Doodle No. 14 Seahorses Fall in Love

Seahorses fall in love while visiting the second moon of Planet Coral. 

I tried to step away from the rainbows for this piece. The colors are contemporary, including Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year, Live Coral. One tiny rainbow still snuck in, as they do. 

8” by 10” Prismacolor ink and Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils on 108 lb Borden & Riley Paper

This piece is sold.

Doodle No. 13 Cusp

I’m in love with my new colored pencils. 

We might run away together. 

Doodle No. 13

Cusp

3” by 3”

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils and Prismacolor markers on Borden & Riley 108 lb paper

I don’t know what you see, but mathematicians call the point in this surface a cusp. Sure, the algae and aliens make sense, and probably even the diatoms and other microbes, but I don’t know why the mean value theorem is there, or the challah. So don’t ask. 

I colored this piece with my new colored pencils. I purchased a complete set of Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils. I am now the proud owner of 120 colors in the metal tin. 

That’s almost 50 more colors than my current set of Prismacolors, which is a box of pencils I’ve had for over twenty years. Polychromos are all the rage now in the colored pencil community. People say they are among the best colored pencils you can buy. They’re harder than Prismacolors, which means fewer broken leads and sharper tips. That translates into finer details. Polychromos also have fewer colors with poor lightfast ratings than Prismacolors. So the purples will still be purple many years from now, as if that matters.

This piece is not for sale because it’s a birthday gift for a good friend.

Doodle No. 12 Sending Good Vibes from the Third Moon of Planet Rainbow

Who couldn’t use a few more good vibes and some rainbows?

3” by 3”
Prismacolor ink and Prismacolor pencil on Borden & Riley 108 lb paper

This piece is a gift for a good friend, but I wanted to give it to a lot of people. So I made stickers. Next time you see me, ask me for a sticker.

Thanks for looking. 

Doodle No. 11 Purple Hole

Prismacolor pencils on Borden & Riley 108 lb paper

3” by 3” because sometimes I like to work small

I gave this one to a friend who works on stuff that goes into space.

Thanks for looking. 

Doodle No. 10 Coral Hole

3” by 3”
Prismacolor ink and pencils on Borden & Riley 108 lb paper

This piece is sold.

I made this one tiny so I could fill up all the space because filling up all the space is so satisfying. 

Doodle No. 9 Inside a Donut

Donuts are more delicious on the inside.

5” by 7” Prismacolor ink and Prismacolor pencils on 108 lb Borden & Riley Paper

Sold.

Find shirts, mugs, notebooks and stickers, printed on demand, in my Threadless shop: https://gwenbeads.threadless.com/

Thanks for looking. 

Doodle No. 8 Double Black Hole

Sometimes, you have to go full double rainbow.

8” by 10” Prismacolor ink and Prismacolor pencils on 108 lb Borden & Riley Paper

This piece is sold. 

 Detail.

Thanks for looking. 

Doodle No. 7 Black Hole with Bubblegum Planet and Bacteriophages

Who knew there was a whole planet made of bubblegum? This black hole is plagued by phages and other microbes.

5” by 7” Prismacolor ink and Prismacolor pencils on 108 lb Borden & Riley paper.  

This piece is sold, but you can buy t-shirts and other items with this image here: https://gwenbeads.threadless.com/designs/doodle-no-7-black-hole-with-bacteriophage

Thanks for looking.