View halloo, all!
I'm sorry to say that this year the Holiday Card Project will be changing, out of necessity.
In the past, I've offered original artwork Holiday Postcards to anyone who asked for one, only requesting a donation to help offset the cost, and only if people wanted to help. This worked out just fine, when the project resulted in anywhere from 25-50 cards with a few truly awesome people donating a bit to help cover the cost of production and postage.
Last year, however, the project jumped to 350+ cards requested in 2013, with 2 people donating (I LOVE you 2 people. You have NO idea how much.) Needless to say, it was Very Expensive to have 350+ cards produced and mailed all over the world.
I'm certainly not averse to mailing out Holiday Cards all over the world, in fact, it was amazing to see how many people around the world wanted to receive a Holiday card with my original artwork on it! However, I cannot continue to eat the cost of this project, as it continues to grow, with more and more people requesting cards, but not willing help to offset the cost. I'm just a one-artist shop doing this all on my own.
So, I've had to make a change to the way I do this project. There will be a Holiday Card this year, but only as part of my Monthly Postcard Subscription Service. It is the ONLY Holiday card I will be mailing out this year.
While I do have an ongoing subscription service with 3,6, and 12 month options for domestic US and international delivery options that ensures you get an original artwork postcard with handwritten note in the mail each and every month of your subscription option, it is not necessary to sign up for the whole project just to receive a Holiday Card.
(The Monthly Postcard Subscription Service Project can be found here: HERE if you'd like more information on the project.
If you'd like to receive a Holiday Card, with handwritten note, please feel free to sign up for the Monthly Postcard Subscription Service One Month Holiday Card option. This will get you one (1) original artwork postcard, with handwritten Holiday greeting, for the month of December 2014, ONLY.
In order to ensure you receive your Holiday card, you MUST sign up by midnight on December 7th (Eastern Time.)
The single month option is $4USD, domestic and international delivery.
Again, I'm sorry to say that the Holiday Card Project has HAD to change, but this is the ONLY Holiday card I will be mailing out this year. I simply cannot afford to produce cards for people, asking for donation, only to get inundated with requests for cards, and very few people willing to chip in to help.
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Saturday, November 29, 2014
Monday, June 9, 2014
State of the Artist 6/9/2014
View halloo, all!!
This week's update will consist of last weeks' Daily Doodle sketces. Yay! While I refilled the markers I had bought
refills for last week, the more I do these daily marker sketches, the more I'm burning through both markers AND
refills... I either need to start buying refills in bulk, or buying stock in Copic! O.o
If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales
Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
As always, Daily Doodle originals are for sale, so if you see something you like, please drop me an email at
silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com and get it before it's gone!
Current Project
Monthly Postcard Project
The April Monthly Postcard Project original work is available for sale to the public!
The April original is a steampunk-ish mermaid done at 6x8" in ink, marker, and white ink. One of my favorites for the
year so far!
$30USD + $5USD / $9USD shipping domestic US/international
Daily Doodle Batch #14:
This batch upload consists of the images from 6/2/14-6/6/14.
(***The Master Post for the Daily Doodles is HERE***)
(Shipping: $6USD domestic US / $9USD interntational - all prices listed in USD)
If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be
happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave
prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
If you enjoy seeing posts of new or in-progress artwork, please consider a donation.
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
This week's update will consist of last weeks' Daily Doodle sketces. Yay! While I refilled the markers I had bought
refills for last week, the more I do these daily marker sketches, the more I'm burning through both markers AND
refills... I either need to start buying refills in bulk, or buying stock in Copic! O.o
If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales
Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
As always, Daily Doodle originals are for sale, so if you see something you like, please drop me an email at
silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com and get it before it's gone!
Current Project
Monthly Postcard Project
The April Monthly Postcard Project original work is available for sale to the public!
The April original is a steampunk-ish mermaid done at 6x8" in ink, marker, and white ink. One of my favorites for the
year so far!
$30USD + $5USD / $9USD shipping domestic US/international
Daily Doodle Batch #14:
This batch upload consists of the images from 6/2/14-6/6/14.
(***The Master Post for the Daily Doodles is HERE***)
(Shipping: $6USD domestic US / $9USD interntational - all prices listed in USD)
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| SOLD | $10 |
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| $45 | $30 |
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| HOLD | - |
If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be
happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave
prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
Monday, March 31, 2014
State of the Artist 3/31/2014
View halloo, all!!
While I have every intention of completing the last two pieces that made the vote cut from the Sketch-A-Day/Work-A-Week projects, this past week was just full of completing my backlog of MegaCon commissions. I do have one more commission to complete from MegaCon and then that backlog will be off my plate and I can open to online commission requests and get to the remaining Work-A-Week project paintings. So, if you've got a project you've wanted to commission me for, or you've been awaiting the return of the Moleskine journal cover commission slots, stay tuned!
This week's update will consist of the last week's Daily Doodle sketches. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
Daily Doodle Batch #5:
This batch upload consists of the images from 3/24/14-3/30/14.
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If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
Monthly Postcard Project
February's Monthly Postcard original has been sold to a subscriber, as they have early access to postcard originals, but for those who don't currently subscribe to the project, here's the card that went out during the month of February:
I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!
If you enjoy seeing posts of new or in-progress artwork, please consider a donation.
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
While I have every intention of completing the last two pieces that made the vote cut from the Sketch-A-Day/Work-A-Week projects, this past week was just full of completing my backlog of MegaCon commissions. I do have one more commission to complete from MegaCon and then that backlog will be off my plate and I can open to online commission requests and get to the remaining Work-A-Week project paintings. So, if you've got a project you've wanted to commission me for, or you've been awaiting the return of the Moleskine journal cover commission slots, stay tuned!
This week's update will consist of the last week's Daily Doodle sketches. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
Daily Doodle Batch #5:
This batch upload consists of the images from 3/24/14-3/30/14.
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If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
Monthly Postcard Project
February's Monthly Postcard original has been sold to a subscriber, as they have early access to postcard originals, but for those who don't currently subscribe to the project, here's the card that went out during the month of February:
I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
Monday, March 17, 2014
State of the Artist: 3/17/2014
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
View halloo, all!!
This week's update sees the third Work-a-Week Project painting, and the last week's Daily Doodle sketches. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
Just a head's up, next week's update may be delayed as Monday, the 24th is a travel day for me. I'll be heading back home after MegaCon this coming weekend, and so probably won't have all my sketches uploaded in time to update on Monday. I'll also try to include something of a con report for MegaCon!
Work-A-Week 2014 Project
Work-A-Week 3 (Day 9)
I do have a few WIP pics for this piece, and the finished piece will follow. Day 9 and Day 21 (The Nebula Dress) tied for the most requested sketches to be completed this year. It took me a while to get around to this one, as it was both an emotionally draining piece and I have a tendency to overthink the practical process of just *how* I'm going to complete a painting... thereby, usually making any painting project more difficult that it actually has to be. >.<
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Toning the ground with washes of Ultramarine Blue and Payne's Gray, building up where I'm going to put the writhing shadow mass of ugliness bearing down on the figure in the forefront. I originally tried using liquid frisket for all the areas I wanted clean and sharp (the eyes and mouths) but, what I had ended up eating away at the paper, so I simply did my best to paint around those areas, leaving the paper as close to untouched as possible.
For the shadow mass, I'm working wet-on-wet to get as much blurred-edge bleed as I can. This is 3 passes, I think, of the Ultramarine Blue/Payne's Gray mixture.
(I went through a LOT of Ultramarine Blue and Payne's Gray during this year's project!)
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More build up, another 3 or 4 passes, and starting to include the defining shadows on the figure, using the same Ultramarine Blue/Payne's Gray mix to keep everything feeling cohesive.
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The finishing passes of the blue and gray washes, along with some more intense blue/gray mix for definition around the eyes and sharpening up the mouths/fangs. Added some white acrylic paint here, too, for definition. Also laying down a few washes of color for the figure in the front.
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Original Painting: $300
11x17" Watercolor, marker
Like the other two pieces completed this year, the sketch was enlarged from 9x12" to 11x14" and then slightly altered to work at 11x17" to take advantage of having the shadow mass looming over the girl in the front. I've become quite enamored of the 11x17" format ever since completing the first 4 pieces of the Comic Nouveau Project last year. (There WILL be more, promise!)
A few light passes of Copic marker were applied over the figure in the foreground, just to sharpen her up and smooth out the llight tones I had been working with. Watercolor paper sucks up alcohol-based pigment like *crazy!*
Daily Doodle Batch #4:
This batch upload consists of the images from 3/10/14-3/16/14, which now puts me right on schedule.
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Why, yes, I AM doodling a lot of LOTR/Tolkien-related doodles.... why do you ask? :)
In my personal headcanon, since Tolkien didn't really give us a lot to work with when it comes to the House of Oropher (Thranduil's father and Legolas' grandfather,) I choose to believe Thranduil is a rather doting dad who, while he can be fearsome to the outside world, is basically a giant, indulgent, soft-hearted, gooey-centered marshmallow when it comes to his son... particularly when he's tiny and adorable and precocious. :)
Monthly Postcard Project
March's postcard mails out today!
If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!
If you enjoy seeing posts of new or in-progress artwork, please consider a donation.
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
View halloo, all!!
This week's update sees the third Work-a-Week Project painting, and the last week's Daily Doodle sketches. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
Just a head's up, next week's update may be delayed as Monday, the 24th is a travel day for me. I'll be heading back home after MegaCon this coming weekend, and so probably won't have all my sketches uploaded in time to update on Monday. I'll also try to include something of a con report for MegaCon!
Work-A-Week 2014 Project
Work-A-Week 3 (Day 9)
Toning the ground with washes of Ultramarine Blue and Payne's Gray, building up where I'm going to put the writhing shadow mass of ugliness bearing down on the figure in the forefront. I originally tried using liquid frisket for all the areas I wanted clean and sharp (the eyes and mouths) but, what I had ended up eating away at the paper, so I simply did my best to paint around those areas, leaving the paper as close to untouched as possible.
For the shadow mass, I'm working wet-on-wet to get as much blurred-edge bleed as I can. This is 3 passes, I think, of the Ultramarine Blue/Payne's Gray mixture.
(I went through a LOT of Ultramarine Blue and Payne's Gray during this year's project!)
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More build up, another 3 or 4 passes, and starting to include the defining shadows on the figure, using the same Ultramarine Blue/Payne's Gray mix to keep everything feeling cohesive.
* * *
The finishing passes of the blue and gray washes, along with some more intense blue/gray mix for definition around the eyes and sharpening up the mouths/fangs. Added some white acrylic paint here, too, for definition. Also laying down a few washes of color for the figure in the front.
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Original Painting: $300
11x17" Watercolor, marker
Like the other two pieces completed this year, the sketch was enlarged from 9x12" to 11x14" and then slightly altered to work at 11x17" to take advantage of having the shadow mass looming over the girl in the front. I've become quite enamored of the 11x17" format ever since completing the first 4 pieces of the Comic Nouveau Project last year. (There WILL be more, promise!)
A few light passes of Copic marker were applied over the figure in the foreground, just to sharpen her up and smooth out the llight tones I had been working with. Watercolor paper sucks up alcohol-based pigment like *crazy!*
Daily Doodle Batch #4:
This batch upload consists of the images from 3/10/14-3/16/14, which now puts me right on schedule.
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Why, yes, I AM doodling a lot of LOTR/Tolkien-related doodles.... why do you ask? :)
In my personal headcanon, since Tolkien didn't really give us a lot to work with when it comes to the House of Oropher (Thranduil's father and Legolas' grandfather,) I choose to believe Thranduil is a rather doting dad who, while he can be fearsome to the outside world, is basically a giant, indulgent, soft-hearted, gooey-centered marshmallow when it comes to his son... particularly when he's tiny and adorable and precocious. :)
Monthly Postcard Project
March's postcard mails out today!
If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
Monday, March 10, 2014
State of the Artist 3/10/2014
I suppose, due to the mixed content nature of the posts, I'm technically launching the State of the Artist series for 2014 now....
View halloo, all!!
I *think* I'm caught up with everything now... maybe? I've reposted Work-A-Week #2 for this post because I've included the handful of WIP pics I remembered to take for this painting. I'm also including the previous week's Daily Doodle sketches. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
Work-A-Week 2014 Project
Work-A-Week 2 (Day 28)
I do have a few WIP pics for this piece, and the finished piece will follow.
This is my set up in the kitchen. Unlike my usual set up in the dining room, the light is directly overhead in the kitchen, so the light is a lot better here. The photocopy seen just off to the right is actually for the nebula painting and is the only WIP pic I remembered to take. >.<
Daily Doodle Batch #3:
This batch upload consists of the images from 3/1/14-3/9/14, next week's update should be back on schedule for the Daily Doodle batch uploads. *crosses fingers*
This past Saturday was my birthday, and it wasn't the best day ever, so the March 8/Day 67 doodle is a bit depressing...
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Monthly Postcard Project
The January original for the Monthly Postcard Project is now available for purchase to the general public!
January's original measures 5x8" and is ink, marker, and white conte crayon on Toned Tan drawing paper. It's $20USD plus $4/$8 USD shipping domestic/international. If interested, please email silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com using "January Postcard Original" in the subject line!
Near Future
Aside from continuing the Daily Doodles Project and finishing up the Work-a-Week 2014 Project posts, the Near Future sees my first convention of 2014!
MegaCon Orlando, FL / March 21-23
I will be at an Artist Alley table all weekend with prints and originals, and taking commissions, so come on by!!
If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!
If you enjoy seeing posts of new or in-progress artwork, please consider a donation.
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
View halloo, all!!
I *think* I'm caught up with everything now... maybe? I've reposted Work-A-Week #2 for this post because I've included the handful of WIP pics I remembered to take for this painting. I'm also including the previous week's Daily Doodle sketches. If you'd like to see these as they're completed every day, please Like my Facebook Page (HERE or search for Silvertales Studio in Facebook's search bar) or follow my Twitter feed (@silvertales) as I upload them there daily.
Work-A-Week 2014 Project
Work-A-Week 2 (Day 28)
This is my set up in the kitchen. Unlike my usual set up in the dining room, the light is directly overhead in the kitchen, so the light is a lot better here. The photocopy seen just off to the right is actually for the nebula painting and is the only WIP pic I remembered to take. >.<
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Toning the ground with a wash of Ultramarine Blue and Payne's Gray, building up where I know I'm going to want darker concentrations later: storm clouds, piles of bodies, etc, and keeping it light in the center, where it will "shine" down on the figure.
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More build up, putting in the tower on the left, and adding a little texture to the rise it sits on.
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Starting the underpainting for the figure, putting in the shadows in the same Ultramarine Blue and Payne's Gray mix to keep the shadows consistent with the mood of the rest of the painting.
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The final refining of the darks I want in the storm clouds, bodies, figure and drapery. This was the last step before the little bits of color I added. I wanted this piece to have a very monochromatic feel with a very subtle skin tone, leaving just the deep reds of the banner to pop.
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Original Painting: $300
11x17" Watercolor
This piece was also enlarged to 11x17 from the original 9x12" drawing and is completed entirely in watercolor, mostly Ultramarine blue, Payne's Gray, and a *tiny* bit of Burnt Umber. This is one of those concept images that keeps coming back to me, expanded and slightly different every time. While I do like this execution, I am sure I'll revisit it at least a few more times until I'm confident that I've gotten the concept behind the image to say what I want it to.
Daily Doodle Batch #3:
This batch upload consists of the images from 3/1/14-3/9/14, next week's update should be back on schedule for the Daily Doodle batch uploads. *crosses fingers*
This past Saturday was my birthday, and it wasn't the best day ever, so the March 8/Day 67 doodle is a bit depressing...
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The January original for the Monthly Postcard Project is now available for purchase to the general public!
January's original measures 5x8" and is ink, marker, and white conte crayon on Toned Tan drawing paper. It's $20USD plus $4/$8 USD shipping domestic/international. If interested, please email silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com using "January Postcard Original" in the subject line!
Near Future
Aside from continuing the Daily Doodles Project and finishing up the Work-a-Week 2014 Project posts, the Near Future sees my first convention of 2014!
MegaCon Orlando, FL / March 21-23
I will be at an Artist Alley table all weekend with prints and originals, and taking commissions, so come on by!!
If you have any questions or comments about any of the Daily Doodles, please leave them in the comments below, I'd be happy to answer any questions!! As the Daily Doodles Project is continuing throughout 2014, please feel free to leave prompts or suggestions, there are so many more days to go!! :)
I thank you for joining me again this week! Feedback is the food which fuels the creative discussion between Artist and Audience, please, feel free to comment or leave suggestions for new projects!
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Originals for Sale: Monthly Postcard Project 2013
View halloo, all!
This is a supplementary post to list the 2013 Monthly Postcard Project original artwork pieces that are still available for purchase. I've had interest from a number of subscribers of the pieces I still have, so I figured I'd just post them up here.
There is a small blurb about the piece, along with dimensions and asking price with each entry.
If you're interested in any of the following pieces, please email me at: silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com with Monthly Postcard Original Artwork in the subject line!
April 2013:
A dark elf priestess and her wolfy familiar!
Ink, watercolor, and gold ink 6x8": $30
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August 2013:
Etched and glowing vampire skull with wings!
Ink, marker, white ink 5.5x8.5": $20
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September 2013:
Surreal discombobulated eyes!
Ink, watercolor, white ink 6x8":$20
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October 2013:
Something suitably spooky for the month that features Halloween!
Ink, marker, white charcoal, white ink 5.5x8.5": $25
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November 2013:
My personal favorite, my Napping Naga!
Ink, marker, white charcoal, white ink 5.5x8.5":
If you enjoy seeing posts of new or in-progress artwork, please consider a donation.
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
This is a supplementary post to list the 2013 Monthly Postcard Project original artwork pieces that are still available for purchase. I've had interest from a number of subscribers of the pieces I still have, so I figured I'd just post them up here.
There is a small blurb about the piece, along with dimensions and asking price with each entry.
If you're interested in any of the following pieces, please email me at: silvertales[at]gmail[dot]com with Monthly Postcard Original Artwork in the subject line!
A dark elf priestess and her wolfy familiar!
Ink, watercolor, and gold ink 6x8": $30
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August 2013:
Etched and glowing vampire skull with wings!
Ink, marker, white ink 5.5x8.5": $20
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September 2013:
Surreal discombobulated eyes!
Ink, watercolor, white ink 6x8":$20
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October 2013:
Something suitably spooky for the month that features Halloween!
Ink, marker, white charcoal, white ink 5.5x8.5": $25
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November 2013:
My personal favorite, my Napping Naga!
Ink, marker, white charcoal, white ink 5.5x8.5":
Feel free to post links to this journal/community if you feel there might be interest in my artwork!
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