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Alps and beaches
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New paintings ready for sale!
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Behold the derpyness!
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New art is up! Behold the derpy ostrich, now available in greeting card format in the store. This is a pen and ink drawing from photo reference. I took the photo while on a drive-through safari. This ostrich popped his head up over the vehicle in front of us and had such a goofy expression on his face that I had to take the photo. (Click the photo to go to the product page.) Lots of paintings are in the drying racks waiting for varnish. I'll post those here when they're available. Thanks for stopping by!
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Welcome to Mark Watson Art!
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Ever since I was a child, I've dabbled with art. I would draw in the car on trips, randomly sketch things I saw, and draw during downtime at school. In middle school, I took an art class that walked us through several different mediums I had not tried before. The main one that stuck out to me was pen and ink. We had to use a crow quill pen and bottle of ink to draw using several different techniques (hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, etc.). For some reason, this medium really clicked with me, despite the difficulty of carrying around a dip...