Entering the cave

Another sci-fi picture in ink wash. This one is not from a particular story. It was inspired by a closeup of a condor's face in Smithsonian Magazine. I'm not sure what they are finding in the cave.

The Dark Light Girl

An illustration inspired by "the Dark Light Girl", a short story by Alan Dean Foster. I did it as an exercise in ink wash. The subject is a girl that glows in the dark. It was a challenge to depict the subject as the source of light.

Soccer

An ink and watercolor piece of kids playing the "Beautiful Game".

Alligator wrench

A still life of an "alligator wrench". It is an early style of adjustable wrench. The mouth has a smooth side and a toothed side that conform to the sides of the nut you're turning. It is also neat looking and a good subject for a painting.
Acrylic on board 5" X 7"

Cutbelly

Here's a picture of Cutbelly the werefox from Michael Chabon's Summerland. A fantasy book he wrote a few years ago that involves elves, indian legends and baseball. It's no Narnia, but it has a lot of cool imagery that makes for a good illustration exercise.

ABC Castle

Another pen and ink drawing. This one was done for the Art By Committee challenge on James Gurney's blog. They are a lot of fun. This week you had to work from the line ;

"It may have been a castle, but it was unlike anything you'd see in history books. An alien hand had drawn the blueprints; I was willing to bet on that."
I'm still working on my pen technique, so I did a more finished drawing. I hope it gets a laugh.

You can see what other people did at www.gurneyjourney.blogspot.com

Birdbeard

I haven't done any straight pen and ink in a while. So I did this. I felt rusty with a pen, but I hope to get better with practice.