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Serval Cat - Speed, Habitat & Diet of Africa’s Wildest Cat The serval cat is the most successful predator on the African savannah. Here are facts on the wild cat’s speed & habitat, & why they're not good pets.

Here is a link to more information on the serval cat.

africafreak.com/serval-cat

Watercolor and pen painting of a Serval Wildcat.

I saw a photo of a Serval Wildcat online and thought it would be an interesting subject. The long legs aren't mistakenly drawn, they must be quite fast.

#watercolor #pen #serval

Pen and ink drawing of a harried-looking instructor.

After seeing Ralph Steadman's show "and another thing..." I wanted to draw something up with concentric circles for eyes. This is Mr. Pleasealot, who says please a lot (i.e. Children please!)

#pen #ink

I suggest you see Ralph Steadman's touring show "and another thing..." if/when it comes near you. I very much enjoyed the experience, anyway.

Here is a gouache portrait of my cat Betty.

#gouache #cat #painting #art

Here is another figure practice. I added some background bits-and-bobs.

#watercolor #practice #art #pen

YouTube video by Stephen Coates Watercolour doodles Human figures

Here is a link to the promised exercise on figures:

youtu.be/cHilWMjGlWs?...

I've been practicing my watercolor figures. I found an exercise I liked and here is the result. I'll post a link to the exercise in the comments.

#watercolor #pen #practice #art

Chalk queen of diamonds drawing on black paper.

I was playing around with those faces you sometimes see carved into very old graves. I decided this would be discreet nude, as well as a subtle design for a queen-of-diamonds card.

#chalk #gaouache #drawing

Graphite drawing of a saw-whet owl styled with zentangle

Here is a graphite drawing of an owl. It might be a Northern saw-whet owl that I stylized with zentangle.

#graphite #drawing #owl

Pen copy after a Maude Lewis painting of a ship.

This is a pen copy after a ship by Maude Lewis. There is a film called Maudie if you would like to know more about her and her artwork. I needed something to decorate a notebook of drawing paper and liked this elegant design.

#pen #Maude-Lewis

Pen, watercolor, and colored-pencil caricature of President Gaius.

Here is a pen and watercolor drawing of President Gaius, Supreme leader of the Apes. I like the way the material of the coat came out with just a simple crosshatch.

#watercolor #pen #colored-pencil

Rarely seen metres-long ‘doomsday’ oarfish washes up on Tasmania’s wild west coast ‘King of herrings’ is one of ocean’s longest fish and can grow to eight metres long, living at depths up to 500m in the open sea

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pen and watercolor drawing of Ms. Pacman of the Deep

Here is another denizen of the deep and true doomsday fish...

#watercolor #pen #drawing

Pen drawing of a giant oarfish

Here is a pen drawing of another oarfish. I'll post a link to a recent sighting in Tasmania in the comments.

#pen #oarfish

Here is a pen and fountain-pen (for shaded areas) drawing of a crossword puzzler. Who doesn't love the best cheese store?

#pen #fountain-pen #drawing

I forgot tags, so: #gouache #painting #art

Charcoal drawing of Chapel in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.

Here is a charcoal and woodstove-coal drawing of a chapel in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. I think it was in the fall and towards evening. I was probably thinking about Halloween.

#charcoal #drawing

Hansel or Gretel looks on as a witch prepares food.

Copy after a Norwegian woodcut by Oscar Henry Andersen Depicts a scene from Hansel & Gretel. This is gouache on kraft-colored watercolor paper.

Pen drawing of 2 faces

A second view of the same pen drawing from earlier.

#pen #drawing

Pen drawing of two faces.

This pen drawing shows that, when you recognize a face you can ignore a lot.

#pen #drawing

Sharpie drawing of a stylized goose.

I like this as an idea for a tattoo. It is the goose that delivers good vibrations far and wide. It came from a watercolor about a Beach Boys song. Here it is in isolation as a sharpie drawing on a piece of brown backing material.

#sharpie #drawing

Gouache painting on black paper of an old codger.

Here is a small portrait in gouache on black paper. As I recall the subject was an old codger in a newspaper article.

#gouache #painting #portrait

Ink and watercolor painting of a woman squatting a barbell.

Here is another watercolor and ink painting depicting a woman lifting (in this case a squat). I used the ladies restroom icon with minor modifications to depict the lady lifter. The message is simple, girls can lift heavy.

#pen #watercolor #painting

Shade and wash drawing of Mme. Gautreau.

Here is a water-based shade-and-wash charcoal pencil copy after John Singer Sargeant's Madame X (Mme. Gautreau).

#water #charcoal #drawing

Watercolor painting of a toy soldier in a dessert holding red balloons.

Here is a watercolor painting fail called, "Toy soldier holding red balloons in a dessert." The name came from a confused friend, trying to understand the scene. I could see what they were saying and had a good laugh.

#watercolor #painting

Marker drawing of a hollyhock flower.

I think that traditionally Hollyhocks are planted near an outhouse, although these were in a garden. This is a marker drawing.

#marker #drawing #hollyhock

Charcoal still-life drawing of a pumpkin, two wine bottles, and a mixing bowl.

Here is another negative drawing, this one a timed still-life. The instructor set up a scene, set a timer, and said go. The idea was to capture as much as you can as quickly as you can to help you rely less on your thinking parts and more on your feeling parts.

#charcoal #drawing

Charcoal and graphite drawing of an aloe vera plant.

Here is a negative charcoal and graphite drawing of? (click image to find out). It is 18x24 and because it is large and black-and-white the subject can take a moment to identify.

#charcoal #graphite #drawing

Little sister has a hard time keeping up because she is wearing her favorite chicken boots.