Happy Valentine’s Day #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #flowers #sunflowers #love #valentine Drew a group of sunflowers as part of a Valentine’s Day card for my wife.

Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday #frogs Had to draw a frog fast today, didn’t have much time to draw. So I decided to draw a frog moving fast flying through the air with a powerful jump.

Skull #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #skulls #bones #anatomy I drew a skull today, practicing drawing people. I have much better results with pencil sketches than I have with ink for this subject, still fun practice. I think it needs more shading to match the texture I can get with pencil.

Cyndaquil #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #pokemon #cyndaquil Didn’t know what to draw today so I drew my favorite Pokemon, Cyndaquil. It usually has angular, jagged flames - but I wanted to change it up a little.

Locomotive #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #trains #history #locomotive Drew this while looking at a model of Union Pacific 119. Did not have time to draw the tender or rails. Was fun to draw the detailed lines, definitely was not an easy one though.

Naked Ladies #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #flowers #garden #gardening That’s what I know these types of flowers are called. In the spring they put up a bunch of leaves that die back. Then they send these stalks up in late summer with clusters of light pink flowers on each naked stem.

Red Snapper #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fish #snapper Did another side view of a fish. Big fish have been good practice for where to put in and leave out detail.

Harmonica #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #harmonica #instrument #music Did a fast drawing today, picked the first thing I saw sitting around - a nice Hohner Marine Band harmonica, a fun one to play. I didn’t try to draw any of the engravings.

Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday #frogs Drew a frog from a few references this time. Starting to really feel confident drawing.

Tortoise #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #tortoise #animals Drew a tortoise from a photo I took while visiting the San Diego Zoo last fall. The pencils really smudged up the paper.

Feather #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #bird #birds #bluejay #feather Drew a picture of a bluejay feather that I found last year, one of my favorite birds to see stop by.

Horse #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #horse Tried a simple drawing a horse, drew the horse head profile. I think next time I draw a horse I will draw the skeleton to get better understanding of anatomy.

Zinnia #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #flowers #zinnias #garden #gardening Drew a picture of a California Giant Zinnia that we grew in our front yard last year. These were big bright pink flowers with yellow florets in the center, that bloomed in the fall. Drawn using a Hunt 512.

Goldfish #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fish #goldfish #pencil #sketch Today I drew a fancy goldfish. I left the pencil sketching in, almost didn’t want to ink it I liked the sketch so much. Very happy with the result. This was drawn on blue paper but the camera corrects it to look white.

Champagne #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #glass #bottle #texture #celebration I have drawn a picture every day this month and I hope to keep the streak going. To celebrate I drew a picture of a champagne bottle, it’s still unopened, for now.

Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday #frogs Frogs are fun. Had fun drawing from memory/imagination. I think my next realistic frog I will use references to get better at actual frog anatomy and frog poses.

Filigree #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #filigree #flowers #plants Experimenting drawing filigree. Going to try to incorporate more leaf and flower shapes with some traditional styles. This type of stuff is easy to plan but takes a long time to draw.

Snow on Tree #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #plants #snow #trees Drew a tree in the snow, inspired by a cool tree in our front yard. The tree’s branches take some cool angles and the snow was sticking to it beautifully. Tried to do a bit of perspective with branches reaching to the viewer.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Black Cat #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #cat #animals Drew a picture of a cat that is black with a white belly. Wanted to practice drawing dark fur, something that I don’t do well yet. This cat was licking a goldendoodle on the back of a couch by a window, might finish drawing the scene later.

Monstera adansonii #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #plants #botany #monstera Drew another one of our house plants, this type of monstera has small leaves with lots of holes. Was a fast and easy draw, I might fill more plants in the background sometime.

Betta Fish #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fish #betta #fightingfish Had a lot of fun drawing this betta fish. One of the most enjoyable drawings of fish I have done, even with lots of lines and scale patterns. Practice drawing flowers definitely helped with this one.

Archival Ink #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #dippen #glass I drew a picture of a bottle of waterproof, archival ink. Today we witnessed murder and the attempted coverup by our federal government again, those actions can never be undone we cannot let them attempt to erase them either.

Surfing Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday #surfing Decided to draw frogs doing things that aren’t frog things, this was my first thought.

Ladybug #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #insects #bugs #ladybug #beetle A ladybug I saw on a leaf in the fall last year. Its legs were under its body.

BB-8 #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #robots #starwars #droid Was drawing something else with circles and my kids wanted me to draw them their favorite robot. I enjoyed the sequel series overall, especially The Last Jedi.

Chickens #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #bird #birds #chickens Didn’t have time for a detailed drawing today, decided to draw some chickens in a little cartoony style.

Monstera deliciosa #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #plants #botany #monstera Got a monstera plant at Costco last year, it was labeled as a Thai Constellation, it’s growing nicely near an east facing window. I drew the second newest leaf, it had some cool coloration and fenestrations.

Bluefin Tuna #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fish #tuna This is the largest drawing that I have posted for daily drawings. I love bluefin tuna they are so shiny and fast and taste wonderful. A good reason to keep our oceans and the earth healthy.

Dip Pen #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #dippen Drew a picture of my Tachikawa dip pen (mine has a pink grip) with a Zebra G nib, sketched in pencil and then inked using the dip pen. I usually do my daily drawing with pencils and microns but had fun getting this out to draw with.

Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday Not as clean as my last frog, did it without any references, just sat down to draw. I think I should have commit to the stippled shading on this one, the mix of lines and stippling clash for me.

Flicker #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #bird #birds Had one of these in the backyard today. Didn’t know what to draw so I got some practice drawing birds. This drawing felt rushed, there were so many details I didn’t really feel like I could focus on any of them.

Horse #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #horse Did a fast sketch, it turned out pretty big, was testing out how to get a glossy, dark fur look in ink. Rushed the ink but turned out ok for practice.

Lady Liberty #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #woman #people #face Do you hear the people sing?

California Poppy #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #flowers #poppy #garden #gardening I think this is the smallest scale drawing of flowers I have done.

Yellowfin Tuna #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fish #ahi #tuna Drew an Ahi Tuna, did a salmon last Sunday and wanted to follow it with another big fish.

Pencil #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #stationary Drew a picture of a Pigma Micron 005 pen. I usually use bigger tips than this, but have been using the 005 size more often.

Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday Frogs are fun.

Lobster #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #lobster #sketch A creature from the deep emerges from its cavern. Still haven’t commit to how I want to do the shading on the lobster, and blend it with the darkness.

Fox #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fox Saw the fox in my back yard last Sunday. Took photo of it running along the back fence. Here’s is a quick sketch, partially inked.

Squirtle #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #watercolor #pokemon #squirtle My 3 year old wanted me to draw and color his favorite Pokemon. Tried to do it in Sugimori’s style that I remember from the box art and manual from the old games. Used printer paper and kids watercolors. #squirtlesquad

Tulip #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #flowers #tulips #garden #gardening Drawn from a photo taken of tulips in our garden last April, tried some different techniques to render the leaves, kept the petals simple. The actual petals are bright pink with thick white edges. Try watercolors?

Salmon #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fish Drew a salmon. Was planning on drawing sushi.

Pencil #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #pencil Drew a picture of a Pentel GraphGear 500 mechanical pencil. I do most of my sketches with them.

Frog #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #frog #friday I still enjoy drawing frogs. Here is a nice and easy frog.

Fox #art #drawing #ink #pen #penandink #fox Saw a beautiful red fox bounding through a neighbor’s front yard nativity scene this morning. Was inspired to do a quick drawing. Happy New Year!

Butterfly #art #drawing #ink #pen #butterfly Saw this butterfly taking off from a sunflower in my yard. Did a fast drawing from a photo of it this morning.

Daffodil #art #drawing #ink #pen #plants #flowers #garden #gardening Drawing of a daffodil from our garden earlier this year, I might add some more flowers to this picture later. This one had white petals surrounding a wide yellow corona in the center.

French Breakfast Radish #art #drawing #ink #pen #plants #garden #gardening Drew a picture of a tasty French Breakfast Radish we grew in our garden, we have had the most luck with this type of small oblong radish in our raised beds, they grow fast too.

Fluffy Cat #art #drawing #ink #pen #cat Did a quick sketch of a fluffy cat this morning.