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Pencil Pushing

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2013 by n8vandyke

It’s been a while since I’ve done a pencil study so I thought I’d sharpen my skills and do one. This piece is titled “Splitting Headache” and is done with a 2H pencil on 9″x12″ Bristol board. I get asked on a nearly daily basis about what pen tools I use so I like doing something as basic as this (one pencil… one piece of paper) to help show that it isn’t always the tools behind the artist but rather the artist behind the tools.

 

Splitting_Headache

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Love, Bubbles

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 27, 2009 by n8vandyke
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Hey guys,

I’m doing something a little different today. I’m auctioning off my latest drawing on eBay with all proceeds going to a chimpanzee… Bubbles. This was created last night, after hearing of Michael Jackson’s passing. My love for chimpanzees made me sit down and draw this (while listening to Michael’s music, of course).

All proceeds go directly to supporting Bubbles. Michael Jackson owned Bubbles for years and now he lives in a sanctuary in Florida.

love_bubbles


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