Transporting back to 1950 before Black Friday began.

But even, then commericalization of Christmas had been going on for more than a century.

Happy Holidays....

Gouache on coldpress

#christmas2025 #blackfriday #xmas #gouache #traditionalillustrations

Pumpkins before the end of the fall season! #traditionalart #markerart #traditionaldrawings #traditionalillustrations

Like honey dripping
from honeycomb.

I am reminded that
endings too can be sweet.

And as I dance with death,
I begin to lay my bones to rest.

Poem by Vesna Vavladellis
Gouache illustration by me

#gouache #poems #poetry #traditionalillustrations #gouachepainting

Blue skies and the coming of wisdom with time.

Poem by Yeats

#birdart #poems #yeats #mixedmediaart #bluejay #traditionalillustrations #mixedmediaillustration #poetry #poetrylovers #birds #birdlovers

Treebeard in ink and charcoal on paperboard

Poem: "The Song of the Ent and the Entwife" - J.R.R. Tolkien

#tolktober2025
#tolkien #treebeard #ent #lordoftherings #lordoftheringsfanart #poems #poetry #traditionalillustrations #inkdrawings #mixedmedia #inkandcharcoal #blackandwhitedrawing #drawing

Becky

Ink and brush

#becky #sincity #inkdrawings #highcontrast #traditionalillustrations #inkandbrush #inkdrawing #moviestills #inking

Inheritance Cover

India ink on hot press

#inkillustration #traditionalillustrations #inkdrawings #comicart #comics #comicillustration #coverart #blackandwhitedrawing #monochromatic #deer #horrorcomics #inktober #inktoberdeer #deer

I realized that there are a lot of things I made about 6 months ago that I really like but never posted 🕊️ :

#art #traditionalart #illustrations #artillustrations #traditionalillustrations #drawing #ink #inkdrawings #inkillustrations #animalart #furry #furryart

I found an old drawing that I made 6 years ago; and I decided to try and redraw in this style again. This may contain some triggering drawings, so I put in a warning just in case. #traditionaldrawing #inkdrawings #traditionalillustrations

Moon Girl No. XX Cover

7x10.5, Peanut Butter and Jelly on Cardstock

#comicart #moongirl #comiccover #comicsart #comix #traditionalillustrations #mixedmediaillustration

Test Illustration

8" x 10" ink, watercolor, colored pencils on Arches Hot Press watercolor paper

#inkandwatercolor #kidlitillustrator #kidlitartist #kidliart #childrensbookillustration #picturebookillustration #traditionalillustrations #zoo #grandparents #childrensbookillustrator

Run!

#coloredpencils #gouache #run #borntorun #blackandwhiteonly #blackandwhiteillustration #traditionalillustrations

Listen to White Elk.

Uniball Ballpoint Pen and Colored Pencils on Sketchbook.

#whiteelk #quotes #traditionalillustrations #inkandcoloredpencil #quotestoliveby #quote #quoteillustration #quotestoremember #quotesgram #quotestoinspire

Trying out coloring before inking...

It definitely reduces distraction during color blends. I would recommend.

Alcohol Markers and India Ink on the "wrong side" of coldpress paper

#portraitdrawings #portraits #alcoholmarkers #indiaink #traditionalillustrations #sketchbook #drawings

Sam Spade

Ink brush pen & ballpoint pens on cardstock

#maltesefalcon #filmnoir #noir #inkillustration #inkdrawings #inkdrawing #traditionalillustrations #traditionalink #inkportrait #samspade #humpherybogart #blackandwhitedrawing

The church of secrets...

Gouache on 140# cardstock

#churches #monochromatic #grayscale #architecture #gouachepainting #gouache #gouacheillustrration #traditionalillustrations

The Last Wolf

Watercolor on tempera primed wood panel

Poem excerpt by Mary TallMountain

#wolves #poetry #poems #wolf #thelastwolf #watercolors #watercolorillustration #traditionalillustrations #traditionalart #poetrygram

Following the voices

Watercolors on cold press

#inktober52 #inktober522025 #inktober52lamp #inktober @inktober #watercolors #watercolorillustration #traditionalillustrations #illustrations #sketchbook #watercolorsketchbook #aquerelle #watercolour #watercolor

Can the Church...A poem for Cardinal Law

Words by MB

#resistencepoetry #illustrations #poems #traditionalillustrations #inkdrawings #ballpointpendrawing #ballpointpenart #poetryillustration #poetry #inkdrawing

Interrogation scene from "I Wake Up Screaming"

Acrylic Paint on Bristol

#filmnoir #iwakeupscreaming #moviestills #moviescene #acrylicpaint #acrylicpainting #acrylic #illustrations #traditionalart #traditionalillustrations #movieart #detective #interrogation #monochromatic #grayscale

Rise Like Lions...
Ye are many--they are few.

#protest #freedom #poems #poetry #protest_peacefully #acrylicillustration #traditionalillustrations

#illustrations #poetry #frost #traditionalillustrations #traditionalart #night #acrylicpainting #poems #poem #poetrylovers

Maybe they are out there...

#portraitdrawings #portraits #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #traditionalillustrations #sketchbook #aliensexist #aliensky #acrylicpaint #paintings #coloredpencils #alcoholmarkers #sketches

"I'm not going to be able to make the storm go away, but I can help you build some shelter."

Feel free to share and help build shelters whenever whereever needed.

#acrylicpainting #quotes #quoteillustration #traditionalart #traditionalillustrations #acrylic #quote #shelter #spreadkindness

The wind 
Capricious and quick
After shattering homes, ripping trees from the ground
I exhale salty air
I can see clouds give way to light the sky

Words and image copyright by Ezekiel Gray

#poems #traditionalillustrations #acrylicpaint #acrylic #portraits #illustrations #poetry

She is the darkness.

#thenighteaters #comicsart #comics #fanart #comicartist #comicbookart #comicillustrator #traditionalillustrations #traditionalillustration #illustrations #illustragram #illustrationartists #penandmarker #comicartist #comicartistsoninstagram

The abandoned station

Ink brush pen and watercolor on cold press

#drawingchallengechae #drawabandonedplaces #inkandwatercolor #artchallenge #traditionalillustrations #traditionalart #inkandwash #inkdrawings #dtiys #dtiyschallenge #traditionalillustrator #trainstation #illustagram #abandonedplaces

Looking for answers...

#tekenuurtje2024 #tekenuurtje #inkandwatercolor #penandink #watercolor #reading #inkandwash #inkandwatercolorillustrator #worldwatercolorgroup #aquerelle #traditionalillustrations #traditionalillustration

I know this is surreal
But I'll try my luck with you
Oh, this life is on my side
Well, I'm your one
Believe me, this is a chance

#sketchbook #sketchdaily #sketching #traditionalillustrations #inkdrawings #couples #illustrations #illustrationsketch

Kabu / Naboru. Fire Type Gym Leader in Motostoke, Galar.

Marinette, carbon-coloured. She wears glasses, a red hoodie, a white t-shirt with those red lines, purple leggings... and she wields a bokken, gift from Tomoe Tsurugi.

Dalia Cereza Nero. Barista of Fleur de Lis, a LGBT-friendly café in Paris. Italian, redhead, bisexual, mother of two beautiful children, married to a Corsican attorney, supportive, motherly, and affable. She has a powerful contact net, a vast knowledge of beverages, charisma, a kodachi and a SPAS-12.

Adolfo Moreno. He voiced characters like Kiyomaro Takamine, Ash Ketchum, Ulrich Stern and Chicken Little

Hellowy!
I'm going to be more active here,
so, for #promo, I'm going to share with you four of my #traditionalillustrations.
Kabu from #pokemon Sword/Shield.
Marinette from #miraculousladybug, into the villainy.
Dalia Nero, #originalcharacter.
Adolfo Moreno, actor de #doblaje (español europeo).