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Cauldron of Rebirth

Colored pencil on backside of Hahnemuhle Bamboo paper. Aprox. 4 inches by 3 inches. Finished September 10, 2026.

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Dragonfly 2025 0907

Stylized drawing of a dragonfly on a background of cattails.

8 x 11 inch pastels and colored pencils. One nice thing about pastels is that they scan so much better than watercolors or colored pencils alone.

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Tree Sketch

Drawing of a tree.

Playing with white colored pencil on Black Stonehenge Aqua paper. For some reason the process of working white on black feels very freeing.

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Tree Line – Work in Progress

I’m still workoing on getting the hang of working in colored pencil. I like the wispy look that I get by using optical mixing and letting the paper show through. Unfortunately that means that the photos I post have to be roughly the same size as the actual artwork or smaller. Blowing the size up makes them look too grainy. At some point I should try doing a large piece but I actually like making artwork that I can hold in one hand and prop up on my desk. This one is about 5 inches by 7 inches.

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Satyr No. 2

Another satyr. Colored pencil and watercolor on Hahnemuhle Mixed Media Bamboo Paper. The colored area is about 2.5×3.5 inches.

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Mushroom Matrix

One from the vaults. I did this back in 2012. Obviously there are some issues with it but I still like. It’s something I woould like to revisit at some point. As I recall this was done in Pen & Ink with a little bit of digital cleanup.

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Dragonfly Sun 2023 1101

I really like the way this Stonehenge Aqua HP paper takes colored pencils.

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Abstract Mushroom Doodle

Just testing out how well Aristico Fabriano HP Extra White works with colored pencil. I like the color depth I can get by layering.

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Mermaid #3

Trying for an older look to this mermaid’s face. I like the feeling of energy that the cross-hatching gives this piece. A lot of my compositions are way too static.

4.5 x 6.5 inches
Colored pencil on Stonehenge Aqua HP paper.

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Mermaid #2

Mermaid
Colored Pencil and Watercolor
3.5 by 2.5 inches
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb HP paper
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