One of 6 drawings drawn Sunday evening during my live drawing program Sunday evening.
Co-host, 10 year old Alex got on a track of his own improvisation, using Russian accent, with a very clever tale of corgis and Russian spies.
As he spoke, I draw this. Is that a corgi dog a Russian spy? 😀

Drawn live with no pencils and made up as I drew.

5 years ago I was brought into a Bahama Breeze in Brandon to draw some caricatures. There was a restaurant event involving pirating. Per chance, I had been wanting to illustrate my friend, Linda Ellwood, family story of her early family members that settled during the pirating days in, what is now, Jacksonville.

Here is the illustration that I ad penciled and began to prep for watercolor. I had done all this and caricatures in a couple hours.I drew this on 19″ x 24″ Crecent board.

Later that week I added a bit more to it. Then I had to drive a couple mile somewhere. I was tired and not paying attention. When i got to the destination, I noticed my trunk was open. I had had the illustration in the trunk. It had flown out.

I spent a coupel hours trying to find it, but didn’t It was so big, it’s hard to imagine not seeing it. I have no idea what happened to it.

There is still a hope maybe I hadn’t put it in the trunk and maybe slipped it somewhere in the house.
Currently, I’m disassembling the house.
Maybe I’ll find it!

I’ll let you know if I do!

From last evening, inked and painted during the live broadcast on my personal Facebook page.
More live drawing coming this week to my Cartoons by Rob Smith, Jr. and Swampy’s Florida pages.

Drew this live on my Cartoons by Rob Smith, Jr. Facebook page.
Made up as I drew.

I did this using watercolor and, after scanning in, adding a bit of digital color.
This was done to make cards for, but don’t believe that ever happened.

Please let me know if you’d like artwork like this.
My prices are very reasonable.

‘Doggie and the Moon’.

From last evening, inked and painted during the live broadcast. Plan to do the same tonight.

Inking with recently purchased Sipa Japanese brush marker and watercolor on Miller Pads and Paper 9″ x 12″ watercolor paper.

The painting setting is the Clay Springs in western Seminole and northwestern Orange County. Today commonly referred to as Wekiva, or Wekiwa, Springs.

This is being commissioned for Clay Springs Elementary School in Orange County, Florida. My first approach to this was to focus on the spring area and just decorate with critters. Then I rethought how little children today rarely see, something I grew up with, happy little animals. So I switched my approach. Tough for me because I want to educate about springs and water. I think children need to see happier pictures than so many images today that lean to the grotesque.

Christine did want me to include the Florida black bear, used as a mascot for the school. Here’s the bear, a bunny, a raccoon and to help tie into water, a turtle. Also included is the state bird, the mockingbird, and state butterfly, the zebra longwing.

More about the painting on the blog: http://swampysflorida.com/?p=13139

This will be available as a print soon.
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Penciled this on 21″ by 16″ Arches watercolor board.
I’ll soon post watercolor I applied later.
Since this painting, Arches watercolor board has ceased to exist. Today, I use the lesser quality Crescent board that is available.

I did this 3 years ago today. The pencil and inks drawn live during a program. Then i digitally inked it.

During the live program chat Sunday the subject of the hot weather crept in. So, I started drawing snow and this monster appeared. Then the interplanetary space travelers were added.

Drawn live and made up as I drew.
Ink of Miller Paper sketch paper.