Sharpie Doodle & the Monster Paintings it inspired.

Some Blog Readers will remember my Bloat Monster. Using him as a starting point, I've started 2 monster paintings.

Below are 2 monster siblings that are wonderfully different but obviously related. Im excited to see what they will grow into.


I'm still working on these wonderful guys, so hopefully I'll be posting the finished work soon.

Finshed. Hummingbird in Orange

6"x6". oil and acrylic on canvas.


ive been working on this little guy for a while- off and on. I have a few more bird paintings to finish, but ive promised my self not to START anymore in 2011. This is probably gonna be the last humming bird you see from me in quite a while.

Finished. Unnamed Giraffe Painting.

Whew! I love when I KNOW a painting is complete.


I'm thinking "Lanky Lavender"? or maybe "Mulberry Mammalian Madge"?

Honestly, I'm better at painting them than naming them. She isnt dry to the touch yet, so please forgive the quality of the pics. Below are pics from Start to finish of this unnamed amethyst Giraffe.

Beginning with a Sketch....


painting starts to take form..... I kinda liked her bald...



Adding a few spots and a little hair...


a tail here, a pupil there... plus a few finishing touches


click on the pic for a larger, clear-er view & wonderful pics to come, I promise... as soon as it dries enough for the shine to wear off a bit.

Im on the verge of finishing several paintings, so please check back soon.

2/16 Update:
her name is now: Long Neck Lola

I finished my first monster painting...

mmm... So I think I finished my first (doodle)monster painting. Its itty bitty. 5x5inches. It has an unfinished sister painting that should be finished in about 6 weeks, so check back for that one. That one is a bit larger and Im probably gonna be able to do more with it.

I dont really know where Im going with these, but that's pretty exciting right now. Im really motivated to continue these and see where and what they evolve to. I posted pics of the process below.

My first monster doodle. I do love to add tentacles.








I think I had a purple canvas already painted and ready for a subject...




The eyes still needed a bit more...

It seems finished, but im not sure if it FEELS finished. we'll see.



PS- Thank you , Amanda Burns, for the monster idea.

Finished. A very hungry Steggy

I love when a painting is finished.

This is a small one. 9x6 inches. Oil on Canvas. He still needs a name so any suggestions would be appreciated.

This stegosaurus is part of my painting resolutions of : Dinos, Doodles, and portraits. He is also part of the reasoning behind my previous dino sketches. I posted those as well to better illustrate where the painting came from.

What Im painting now...

This is my favorite of the FOUR dino paintings Im sorta kinda working on now.

I actually just took stock of the canvases Im trying to complete. I stopped counting at 18. This is the list:

4 DINOS ( one involving the love for a unicorn)
4 Monster Doodles
1 Anatomical heart ache painting inspired by the poetry of Gregory Sherl (but not in the way that those who might have read Sherl wil be thinking "anatomical")
4 birds (one humming, one with inspirational life message)
1 giraffe
2 colorful I-dont-know-whats-its
2 canvases pastel primer-ed w/o subject

thats 18 (and theres always the this and that ive been meaning to finish but havent touched in 6 months)! AND im about to start a marsupial commission.

Hopefully a few of these will be completed and up soon.

a few paintings Im working on.

Yesterday, I was able to fit a few good painting hours in. These are a few of the pieces Im working on now..