Brian's Notebook

 At least for the moment, I have decided to tone down all efforts at producing or selling marketable work. It's much more fun doing what...

 I strolled around in a local nature area, trying out what I think of as a sort of bare-essentials sketching kit: It consists of the followi...

 Bunch of small sketches in pen and watercolor, ACEO (2.5 x 3.5 inches):

I have been taking a break from painting in order to study up on some aspects of art that have always eluded me. How long I'll be busy w...

I can't always just work for the market; I'd go crazy that way. I'm an artist, not a money making machine. And thus, in between,...

After an evening storm, another batch of fallen leaves and blooms. Ballpoint pen and watercolor pencil on paper:

Autumn in the southern hemisphere. I have long loved weathered late-season leaves, and this time of year there is such a glut one doesn'...

A few more sketches for the Instagram "100 heads" challenge thing: And some more illustrations for my latest children's b...