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CHARLIE CHAPLIN & THE KID—PEN & INK

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This is an old piece, from way back in high school. Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in a movie called The Kid.

April 18, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION

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I’ve done a decent amount of magazine illustration work over the years. Here are a few samples. These originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Now & Then, Gold & Treasure Hunter, and New Renaissance.

April 14, 2020 davewritesanddraws 2 Comments

THE SIDESHOW—PEN & INK

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I love working in pen and ink, and this is one of my favorites of all the pieces I’ve done.

April 9, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

MORE SKETCHES FOR A PICTURE BOOK—KENYA

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People seemed to like the sketches I posted before, so here are some more. I didn’t mention it last time, but these are two-page spreads, with an open area for text on each spread.

April 2, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

UNFINISHED SKETCH—COLORED PENCIL

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No idea why I never finished this, as I like the direction it was heading. But, that ship has sailed and I’m not going to finish now. I think it’s worth sharing, however.

March 31, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

SKETCHES FOR A PICTURE BOOK—KENYA

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I worked on a picture book set in Kenya for the same publisher I did the Galapagos book for. The project fell through, but here are some of the sketches. This was fun—so many animals!

March 28, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

BROKEN TOY—PEN & INK

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I think the name for this one kinda speaks for itself.

March 26, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

LIFE DRAWING

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I suppose there are pluses and minuses to being a packrat. Here’s a plus…I was cleaning out an old portfolio and found some life drawings from college, thought I’d share.

March 24, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

DIGITAL COLLAGE

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Back when I was designing rubber stamps for a company called Stampers Anonymous, I also created some digital collages for their in-house catalog. This is one of my favorites.

March 20, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

EMMETT KELLY—PEN AND INK

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This is a pen and ink piece I did way, way back in high school. Looking at it now, some of the line work is sloppy, but I think it still holds up.

March 17, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

HANNAH—COLORED PENCIL

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I drew this of my daughter Hannah when she was a toddler. She’s now 24, almost 25 years old. Damn, I’m getting old.

March 16, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

THE DAILY BAGEL—COLORED PENCIL

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This was designed as the advertising mascot for a bagel shop called The Daily Bagel.

March 4, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

MOUNTAIN MUSIC—COLORED PENCIL

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I did this for a CD cover—instrumental bluegrass versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival songs.

March 2, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

SNOW FOX—PEN AND INK

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Just a quick pen and ink sketch of a snow fox. I love drawing animals. With this one, I was playing around with working without any outlines.

February 28, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

ROBIN—COLORED PENCIL GREETING CARD ART

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Not much to say here, this is pretty much what the title says. For just about all of my colored pencil work, I do a base layer of markers, then colored pencils on top. I like the rich colors I get with this technique.

February 24, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

YOUNG WOLVES—BLACK PRISMACOLOR PENCIL

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This is black Prismacolor pencil on coquille paper, which has a pebbly texture I really like.

February 17, 2020 davewritesanddraws 2 Comments

MARKER RENDERING

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I did this marker rendering as part of a magazine re-design. I really enjoy working with markers.

February 17, 2020 davewritesanddraws 2 Comments

AMISH MAN

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I did this pen and ink piece way, way back in high school. Yes, there are things I would do differently now, but I still like it!

February 5, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

THE FRENCH CONNECTION MASCOT

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I designed this as a mascot for a sailboat called The French Connection.

January 19, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

PURR-FECT ANGEL

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Am I embarrassed by the name of this piece? No, I am not. Colored pencil.

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

CHRISTMAS PUPPY

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I did this as greeting card art. Christmas, of course!

January 17, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

O. O. OCTOPUS, SHERIFF OF BLUE RIBBON SOUND

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Here are a few illustrations from a picture book I was hired to illustrate several years ago. this was done completely digital.

January 12, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

LIGHTBULB GUY

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This started as a rubber stamp design, but I like him so much I did a colored pencil version.

January 7, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

Colored Pencil Study—Teddy Bears

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Before I started doing wallpaper borders, the studio folks asked me to do some teddy bears so they could see my style.

January 2, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

Colored Pencil Study—Hannah

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My daughter Hannah is now a bold, strong-willed and altogether delightful 24 year old. I did this when she was quite a bit younger…

January 2, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

Fan Art—Inside-Out

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I don’t do a lot of fan art, but when the Pixar movie Inside-Out asked for it, I threw my hat in the ring. What can I say, I like the movie.

January 2, 2020April 27, 2021 davewritesanddraws 2 Comments

Pencil Study—Hand

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Here’s a pencil study of my hand.

December 16, 2019September 2, 2020 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

MY LITTLE UNIVERSE BOOKS

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My Little Universe Books was a small publishing company that specialized in picture books about the connection between humans and nature in various countries. I illustrated several books for them—this one was set in the Galapagos Islands.

December 7, 2019 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

EYES OF THE WOLF

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This was an experiment. I did the original pen and ink drawing, and was very happy with it. Then I tried digitally coloring the original. And, I like it, but maybe not as much as the original. I think the black and white version has a quiet power that the colored version doesn’t.

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 davewritesanddraws 1 Comment

WALLPAPER BORDER—BEARS IN BALLOONS

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The first wallpaper border I did, which led to the others. Colored pencil.

December 6, 2019 davewritesanddraws Leave a comment

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