Octopus Hug

I've just finished my second illustration on mid-tone paper and I am really liking this substrate. This one is a 5"x7" ink and pencil drawing on grey paper. I can't get enough of the octopus theme. Seems that my thumb is healing up, slowly but surely, so back to the drawing table!

Bryan

Coffee Girl in Progress

Although I closed my series of "Coffee Girls", I did agree to accept a commission for one. It will be an 8"x10" colored pencil piece. Here is the initial idea sketched out in blue drawing pencil.

I went to my local Hobby Lobby to get some illustration board for this piece. It was my first time in the Saint Augustine store. The family is still getting settled in to our new place and finding our way around. When I lived in Gainesville, FL I made frequent trips to St Augustine, but usually just hung around St. George Street and then over to Villano Beach. Now that I live here I will need to figure out where to purchase all of my art supplies. I must admit, I will always have a very large place in my heart for Colorado, but it sure is nice to cruise over to the beach whenever I want. It's only about 15 minutes away.

I will post more pics of this Coffee Girl in progress as I move along with it. Coffee Girl merch and prints are available at www.bryancollins.etsy.com
God bless,
Bryan

Daily Drawing 68

Daily Drawing 68, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

Daily drawing 68 - 5"x7" watercolor, acrylic, ink, and colored pencil on watercolor paper - Available at www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,
Bryan

Daily Drawing 65

Daily Drawing 65, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

Today I decided to tackle one of my weaker areas, which is portraits. I haven't done many of them and frankly I purposely avoid them. I've been feeling convicted about that lately because even as a "whimsical surrealist", I know there is room for me to learn from realism.

For my daily drawing, I pondered a moment over who I think has been an encouraging influence in my life and C.S. Lewis came to mind, so I took a crack at drawing him.

5"x7" watercolor, ink, and colored pencil on watercolor paper.

Purchase daily drawings and other art at www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,
Bryan

Daily Drawing 64

Daily Drawing 64, a photo by BryanACollins on Flickr.

5"x7" watercolor, ink, marker, and pencil on watercolor paper.

Purchase daily drawings at www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,
Bryan

Daily Drawing 32

Daily drawing 32 - watercolor, ink, and pencil on 5"x7" watercolor paper. Purchase daily drawings at http://www.bryancollins.etsy.com

God bless,

Bryan

Her Tears Are Stars

It's been a crazy few weeks with the Albuquerque Comic Expo, still getting settled in to our new house, painting live in downtown Fort Collins every weekend for Streetmosphere, and working on commissions. I know it may seem weird to take a break from art by making more art, but sometimes that's exactly what I do. Every once in a while I need to do something that is just for the sake of making art, and that's what this piece is.



I call this one "Her Tears Are Stars" and it is 5"x7" colored pencil on illustration board. It's been a while since I've made anything in the psychedelic style, so that was really the only theme I had in mind.



There is more information about this piece HERE.

Thoughts and comments welcomed.

God bless,
Bryan A. Collins

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Mystery Drawings 005 and 006

I have two new mystery drawings to share with you. Continuing my new series of spontaneous 5"x7" pencil drawings, these two were created when ordered from my Bigcartel Shop. This means these two drawings are spoken for, but you can have me make one for you if you're up for a surprise. Just click HERE to get one.


Mystery Drawing 005


Mystery Drawing 006

God bless,
Bryan A. Collins

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Daddy Didn't Raise No Girly Girl

It has been a very long time since I sat down with my Prismacolors and dove into an illustration. I almost forgot how much I love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils. It should be no surprise that I would draw up a cowgirl, considering I just saw the film True Grit and that the band I play drums for is moving toward a western-style rock. Furthermore, I learned how to drive at 8-years-old on my dad's tractor and was taught to shoot pistols and shotguns at about the same age. I come from a long line of hunters (especially being of Apache decent) and was taught that nothing good in life comes easy. This is a concept we have pushed aside with the advancements of technology and the trend of looking to the government for handouts, taken from people who DO work hard. No one likes to think of the possibility that within a matter of moments, any given natural or man-made disaster could turn this planet back into a place where only the strong survive. Government and technology mean nothing to the distorted face of chaos. This illustration is of a lady whose "daddy didn't raise no girly girl".

God bless,

Bryan A. Collins

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