We have lost a great artist and a personal inspiration of mine, the incomparable Drew Struzan. The light in his illustrations was exquisite and his movie posters are iconic.
14.10.2025 21:58 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@doryr.bsky.social
Love to draw (especially mountains), eclectic interests, strange sense of humour. I try to capture the way light and shadow reveal images.
We have lost a great artist and a personal inspiration of mine, the incomparable Drew Struzan. The light in his illustrations was exquisite and his movie posters are iconic.
14.10.2025 21:58 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Drawing of an abandoned graveyard, overgrown and headstones leaning. A gnarly tree has grown up through a grave and dragged the bones through the uneasy ground, up in its trunk. Micron pen and grey/black coloured pencils on textured watercolour paper.
#halloweenart Uneasy ground.
(Micron pen and black/grey pencils)
Thanks!
13.10.2025 16:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Drawing of an antique teakettle with a ghostly banshee flowing from the spout. The banshee is wailing. Drawn with Micron pen and black pencil.
#Halloweenart Thatโs not a kettle whistle, thatโs a teapot banshee! (Micron pen & black pencil)
13.10.2025 14:57 โ ๐ 35 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Lovely!
12.10.2025 14:54 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks๐
12.10.2025 02:39 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A drawing of an old skull wearing a withered crown of dead flowers. Monochrome drawing made with Micron fineline ink pen.
#Halloweenart Micron pen drawing of an ancient skull with a crown of withered flowers. ๐ป๐๐
11.10.2025 21:06 โ ๐ 66 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Itโs bootiful!
09.10.2025 05:51 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Fineline ink pen drawing of a Rocky Mountain view, snowy patches among the ridge and evergreens in the foreground.
The great thing about the Rocky Mountains is so many views to scribble.
05.10.2025 20:23 โ ๐ 30 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Great skull!
05.10.2025 20:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thank you very much๐
30.09.2025 14:29 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Rock on! (And thank you!)
30.09.2025 14:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you ๐
30.09.2025 14:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Drawn in Micron pen, a landscape of a rocky creek in a woodsy setting.
I always liked autumn walks in the woods. This drawing is inspired by those walks, as practice for textures and rocks.
30.09.2025 06:18 โ ๐ 69 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Drawing of the Athabasca Glacier in the Columbia Icefields in Alberta, Canada. The ice flows between rocky mountains on the left and gravelly mounds on the right. Ice and snow break up the rocky terrain.
Drawing of a raptor, with sharp beak and sharp eye focussed on itโs prey.
More drawing practiceโฆwearing out more Micron pens just for fun.
16.09.2025 23:52 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ink drawing of towering storm clouds gathering over a distinctive badlands landscape of hoodoos, gullies and undulating forms.
Storm gathering over the badlands. Ink drawing. #natureart #landscapeart
02.09.2025 23:27 โ ๐ 34 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thanks!
01.09.2025 04:58 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm liking the fire pen! And I havenโt even burnt my own fingers yet.๐คช
01.09.2025 04:28 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Pyrographic image of an owlโs head in profile, looking to the left, with sharp beak and large eye.
Another burnt illustration from this weekend. Fourth attempt at #pyrography #birdart
01.09.2025 04:02 โ ๐ 87 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 2Gorgeous!
31.08.2025 04:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Oh, thank you so much! Iโve been meaning to try this for ages, and itโs so much fun.
31.08.2025 01:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Wood burned image of the Three Sisters mountain range in Canmore, Alberta. Three peaks with a wooded bases, a wide, medium and narrow rocky peaks, burned onto a piece of scrap fence board.
Image of a black capped chickadee perched on a twig, looking to the right, with twigs in the background, created with pyrography.
Guess who is dabbling in pyrography!
30.08.2025 20:55 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0๐
29.08.2025 21:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you!๐
29.08.2025 08:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Same here and you too!
29.08.2025 08:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I see youโve been Aughosting - I couldnโt find time to do them this time around, so I am jealous of you having all that fun. ๐ป
29.08.2025 05:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Aww, you are too kind.โบ๏ธ
29.08.2025 05:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Drawing of the head of a peacock, looking to right, with brilliant blue and teal feathers, against a white background.
Gave the peacock drawing a layer of colour. #birdart #natureart
28.08.2025 22:14 โ ๐ 102 ๐ 17 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Thank you๐
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