Renee Bates Art

Happy Valentines Day everyone! Go hug a fluffy bear or swim in a bin of em while you're at it!!! Oh yeah and eat lots and lots of chocolate :) xoxo ren #valentinesday#teddybearlove#singlelifebaby :)

Little ones at the park, kids have always been my favorite subject to sketch :) they're perhaps the hardest critter to capture but they're cuteness and energy make up for it! #sketchbook#babies#dayatthepark#gesture

I'd like to introduce you to my bestest little buddy Linus...he keeps me company during my vampire like hours and also likes to steal my chair EVERY time I get up for a break! #kitty#mainecoon#thinkshesadog#lovethislittleguy

One of the things I miss most about the arts building in college were the haunting yet beautiful music notes you could always hear echoing through the halls. Here is a sketch of a wonderful violin performance I was lucky to catch one day. It was my best attempt to capture the duet in the dark of the audience #sketchbook#violin#penandink#hfac#classicalmusic#gesture

This little studly muffin would be my nephew who I have to refrain from borrowing each and every time we visit! He's a little shy but ladies beware, he'll melt your heart! I miss you little Emmy xoxo aunty renren

One of my favorite experimental pieces back from the college days...the prompt was to design a character based on one of the elements #tbt#characterdesign#experimental#elements#dance#gesture#abstract#waterdance

This was back in my chameleon days...such a fun creature to design! #characterdesign#creature#WWII#bomber#vintage#chameleon#illustration#tbt

A little doodle from the sketchbook, to see the final sketch painting come visit my blog! reneebatesart.blogspot.com :) #sketchbook#doodle#Volkswagen#vintage#beetle#pencil#ventura#california

The studly man from the airport...perhaps it's a good thing the nearest airport is over 2 hrs away from me or I might just live there! #loveairportpeople#sketchbook#people#airport#LAX#brushpen#watercolor#2015

Romeo, Romeo, where art thou my little Chameleo! A fun toy design I revisited to touch up :) #vinyltoy#toydesign#animaldesign#conceptart#digitalpainting#chameleon#toy

Occasionally when the stars align and by some divine miracle I turn my vampire hours around...I wake up early and visit my friends at the park#satmorning#ducks#walktothepark#toomuchbread!!!

Remember that time when I thought Wednesday was Thursday? Oh yeah that was this week! Alright here is a legit #tbt one of my favorite things to draw are gestures of people...I fell in love with gestures the moment I learned how to capture them. The figure is a beautiful source of inspiration and I highly recommend any artist to pursue the joy I have discovered drawing it :) #gesture#figuredrawing#contecrayon#newsprint#30seconds#5min#dance#design#beauty

#tbt here's a fun character I did a while back, I laughed so hard when one of my buddies commented on how cute she was and that he'd date her. She's supposed to be 13 :) #characterdesign#teenager#illustration#childrensbook#cute#tbt

Reposting this guy in higher quality now that I understand Instagram a little better...Lonnie's Bulldog Diner "Dining for those off the leash!" To see the full painting come visit my blog at reneebatesart.com :) #diner#retro#vintage#conceptart#illustration#bulldog#painting#iwantapuppy

Design challenge of the week...bull doggies! Sometimes you've just gotta understand what's under all those lovable rolls :) a character from my book! #characterdesign#sketch#bulldog#childrensbook#illustration

Warm up sketches for the day, I'm craving to draw people out and about#imahermit#sketchbook#ink#watercolor#needtogetoutmore

"La Vie en Rose" inspired by the one and only Mr. Louis Armstrong! To see the full illustration please come visit my website reneemichellebates.com :) #tbt#lavieenrose#characterdesign#illustration#digitalpainting#love#WWII#army