New Fabric Design

 

I finished a new design for my Spoonflower shop and I ordered a fabric sample and the repeat is good so its for sale now.  You can buy some here:

https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/jpmorrow

I'm hoping to do it in colors at some point, when I figure out how.  Its hard to get colors to repeat because then the whole edge has to match and not just a few points where the lines cross over.  I got the edges to line up on this one by lining up the pixels in MS Paint.  Of course it is hand drawn but I use paint for necessary touch up and for the edges of repeating patterns like this.

Celtic Knotwork Coloring Book 3

 Here it is!  The first design for my next coloring book!

The first two coloring books are available here:

amazon.com/author/jpmorrow

One down, thirty one to go.  I hope to finish in another seven years.  I may finish another book in the meantime though as I have several other projects I'm working on.  So stay tuned for more artwork and potentially more books!

 Ah the sweet outdoors!  Rabbits, roses, giant roses and giant bees!  So peaceful.

7 Day Challenge, Drawing Animals And Leaves

 Just some things I wanted to brush up on learning to draw.  These were done with 05 Microns in different colors and the same size Uni Pins in light and dark gray.

These were all drawn from stock photos.  Here's the link list to the different stocks I used:

Lizard: https://pixabay.com/photos/lizard-sargantana-trunk-981252/

Salamander: https://pixabay.com/photos/animals-salamander-nature-1088057/

Rabbit: https://pixabay.com/photos/rabbit-mammal-wildlife-hare-bunny-5352643/

Frog: https://pixabay.com/photos/frog-rock-water-pond-nature-3903773/

Leaves: https://pixabay.com/photos/pile-of-leaves-leaves-fall-62808/

More Leaves: https://pixabay.com/photos/staircase-leaf-autumn-yellow-leaves-945888/

Songbird: https://pixabay.com/photos/nightingale-bird-tree-songbird-7167798/

There they are in case you want to draw them yourself, or see how they compare with my drawings.  I like linking to the stock photos.  It's good for the person who takes the picture and I think its interesting to compare them with the finished drawing and besides they're really good interesting pictures in and of themselves.

Me Coloring My Own Coloring Book

 

What's next?  Next thing I know people will be reading their own novels or solving their own jigsaw puzzles!

Anyhoo, a huge thank you to everyone who's helped spread the word or supported me on social media and especially if you've actually bought a copy!  Thank you all so much, it means the world to me!

If you want to you can buy a copy here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZV8JB5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PDYP5DRAH72F&keywords=celtic+knotwork+coloring+book+2&qid=1690828548&sprefix=celtic+knotwork+coloring+book+2%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1

Thank you again, whether you buy it or not, you are appreciated!  :)

 -Johnpaul

Fern leaves

Some fern fronds sketched in with Kuretake brush markers.
 

Cave Mouth Line Weight Tests

 

Here is the same scene - a cave mouth in the middle of a forest - drawn with three different thicknesses of line because I wanted to see how they would look.  The scene is from my imagination but it is amazing to me how the details - the exact arrangement of ferns and bushes - ends up so different from one to the next. This is partly due to it being easier to block things in with a thicker marker and easier to get more detail with a thinner one.  But it also goes to show that the imagination is often far from static, even if the basic concept remains the same.