In Good Season
Festive Jack
No, this isn’t the work of a ten year old. I’m tired, and it shows. I spent a ridiculous amount of time this evening trying to track down the source of a mildew like odor in the back part of my house. We’ve had a lot of rain, maybe my house is starting to rot. [...]
You Can’t Catch Me, I’m The Pumpkin Man!
Inspired by a vintage Halloween decoration, this guy is worse than all thumbs, he’s all pumpkins! Keep on truckin’, Pumpkin Man, Halloween will be here soon! Just a simple watercolor/sketch with the trusty Derwent Inktense pencils. What do you call something rendered in these pencils anyway? Is it a painting? Is it a pencil drawing? [...]
The Abduction of Goat Boy
I wanted this to appear more sinister than it turned out, and so I consider this a sketch for another time. Innocent goat boy accepts a ride in an enchanted pumpkin, but this ride will not end well (such rides never do) And that is tonight’s “Pumpkin of the Day”. Sleepy time tea and cookies [...]
Jagannath Jack o’ Lantern
Had an odd idea, to create this Jack o’ Lantern in an Indian style, after the religious statues of Jagannath. I will revisit this idea again.
Happy Saturday JOL
A wide grin is the tell-tale sign of a happy Jack o’ Lantern. This fella is celebrating a beautiful Saturday evening spent at the kitchen table with a pile of Derwent Inktense pencils. On Arches watercolor board.
Long Tall JOL
I still need to work in a background, but for now this will have to do. A long tall Jack O’ Lantern in Derwent Inktense pencils on very nice Arches water color board. I briefly toyed with the idea of spending a good part of the weekend cranking out Jack O’ Lanterns to post during [...]
