73 drawings for I don’t know what

Properly lit photos. 48”x48” watercolor.

After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇

Just when I think almost done I realize it needs so much more 🤷‍♂️

24 watercolor patterns from hand drawn grids

Word of the year: PAMPOOTIES 👞
Pampooties are traditional, soft-soled shoes made from a single piece of untanned cowhide or raw hide, famously worn by inhabitants of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland.

Getting closer

Making slow progress. Watercolor on. Paper. 4ft x 4ft

New York City-based artist Scott Teplin specializes in unique artist books, fake fireworks, architectural drawings, and gigantic watercolor paintings blending humor with technical skill in every piece...

I’ve love knots for a while. I have a collection of vintage illustrated surgical manuals. This book is an editioned silkscreen book (15 copies) from 1999 - a re-do of an inferior version I did in 1996 (a copy owned by MoMA I’m pretty sure): www.teplin.com/taught-1999

I love to draw so much - and my absolute favorite reason to draw is to not have any reason to draw. Total freedom - not for showing people, not for selling, sometimes to understand an idea better, sometimes just to see what it would look like. There’s so much play in drawing.

First real #endpapers - thanks to notes I took on how to incorporate them while binding a book while talking to my most valuable resource: the brilliant collage artist Mark Wagner

2016 sketchbook scanned

Sketchbook Roulette for a as

1 month time lapse of crash ball progress. 4 ft x 4 fr watercolor on paper.

Watercolor in progress

A celebration of the commonplace: "A Museum Devoted to Everyday Items" @steplin.bsky.social
(Plus- National Margarita Day)

Regarding the routine: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/22/a...

Here’s the other one, finished , 2026. Same size : 48”x48” watercolor on paper

Finally took a proper photo. 2026 watercolor on 48”x48” paper

Is it finished, or just "finished for now"? 🔍
I’m using my reducing lens to get some perspective. While it looks like a magnifying glass, it’s actually the opposite: double convex curves make the world look smaller, not larger.

Getting closer!

This one’s done but needs a proper photo. 48” x 48” watercolor

Still in progress ⏳

New crash ball in progress #watercolor

Drawing for large watercolor - now in the works

Watercolor crash in progress

I’m sorry
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