'somewhere' © mvclarke, for much deliberation, February 2025

Mare Incognitum 4
2025
Pencil on paper
147 × 210 mm

Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo ✦ 南无妙法莲华经 #pencildrawing #pencilart #graphite #dragonfly #lotus #lotussutra #nichirenbuddhism

Today 9 years ago Prince died in the saddest of circumstances.
And once again the music died.

A pencil drawing of a Japanese geisha/geiko/geigi woman in the ochaya in Gion Kobu, Kyoto, Japan, in my Strathmore 5.5 x 8.5 Sketch sketchbook. The geisha/geiko woman is giving a confused facial expression on her face.
#Strathmore #Geisha #geiko #geishaart #ochaya #gion #gionkobu #Kyoto #Japanese #Japan #geigi #Strathmore #pencil #pencildrawing

I got a request from someone on TikTok to draw Ally McBeal from season 5 of Ally McBeal daydreaming that she's a bodybuilder. I drew Ally McBeal on my Strathmore heavyweight drawing sketchbook
#allymcbeal #calistaflockhart #90s #pencildrawing #Strathmore #allymcbeal #pencildrawing #pencil

An abstract watercolor, pencil, and charcoal drawing in Tayasui Sketches
#abstract #abstractpainting #abstractart #abstractdrawing #tayasuisketches #watercolor #watercolorpainting #charcoal #charcoaldrawing #pencildrawing

Drawing • Pencil on paper #art #artecontemporanea #drawing #drawingart #pencildrawing #pencilart #contemporaryart #gallery

'time in suspension' © mvclarke, for much deliberation, February 2025

Illustration from "We Live in a Castle," a picture book I wrote in childhood. 1960s. #creativity #childhood #children #childrensbooks #picturebook #picturebooks #drawing #pencil #pencildrawing #coloredpencil #coloredpencils #lineddrawing #1960s #twentiethcentury #midcentury

In honor of #TheLastOfUs season 2 premiere, #throwback to 2020 when I did this 30-min. #sketch of #PedroPascal: http://www.instagram.com/p/CJJeS3cFEVX & http://artistsonthelam.tumblr.com/post/638313662875074560/30-min-sketch-of-pedro-pascal-whose-face-i-v

Kid wanted to draw pokémon with me, so I made up a new legendary giant, this one is grass type. I've named it Regileaf.

Get excited, the Humans arrive next week.

On the 15th of April my novella 'The Strongest in the Forest' continues with Part 2: 'First Contact, Once Again".

Catch up on part 1 here: https://jaydeholmes.com/short-stories/the-strongest-in-the-forest-part-1/

3x Charly 1x Birgit #humanface #drawing #graphitedrawing #graphite #bleistiftzeichnung #pencildrawing #art #portraitdrawing #livedrawing #mastoart

Today I went out for pleinair painting after life drawing with some buddies. Sadly, I didn’t have my painting supplies with me so I made a little pencil drawing in my sketchbook. Scribbled around for 2 hours. Posting this makes me feel productive :D