Sorry to be out of touch for a few days. I was a bit ill since the weekend, and got very little done. Now I’m back at work and starting a piece I’ve had on the table for a long time, neglected. You can see the thumbnail concept sketch below.

This is a simple sepia ink line drawing to start, on some of my tea stained paper. I’m going to do a water color wash after this, and then decide what direction I am going to go from there. Right now I’m considering developing it both with traditional media and digital over traditional for a mixed media effect, to see which end result I like the best.

El Muerto Danzante / The Dancing Dead

Conceived and drawn entirely on Halloween (2009) for the Day of the Dead that followed. Translation of title thanks to flickr friends. Ink and watercolor on tea stained paper.

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Forever Tree

Ink & watercolor on tea stained paper. Art in private collection.

Older Than These Bones

The line used is one I dreamed up for this piece. If it is somehow from a real song it’s an entirely subliminal rip on my part! I couldn’t find anything in a google search at the time. Ink on tea stained paper. You can see how to make tea stained paper for yourself here in my flickr tutorial. This piece is in a private collection.

Bones sketch