Sadiq Somjee

A fantasy imagination of a utopian city with greenery on the apartments and community spaces for people to interact

Wikipedia describes utopia as an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, which describes a fictional island society in the New World.

An illustration showing a man an his dog gaze at the moon, stars and planets in the night sky. The illustrator calls it Stargazer.

This illustration was created earlier, during a stretch of clear skies when the planets aligned above the western horizon. I worked with ink pen & watercolour on Bristol paper, reflecting on Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot and the perspective it offers on our place in the cosmos. May peace be upon you.

Moving my illustrations from Instagram to substack @sketchyRetiredGuy

"This is your home." From Solitude In-Between Worlds the graphic novel. #graphic novel #dystopia #illustration #fiction #technology #privacy #security

The old man sitting on the bench is surprised by a drone carrying a package. He little dog growls at the drone above them.

Old man gets a drone delivery #Cartoon #comic

An abstract painting of an old man and his dog standing at the base of a tree and looking at a robot like AI entity in the clouds. Below them are three red fish next to an iceberg. The poem about AI on the right side of the illustration is the same as the in the text.

AI Hallucinations - An illustrated poem #poem #poetry #AI #AGI #Consciousness #futuristic #abstract #illustration #watercolour

Old man sitting on a park bench with his little dog on a cool fall day. He comments, Gusty Day eh!

A red-brown leaf floats in front of him from a tree.

Amused, the old man says "cool". Both the dog and the old man look at the leaf.

An exciting fall day in the park

Painting of man in a ball cap holding a tomato, he looks unhappy because it is the last tomato of the season.

Last tomato of the season. Pen, ink and watercolour on bristol.

Mommy Whey Aah You? A picture book.

Just released "Mommy Whey Aah You?" #picturebook #picturebookfeed #picturebooks #illustrator

#picturebooks

Avocet, watercolour

In the grand scheme of things. Dip pen ink and watercolour.

A Great Blue Heron done in #procreate a common sight on the west coast. #illustration #nature #digitalart #illustrationprocess

Family driving on a dirt road in the African savannah. The car is dusty from the red and brown earth and the skies are a clear blue.

Watch out for the lions, dear. Safari trip. #Illustration #watercolour #watercolor #penandink

Illustration for an upcoming book by @miloswrites.bsky.social

Hello World… again. #illustration #watercolor #inkpen #VR