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Posts by J Dreag - It Does Art

A pencil drawing of a sad face surrounded by heavily shaded areas.

A pencil drawing of a sad face surrounded by heavily shaded areas.

Still working on it. #wip #itdoesart #jdreag #drawing #pencil #graphite #artist #selfportrait #portrait #face #mightaddants

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Work in progress drawing of a face with a sad facial expression floating in water.

Work in progress drawing of a face with a sad facial expression floating in water.

#selfportrait #face #itdoesart #portait #graphite #pencil #sadness #depression #water #floating #wip #raleighartist #raleigh #jdreag #ghost

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Arm holding an eye in the palm of the hand stretches out of the ground surrounded by poppies and four faces wearing red ribbons over their eyes.

Arm holding an eye in the palm of the hand stretches out of the ground surrounded by poppies and four faces wearing red ribbons over their eyes.

#wip in #pastels and perhaps #watercolor at some point. #drawing #painting #art #itdoesart #surreal #raleighnc #raleighartist #jdreag #hand #landscape #faces #eye #surrealism #dream #poppies #memories

3 months ago 7 0 1 0
Graphite drawing of nude person holding a piece of fabric above and behind them. The breasts and the pubic hair have been written over with the words "bam" and "pow" for comedic effect. And for censoring. Heavy shading on this drawing with the light source coming from the left and deep shadows emerging from the human form.

Graphite drawing of nude person holding a piece of fabric above and behind them. The breasts and the pubic hair have been written over with the words "bam" and "pow" for comedic effect. And for censoring. Heavy shading on this drawing with the light source coming from the left and deep shadows emerging from the human form.

New WIP, this time with censors because drawn breasts and pubic hair that aren't sexually explicit and just showing a form should be censored. I posted this on IG with #wreckx-n-effect #RumpShaker as the song. #checksout #art #drawing #graphite #itdoesart #figure #nekkid #raleighnc #raleighartist

3 months ago 2 0 0 0
Painting drawing of a disassembled mannequin laying in nature. Two trees with purple wisteria are on either side of the mannequin while the head sits atop a tree stump. Poppies grow around and through the mannequin parts.

Painting drawing of a disassembled mannequin laying in nature. Two trees with purple wisteria are on either side of the mannequin while the head sits atop a tree stump. Poppies grow around and through the mannequin parts.

"Retail Therapy" is complete. 11 x 14 inch watercolor, pastel, colored pencil. #art #drawing #painting #itdoesart #jdreag #retailtherapy #mannequin #dream #landscape #surreal #watercolor #pastel #coloredpencil #raleighnc #raleighartist #poppies #poppy #wisteria

3 months ago 6 0 1 0
A disassembled mannequin lays on grass. The head is propped up on a tree stump and there are poppies and grass growing around and through the parts of the mannequin.

A disassembled mannequin lays on grass. The head is propped up on a tree stump and there are poppies and grass growing around and through the parts of the mannequin.

Another #wip based on a #dream. A disassembled mannequin in the woods. This is a closeup. #itdoesart #watercolor #pastel #art #drawing #painting #jdreag #surreal #landscape #raleighnc #raleighartist #mannequin #flowers #poppies

3 months ago 6 0 0 0
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Done? Maybe? #art #drawing #painting #watercolor #pastels #hand #landscape #surreal #growth #poppy #dream #raleighartist #raleighnc #itdoesart #jdreag

3 months ago 4 0 0 0
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Hand emerging from the ground holding a poppy that is growing out of the forearm.

Hand emerging from the ground holding a poppy that is growing out of the forearm.

#Wip based on a dream I had. Hands were coming out of the ground holding poppies. #drawing #painting #pastel #watercolor #itdoesart #jdreag #landscape #surreal #flowers #poppies #art #raleighnc

3 months ago 14 0 0 0
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#selfportrait #graphite #pencil #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #art #drawing #sketchbook #sketch #raleighartist #raleighnc #raleigharts

5 months ago 6 0 0 0
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4x6 inch #drawing I've been working on. #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #graphite #pencil #art #landscape #figure #human #surreal #bound #raleighnc #raleigh #raleighartist #raleigharts

5 months ago 4 0 1 0
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#wip I'm doing little drawings and paintings. 4x6 inches. Wee ones. #figure #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #graphite #drawing #surreal #landscape #headless #shadows #raleighnc #raleighartist #raleigharts

5 months ago 3 0 1 0
Landscape with a dark blue sky and a bright yellow halo in the center featuring a headless, armless naked body seeming to trudge through the dirt and reach toward the sky.

Landscape with a dark blue sky and a bright yellow halo in the center featuring a headless, armless naked body seeming to trudge through the dirt and reach toward the sky.

#WIP #Drawing I'm working on. Not sure where I'm headed. #figure #landscape #pastels #painting #surreal #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #halo #sun #moon #raleigh #raleighnc #raleighartist #raleigharts

5 months ago 4 1 1 0
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Songless Watercolor J Dreag ItDoesArt Surreal Mermaid 9x12 | eBay Title: Songless Dimensions: 9x12 inches Materials: Watercolor and graphite on mixed media paper. Artist: J Dreag - It Does Art This is an original watercolor painting of "Songless" featuring a mermaid...

I found the #mermaid I forgot about! And posted her on #eBay She was a lot of fun to #paint especially the tail. I'm planning to make more like her.
#art #watercolor #fantasy #mythology #halo #crown #torso #itdoesart #raleighartist #jdreag
ebay.us/m/xTyuL4

6 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Still #working on this #wip. Thinking of adding angular shapes around the perimeter or maybe a #graphite or #pastel #vignette Not sure yet. #art #drawing #sketch #portraiit #headdress #face #eyes #cold #stare #raleighnc #raleighartist #raleigharts #itdoesart #dreag #jdreag

7 months ago 10 0 1 0
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I found a tiny #sketch of this in an old #sketchbook, but it had watercolor on it. I'm not sure if I'm going to do that to this bigger version or not. I might just deepen the shadows and leave it all graphite
#wip #graphite #portrait #face #figure #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #raleigh #raleighartist

7 months ago 5 0 0 0
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This is seriously disappointing. I thought bsky wasn't like that.

8 months ago 3 0 0 0
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Putting a white line across the chest (even though the #figure has no nipples) and the hip because the last attempt was flagged for nudity. Maybe I should've added a thong? Idk. Anyway, playing with #pastels and recreating an #acrylic #painting I did a few years ago. #art #itdoesart #jdreag

8 months ago 2 0 1 0
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New #sketch in progress. #wip I suppose. Per usual, I'm wondering if I should add color or not. Just a touch of it, desaturated. #drawing #itdoesart #jdreag #art #raleigh #raleighartist #neck #bloodribbon #portrait #graphite #papermate #sketchbook #eyes #bald #nohalo #color #monochrome

8 months ago 5 0 0 0
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Arm wires and various delusions… If you’ve been here a while, you know my mental situation isn’t much of a secret. It’s visible throughout my art. So I figured I’d share an ACEO I’m currently working …

An #aceo #drawing I posted to my blog on WordPress. Unfinished but almost there. #art #blog #itdoesart #jdreag #figure #surreal #delusions
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8 months ago 0 0 0 0

This is beautiful.

8 months ago 1 0 0 0
A mouthless figure with deep set eyes and a fly has landed on the drawing next to the drawing's head.

A mouthless figure with deep set eyes and a fly has landed on the drawing next to the drawing's head.

Drawing of a figure with cuts in their neck and flies surrounding them. There is a halo and the figure doesn't have a mouth. A touch of red surrounds the eyes and the cuts in the neck but otherwise everything else is gray.

Drawing of a figure with cuts in their neck and flies surrounding them. There is a halo and the figure doesn't have a mouth. A touch of red surrounds the eyes and the cuts in the neck but otherwise everything else is gray.

How it started/How it ended. I like the outcome, but the flies need more definition (I think, idk, I'm just winging it).
#art #drawing #sketch #graphite #coloredpencil #portrait #flies #figure #surreal #raleigh #raleigharts #raleighartist #macabre #halo #sacred

8 months ago 5 0 0 0
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Some drawings are meant to be scrapped. This is one. Eventually it will be removed from the book and I'll cut the head out, paste it on a bigger piece of paper, and draw bunny ears and maybe a snowman body. #fun #ideas #drawing #art #doodle #sketchbook #itdoesart #itdidntdoart #jdreag #dreag

8 months ago 4 0 0 0
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I really want to do something with this sketch, but haven't figured out what yet. It's just been waiting on my sketchbook for several months. #art #sketch #drawing #itdoesart #dreag #jdreag #sketchbook #doodle #raleigharts #raleigh #surrealism #portrait #figure #hand #scrawling #wip #idea

8 months ago 8 0 0 0
A figure looking at the viewer with a broken head and a tear falling from their eye. Done in pastels and graphite using muted colors.

A figure looking at the viewer with a broken head and a tear falling from their eye. Done in pastels and graphite using muted colors.

#WIP I haven't worked on it since July 30th (I think) so I added #pastels throughout the night. Still not done, but close to what's in my head. #art #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #surreal #dream #landscape #portrait #broken #eyes #drawing #painting #raleigharts #raleigh #graphite #figure #halo

8 months ago 12 0 0 0
An image of a collection of 14 business cards with J Dreag's surreal paintings and drawings on them.

An image of a collection of 14 business cards with J Dreag's surreal paintings and drawings on them.

My new business cards from #Moo arrived! I did 14 different pictures of my work instead of the usual 5 and they turned out really well! I'm thrilled!
#hashtagmoo #itdoesart #jdreag #dreag #artist #businesscards #surrealist #painting #drawing #artbusiness #design #miniprint #prints #colorful #raleigh

8 months ago 7 0 1 0
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Fly standing on a graphite portrait of a shadowy eyed figure with no mouth.

Fly standing on a graphite portrait of a shadowy eyed figure with no mouth.

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#Doodling at #Blotto in #Raleigh off of New Bern Ave. The doors were open, so my drawing was visited and critiqued by a fly. It did that fly thing where it looks like they're scheming, so I'm not sure what exactly they thought, but I enjoyed the brief company.
#art #artwork #drawing #itdoesart

8 months ago 5 0 1 0
Graphite portrait of a person looking over their shoulder at the viewer with the top of their head missing as if broken like stone with a single tear coming out of their eye. They have a halo.

Graphite portrait of a person looking over their shoulder at the viewer with the top of their head missing as if broken like stone with a single tear coming out of their eye. They have a halo.

A #wip Graphite on hot press watercolor paper. Not sure if I'll add color or pop my typical kind of landscape as the background, but I'll figure it out hopefully today. It's based on a drawing I found on last year's handy dandy sketchbook!
#graphite #art #itdoesart #jdreag #surreal #drawing #halo

8 months ago 9 0 1 0

Ooo this is lovely!

8 months ago 1 0 0 0
I don’t know how much time I got left… So I'm gonna get real weird with it. A timeline for you to catch everyone up: June 21 - Isla, my cat, was diagnosed with CHF and I developed edema in both feet. June 25 - Isla died. Still had edema. July 2 - I turned 45. Edema started to go down. July 10- My friend Amy died unexpectedly. Edema came back.

I don’t know how much time I got left…

So I'm gonna get real weird with it. A timeline for you to catch everyone up: June 21 - Isla, my cat, was diagnosed with CHF and I developed edema in both feet. June 25 - Isla died. Still had edema. July 2 - I turned 45. Edema started to go down. July 10- My…

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I made these for my aunt over a decade ago for her homeschooling project. She wanted #butterflies. I tossed in #dragonflies as well. They were so #fun to make that I plan to make more for my new digs, perhaps as a mobile or garland.
itdoesart.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/s...

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