The Pencil Panda

I recently realized that I had not done a pencil drawing in quite some time. I love doing the pen drawings I've been completing lately, but at the same time I miss drawing with my trusty pencils. So I decided that I'm going to get back into the habit of doing more frequent pencil drawings. I've told myself that I will try to swap turns with my pencils and pens, alternating between completing pencil drawings and pen drawings.

That all being said, I just finished a new pencil drawing. Here it is.

This is my pencil panda.

I enjoyed completing this pencil piece. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy doing pencil drawings, so it feels good to get back in the habit of it. What's more, I got to test out a new pack of tortillions and stumps on this little bear. Good times!

I hope you like it!

Holiday Deals

In celebration of Christmas and the New Year, I am offering 20% off all purchases in my Etsy shop from now through New Year's Day!

No matter what you buy and no matter how many items you purchase, you get 20% off! After all, 'tis the season for giving!

What's more, I offer free shipping year round!

Just click on the Etsy link at the top of this here blog of mine to check out my Etsy shop!

The 20% off coupon code is HOLIDAY20.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

(P.S. As always, stay tuned for news on upcoming new pieces of mine. I'll give sneak peaks as I complete them, and I'll let you know when they are available in my shop.)

New art prints on Etsy!

There are three new prints available in my Etsy shop! "Grizzly Gus" and "Hang the Moon", both in my animal nursery art series, are now available as prints. The third one available is "Queen Anne's Lace", which belongs to my fantasy garden series. You've seen images of the originals of all three of these here on this blog, but now they're available as prints on Etsy!

"Grizzly Gus"

"Hang the Moon"

"Queen Anne's Lace"

Visit my Etsy shop to see these and more of my available prints!

Grizzly Gus

I have finished the next piece in my animal nursery art series! Meet Grizzly Gus.

Here's Grizzly Gus.

It had been awhile since I'd had the chance to finish a piece in my animal nursery art series, so I really enjoyed creating this one! It was quite satisfying seeing the long overdue completion of this furry critter, and now I can't wait to get started on the next one!

I hope you like it!

Christmas Critter Cards

My Christmas critters are now available as Christmas cards!

Christmas puppy card

Christmas kitty card

These Christmas critter cards are available in my Etsy shop! To visit my Etsy shop just click the Etsy tab at the top of this very blog.

Christmas is just around the corner, and I hope everyone is having a merry time gearing up for it!

Christmas Critters (finally!)

So, I had a couple of setbacks with my supplies. Mainly, my favorite local art store seems to have reduced its art pen stock, and my favorite set of pens has not been attainable there lately. After completely drying out a number of the colors, desperation forced me to go against my usual doctrine of only buying my art supplies in person and I ordered my pens online.

And now, I finally have my new set of pens in hand and I am thrilled! I immediately finished my animal Christmas art that had been put on hold. So, without further ado...

This is the Christmas puppy.

And this is the Christmas kitty.

At first I planned on giving the puppy spots and making the kitty a calico. I rethought those plans, though, and ultimately decided that I wanted to go for simplicity with these Christmas critters.

I love Christmas, and I love animals, and I love drawing animals. So, I really enjoyed creating these pieces, even despite the setbacks.

I hope you like them! And I hope you are having a merry time gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

I'm still here!

As the title says, I'm still here! I apologize for the lack of posts lately. I know it's an exhausted excuse, but things really have been very busy lately, both with artwork and of course with other forms of work as well.

I can hardly keep my eyes open at this moment, but stay tuned for a new post from me tomorrow. It will involve a sneak peak of my current animal Christmas pieces. So, as I said, stay tuned!