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Scribbling stuff I see, mainly fields and trees. YT @doodlesandnoodles @starkmusicpresents Contact markmakingartmarks@gmail.com He/ Him ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽถ

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A black ink sketch of spring tree blossoms on branches.

A black ink sketch of spring tree blossoms on branches.

Ok I think itโ€™s finished. Value study in black Tombow pen. Spring tree blossoms. #art #artist #watercolor #watercolour #sketch #tombow

04.02.2026 05:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A late winter early spring landscape across two pages of a sketchbook.

A late winter early spring landscape across two pages of a sketchbook.

I painted outside church today. #art #watercolor #pleinair #landscape #artist

01.02.2026 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What trees are in blossom?

09.02.2026 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No not yet, these drawings are from photos I've taken. Ive seen that Snow drops are blossoming, under some trees, which i find very beautiful.

09.02.2026 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#pencil #art #coloredPencil #art #drawing #sketch

09.02.2026 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really enjoyed it too,

09.02.2026 00:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I was sketching some  Vermeere paintings with coloured pencils, on the left is "the milkmaid" and on the right is the "Girl with a pearl earring". Because they're next to each other on the same page it kinda looks like a girl with a Pearl earring is peering over her shoulder to ask, "have you lit the candles" just as she swings the door open burst out in song for the Milkmaid... happy birthdaaaay tooo you,, ๐ŸŽถ

I was sketching some Vermeere paintings with coloured pencils, on the left is "the milkmaid" and on the right is the "Girl with a pearl earring". Because they're next to each other on the same page it kinda looks like a girl with a Pearl earring is peering over her shoulder to ask, "have you lit the candles" just as she swings the door open burst out in song for the Milkmaid... happy birthdaaaay tooo you,, ๐ŸŽถ

#colouredPencils #pencils #vermeer #drawing #art #JohannesVermeer #sketch

08.02.2026 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Alina, it is fun, this is the first page of a new sketch book so i was so keen for a dry day to get out,

08.02.2026 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunbeams in the forest โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜

I was trying to show the beams of light in the forest

I'm liking my trees! ๐Ÿ˜€

#watercolour #painting #waben #art #forest #sunbeams #trees

08.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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08.02.2026 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bisecting spiky fronds of a Monkey Palm plant convey both a meeting and bending of dimensional intersections, which can be seen as a parallel for long-term international travel and a meeting and blending of world cultures

Bisecting spiky fronds of a Monkey Palm plant convey both a meeting and bending of dimensional intersections, which can be seen as a parallel for long-term international travel and a meeting and blending of world cultures

'Refracted Tensions' (Teflon, 2026) -- Sungai Pinang Park, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

'He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder' -- M. C. Escher

#Stunday โœจ #ImageAndVerse โœจ #ClassicMono โœจ

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

08.02.2026 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 388    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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good morning โ˜€๏ธ sunrise in the hollow acrylic, tempera powder, gouache and ink on paper

08.02.2026 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Robyn, It was so nice to be able to paint outside again today. :)

08.02.2026 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is a watercolour painting of a coastal town being held up above the same scene.

This is a watercolour painting of a coastal town being held up above the same scene.

This is just the watercolour painting it's in a sketchbook.

This is just the watercolour painting it's in a sketchbook.

Detail of right hand side of the painting

Detail of right hand side of the painting

Detail of left hand side of the painting

Detail of left hand side of the painting

#Stunday #watercolour #pleinAir #painting #watercolorOnPaper

08.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gray-scale marker drawing of a group of trees rising from a bed of snow. A close up view of a few thick trunks, capturing crisscrossed shadows from their upper limbs, is in center view while thinner trees rise behind, in the distance.

Gray-scale marker drawing of a group of trees rising from a bed of snow. A close up view of a few thick trunks, capturing crisscrossed shadows from their upper limbs, is in center view while thinner trees rise behind, in the distance.

Gray-scale marker drawing of a house along Weybridge Street in Middlebury, VT. The tall, slender, white clapboard house sets covered in angular roofing displaying a large shadow from a tree to the right and out of view. Various slender windows dot the houses facades, topped with a chimney under a pale sky.

Gray-scale marker drawing of a house along Weybridge Street in Middlebury, VT. The tall, slender, white clapboard house sets covered in angular roofing displaying a large shadow from a tree to the right and out of view. Various slender windows dot the houses facades, topped with a chimney under a pale sky.

Gray-scale marker drawing of buildings along Mauritskade in The Hague, Netherlands. Tall and squat stone buildings shoulder against each other as a slender tower rises to the right. Dark angular shadows run vertically along the structures, telling of the bright mid-day sun from the above right.

Gray-scale marker drawing of buildings along Mauritskade in The Hague, Netherlands. Tall and squat stone buildings shoulder against each other as a slender tower rises to the right. Dark angular shadows run vertically along the structures, telling of the bright mid-day sun from the above right.

Early morning value sketches.

#drawing #marker #sketch

03.02.2026 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Houseplant. Watercolour on paper. #art #sketch #watercolor #stilllife

22.01.2026 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’š

08.02.2026 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Sunny Autumn Day, 2/7/2026.
72"x60" acrylic painting on canvas,
Created in 2016.

07.02.2026 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Minimal pastel and pencil drawing with blue, orange, brown, grey, and black. A few lines making various shapes and curves. Smudging also used.

Minimal pastel and pencil drawing with blue, orange, brown, grey, and black. A few lines making various shapes and curves. Smudging also used.

A sort of a study I did recently which I felt was unsuccessful but led to another little piece. About 8x6 in. Pastel, graphite pencil, and colored pencil.

#art #drawing #pastel

05.02.2026 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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over the hill...(and through the woods....๐ŸŽถ) sharpie and ink and acrylic on collaged papers

08.02.2026 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Mr Snee :)

08.02.2026 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Landscape #painting #Scape #oilPainting #wetPaint #woodland #forest #forestofDean

08.02.2026 02:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ›ต๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Š

08.02.2026 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ghis is an oul paintjng of some trees

Ghis is an oul paintjng of some trees

#painting #oilpainting #art #landscapepainting #tree

08.02.2026 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚

07.02.2026 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This is an illustration to this little short storey/ poem.. 

Come sail with me, 
let's ride the crest of waves, 
float on horizonless skies, 
Or white water rapids,
in corrugated ply.

Come sail with me 
On the most epic of digital detox,
A 6x4' cardboard box

Steer clear! The Island of drawers
Pirates and their smelly socks. 

Land is near! 
Lets moor here,
Eye spy a bounty of treats
Looking delightfully sweet.

This is an illustration to this little short storey/ poem.. Come sail with me, let's ride the crest of waves, float on horizonless skies, Or white water rapids, in corrugated ply. Come sail with me On the most epic of digital detox, A 6x4' cardboard box Steer clear! The Island of drawers Pirates and their smelly socks. Land is near! Lets moor here, Eye spy a bounty of treats Looking delightfully sweet.

This is an #illustration to a little short story/ #poem, which is in the alt #description.

#drawing #workbreak #sketch #art

07.02.2026 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#cloudsofbluesky
๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ

27.01.2026 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 160    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The relax

Mixed Media Painting, A1, $800

A gold, ochre and blue seated swooning nude

The relax Mixed Media Painting, A1, $800 A gold, ochre and blue seated swooning nude

The Peonix

Water colour and pen, Square approx 1x1 m, $800

A beautifully fiery coloured bird arrises from a deep blue city

The Peonix Water colour and pen, Square approx 1x1 m, $800 A beautifully fiery coloured bird arrises from a deep blue city

Exposed. 

Pen and watercolour on A3 paper, $650

Exposed. Pen and watercolour on A3 paper, $650

Well


Watercolour and marker collage drawing

This piece is very dark 
In the center is a forlorn looking man with sad eyes

Well Watercolour and marker collage drawing This piece is very dark In the center is a forlorn looking man with sad eyes

A series of bigger pieces

Inside and out

06.02.2026 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

fascinating stuff, do you do anything with them once they are teared up? paper mashy hat for dancing with? i guess thats not what your saying. the process is yours, "wedded"

I might make my self a hat, im no dancer but if I have a hat made out of my sketches then try stop me dancing with it! ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ‘’

07.02.2026 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a young thundercloud anvil grows quickly into a giant in the blinding heat of the sun and the humid tropics, taken from under the shady branches of a large leafed tree

a young thundercloud anvil grows quickly into a giant in the blinding heat of the sun and the humid tropics, taken from under the shady branches of a large leafed tree

'Clear Blue Sky, White Anvil' (2025) -- Malaysia Always Had Such Beautiful Cloud Formations, They Made You Think... and Wonder, Tanjung Tokon Public Beach, Penang, Malaysia

#BlueSkyArtShow #Cloud โœจ #Stunday โœจ

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

31.01.2026 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 683    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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