided to head to a local artist meetup today at the Ottawa Art Gallery to draw and hang out with …
: I took some time away from the chickadee Thursday evening to draw this butterfly while in a …
: Small update. Should be done all the bark this weekend. Going to a group art event to work on this …
: Tonight’s meditative drawing experience was focused on focus. Adding blur to the left of the …
: Feeling sick but work continues. Trying to get the texture on the tree just right is nothing to bark …
: A little more done on this chickadee drawing after having been away from it for a few days. Drawing …
: I am looking to Shopify as way to share my artwork around the world. I have had many requests for …
: Printing passion I was so happy to receive these prints today. The dog and the butterfly are from my original …
: Quick draw eagle So, here is a quick timelapse of the eagle. I started thinking I would go abstract with the Nikko …
: I had an hour between meetings at a local college tonight so I did drew this eagle quickly in …
: More work done on the chickadee. Roughing in the thin feather pattern while trying to expose wisps …
: Starting a new graphite piece. Of course I need to do the eye first and then establish the darkest …
: Schnauzer commission is complete! Thank you so much for following along and for all the kind …
: Most likely the last WIP I post. A few more hours left, but getting close now. Focus has been the …
: More detail done on the mouth and was able to tackle the buckle. I also reworked his left side of …
: A couple more hours on this graphite drawing today. Should be done by the end of the weekend. Loving …
: I typically draw using mechanical pencils (when not on the iPad 😊 ) but I am trying these special …
: I had about a half hour of free time today at lunch so I decided to try and see what I could do with …
: Another drawing update. Next, I need to insert an eye. It was covered by fur in the original. Should …
: Here’s a time lapse of my blue morpho butterfly drawing on the iPad youtu.be/1DcUzBNQO…
: Got some more work done on this schnauzer. Finding my groove with graphite but can’t stop the …
: My iPad drawing of the blue morpho butterfly is complete. I took the reference photo a couple years …
: I am back to graphite on paper for this commission. This is how it starts. 🎨
: Had some time to kill before an evening meeting. Drawing butterflies. 🎨
: I’ve been listening to Micro Mondays and now @macgenie has my seriously thinking of doing a …
: This shihpoo is now complete. Took way longer than plannned. I also worked off an Instagram pic …
: Installed Paperlike screen protector on my iPad Pro 12.9 2018. Resistance when drawing and does …
: I am back in college after 30 years. This time it’s to sponsor 2 projects for the final term for 12 …
: This weeks throwback Thursday is from when I did the design, testing, manufacturing and marketing in …
: Added a new drone to the household. My daughters will appreciate the Scratch and Javascript …
: Work gets in the way of passion. My first week back to work after the holidays. Had a couple …
: A bit more work done on this Shihpoo this evening at Starbucks. So many layers and still need to …
: Some more work done. Far more challenging than I expected and so much more work to do. Sharing more …
: I guess I am going through a dog phase. This guy has his own Instagram account. Very quick sketch on …
: Drawing everyday won’t produce something new but when it does, I will post it. Today I was able to …
: Building on last year year, here are my creative goals for 2019. Any goals you want to share? - …
: I enjoyed Bandersnatch. It was a flashback to a game I built simulating the trench run from Star …
: I was able to get out for a little drone footage today. Not very creative with the shots as the …
: Finished assembling our Christmas dinner dessert, Mille-feuille, from an old family recipe. Now to …
: Our new found friend, BB-TATEr. Happy holidays!
: Winter scene complete. Drawn on iPad Pro, Apple Pencil 2 and Procreate app. Thanks for following.
: Some more work done on the winter scene. Played with composition. Coming together nicely. Loving the …
: Do we know anything more about Sky? It’s been a year since the creator of Journey announced the iOS …
: Starting a new piece on the iPad. Decided these owls needed a winter scene. Still early hours into …
: I was so happy to be able to cheer up Jack with a turtle drawing. If you don’t know what I am …
: Did this super quick drawing on the iPad for a great kid on Twitter whose brother is going through …
: Final version of Copper drawn on iPad Pro. Did some tweaks to the image. Thanks for looking.
: Finished “Copper”. About 6 hours total. iPad Pro 2018 with Apple Pencil 2 and Procreate. Miss you …
: Continuing the piece I was working on in the Apple Store on my 2018 iPad Pro. Blocking in some more …
: My live iPad drawing session went well in the Apple Store. However, a smoke alarm ended it 30 mins …
: Prepping for the Apple Store demo later this week. Think I am going with this dog showing the …
: Had to get this one out of my head this evening. Winter walk on iPad Pro using Procreate
: I was thinking about a scene from a novel I am considering writing. Very quick draw on iPad Pro …
: One more cold night and we are back on the pond. Earliest in years.
: I guess I was a few firmware updates behind with my Bose QC 35. Now supports Alexa 😎
: It’s official! Happy and freaked out all at the same time. Never drawn in public beyond a few …
: I’ve been asked by my local Apple Store to do a one hour drawing demo with the iPad Pro. Pretty …
: First piece on the new iPad and Pencil 2. Loving the 12.9 size. This is Copper. We had to put her …
: Love the new 12.9 Pro with Apple Pencil and Keyboard folio. Coupled with the Procreate 4.2, it is …
: Inktober day 31 - Slice. Finished the challenge! Decided to have fun with this one and include the …
: Inktober day 30 - Jolt. This one was super quick. Almost didn’t post, because I could do better with …
: Inktober day 27 - Thunder. Before there was Lightning there was Thunder.