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Our son is going to be 10 months here in a couple of days. The older he gets the more I find myself thinking back on my own childhood and all the things that I enjoyed when I was younger. Last night Katherine and I watched the first Toy Story again and it brought back all kinds of good memories of the day my parents came home from a night out and surprised my brother, sisters, and I with that movie. . . Life is so much simpler as a kid and yet it also seems to be equally complex during that season of life, too. I remember looking forward to adulthood and thinking about how much easier it would be when I had my freedom. Now I think back to my childhood and remember how much easier it was when I was under the guidance and protection of my parents. It’s such a blessing to now get the chance to watch all of those experiences run their course in the life of my son. Life is such an amazing gift. #illustration #penandink #watercolor https://ift.tt/2CIOX84

One from a series of Colorado landscapes I’ve been working on for a client. There’s been a lot going on lately-work wise-that I haven’t had the chance/been able to share about. I’m hoping to share more with you all soon. ✍🏻 #illustration #penandinkdrawing https://ift.tt/2R4wcTD

A drawing of my mug from last night. My wife found this great Vanilla Chai tea at the store and sometimes she surprises me with a cup of it. What are your favorite teas? #penandink #illustration https://ift.tt/2rqNbWQ

Work has gotten busy again so I haven’t had time to work on much personal stuff but here’s an illustration from a little while back. Side note—here’s a really great quote by the illustrator, Robert Fawcett, that I recently read from his book, On The Art of Drawing: “Although I do believe one should try to draw accurately, I do not believe that fine draftsmanship is synonymous with exact accuracy. It is usually based on “the thing observed,” which, distilled by the personality recording it, may become quite distorted from the original. The test, if we can presume to put a yard rule to something so ephemeral as drawing, is whether it gives the impression of reality over and above superficial resemblance, and whether the drawing provides an emotional stimulus quite apart from its own subject matter.” #penandink #illustration #engraving https://ift.tt/388UKlP

A little doodle from a sketch I made while traveling a few weeks back. #illustration #penandink https://ift.tt/2xNnn7i

Well, so much for doing a drawing a day for #inktober. I’ve somehow managed to find myself, once again, neck deep in a drawing that’s becoming more detailed than I had originally anticipated. Anyhow, I’m having a lot of fun with it. This is the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. I’m drawing it from a photo I took while traveling the summer before last with my wife and her side of the family. So this, of course, is from before the fire damage that occurred around six months ago. It’s such an incredible building. #wip #sketch #notredame https://ift.tt/2OYvyr5

This is a bookplate design that I did for my sister-in-law a little bit ago for her birthday. The final was touched up a bit on the computer but this is how the original turned out—drawn on an 8.5x11” sheet of vellum. #inktober begins tomorrow by the way! Last year I did a series of animals requested by you all. This year I’m thinking of doing landmarks. Feel free to name some you’d like to see in the comments! It could be a landscape, building, monument…etc. We’ll see how many days I can do this year. https://ift.tt/2mtphIh

Pencil sketch for today’s inktober drawing—Hogwarts—drawn at the request of my lovely wife. If you know anything about Katherine then you know that she loves the Harry Potter books. Basically, if she’s ever quoting a line from a movie and I’m unsure which it is, my first guess is Harry Potter… my second guess is Little Women and if it isn’t a movie then it’s probably The Office. Anyway, we’ll see if I can finish this one this evening! #illustration #sketch #wip #harrypotter #fanart https://ift.tt/2AZpJ4p