Tag Archives: pen and ink

The balloon kid

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Kindgentleman

At one point, feeling like I had no inspiration for new images, I turned to Facebook for suggestions, and my Dad offered me several, including, “a kid with a balloon tied around his wrist which is lifting him off the … Continue reading →

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Wheelbarrow rabbits

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Kindgentleman

I was out running an errand one evening, and stopped at a traffic light near a very nice neighborhood, when I noticed a yard cart sitting on a lawn across from me, unattended, filled with yard clippings to the point … Continue reading →

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Meerkats playing croquet

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Kindgentleman

My wife is full of good ideas. Often when I’m having trouble coming up with an idea for a new illustration I will ask her for suggestions, and this is one of her ideas. I have no idea what prompted … Continue reading →

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Giraffe on a chopper

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Kindgentleman

I find the process of creativity fascinating. I love how this painting of a giraffe riding a chopper through the savanna grasslands turned out, but its inspiration was completely random. Some of my students wanted to sketch, but weren’t sure … Continue reading →

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Bubble Girl

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Kindgentleman

I love blowing and watching bubbles, and I’ve been trying to come up with an image involving bubbles for a while. I eventually settled on a girl running with a large bubble wand and her dog chasing along behind her. … Continue reading →

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Hockey Bear

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Kindgentleman

My wife suggested at one point that I paint a polar bear playing ice hockey. It took me a while to get a pose and concept I liked, but eventually I decided to have the bear practicing shooting. I decided … Continue reading →

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Dragon siblings

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Kindgentleman

I was commissioned to paint these dragon siblings by a friend of mine who was decorating her recently born daughter’s room in a fantasy creature theme. She asked for a scenario depicting a young female dragon interacting with her older … Continue reading →

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Young Rhino

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Kindgentleman

Last Summer I got to see some white rhinos at the Baltimore zoo and although I have seen rhinos before, this time I was much more mesmerized watching them than ever before. Perhaps it was the overall setting, because there … Continue reading →

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Shy Mouse

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Kindgentleman

I was sketching a mouse one day and decided it would be interesting to have it holding a clover blossom. In the process I decided to make the mouse female, and have her sort of coyly holding the clover, possibly … Continue reading →

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Bug BBQ

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Kindgentleman

A friend of mine challenged me to do some work that would push me out of some of my artistic ruts, namely making characters a bit more cartoony and playing with the relative sizes of everyday objects. I started by … Continue reading →

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