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If you’re looking for unique, wonky, odd yet strangely sexy artwork… you’ve come to the right place. Be inspired. I’m happy you’re happy to look at all this weird shit. Seriously.

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Titillating figure drawing, portraits and zines. Who doesn't like their art a bit strange?

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A work of art right there. A work of art right there.
Forbidden post. Thought it would have happened soo Forbidden post. Thought it would have happened sooner!

From a book I got in one of those Free Tiny Libraries.

4 mintue drawing. 

#womenwhodraw #sketchbook #crayondrawing #malemodel
#femalemodel
#penandinkdrawing #halifaxartist #halifaxart
Many tastes babes. #womenwhodraw #sketchbook #pen Many tastes babes.

#womenwhodraw #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #malemodel #malenude #figuredrawing
I call it "Three Beccas and an Alison". Sometimes I call it "Three Beccas and an Alison".

Sometimes when you don't know what to do, the best thing is just to fill a page with faces. 

Also, fuji pens are soooooo smooth to draw with.

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#thecreativekickhfx #halifaxart #halifaxartist #womenwhodraw #sketchbook #caricature #penandinkdrawing
Just two peeps out on the town. Nothing you say wi Just two peeps out on the town. Nothing you say will impress them.
#sketchbook #womenwhodraw #penandinkdrawing #doodle #pinupmodel #mushroom #mushroomart
Another pose by @lifedrawingduo from the @lifefigu Another pose by @lifedrawingduo from the @lifefiguredrawing NYE Marathon.

A few accessories can really pull a pose together 🙂

When I'm doing lifedrawing, I either make a point to go for likeness OR focus on getting as much of the figure (s) on the page as possible. Having a tiny "goal" for each drawing helps me make decisions faster and enjoy it more.

#lifedrawing #sketchbook #figuredrawing #nudeart #penandinkdrawing #womenwhodraw  #halifaxartist #halifaxart
#thec
So glad I signed up for the @lifefiguredrawing NYE So glad I signed up for the @lifefiguredrawing NYE marathon!

@lifedrawingduo had this awesome '20s theme going. 

Drawing two figures at once is a great experience. It might seem overwhelming but actually helps! More points of reference, even though you have to speed up. But I also like the speedup cus it forces you to loosen up.

Still more sessions to go, just chuffed with this particular one. 

Who says Zoom is just for work meetings??

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #1920s #roaring20s #nudemodeling #lifestudy #womenwhodraw #halifaxartist #halifaxart #thecreativekickhfx
Ingle Flurt Dinkerworf recently baked 7 perfect lo Ingle Flurt Dinkerworf recently baked 7 perfect loaves of sourdough in a row and they feel rather chuffed about it.

#thecreativekickhfx #halifaxartist #halifaxart #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #pentelbrushpen #pentel #womenwhodraw #portrait #caricature #crayondrawing
Steffy Roslin felt cute, having not had a night ou Steffy Roslin felt cute, having not had a night out in what felt like years. Their favourite tube of lipstick was pretty dried out, but they made it work.

#sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #watercolour #womenwhodraw #halifaxartist #halifaxart #caricature #watercolorart #creativekick
Nell Spinbeyk: failed food critic who tried to mak Nell Spinbeyk: failed food critic who tried to make their comeback on Medium. Too bad they got sucked into too many controversial articles about olvies and never got around to making their own content. Still very passionate about mustard and flat lay food photography.

#sketchbook #womenwhodraw #fuglymugs #halifaxartist #halifaxart #crayondrawing #penandinkdrawing #pentelbrushpen #brushpen #selfportrait #caricature
Where to start with this amazing book? #Elvira ha Where to start with this amazing book?

#Elvira has been a big influence on me for years. This memoir was excellent in deepening that appreciation.

I had the amazing honour of meeting her at an advertising awards show in Halifax. She is the Mistress of Marketing, after all. She was so sweet and signed a napkin "To the DD+ group" at my request. 

Her book has so many important lessons, too many to list here.

My biggest takeaway was you have to advocate for what you want, and don't worry about how eveyone else is going about achieving what they want.

Also, the slow burn and build of your hard work gets results.

Also also, let humour into your life more: no one is getting off this rock alive so you may as well laugh about it. 

200/10 would recommend.
Self portrait with one of those face warping apps. Self portrait with one of those face warping apps. I kinda look like Ursela?

#sketchbook #womenwhodraw #penandinkdrawing #watercolour #pentelbrushpen #facewarp #waterbrushpen #halifaxart #halifaxartist
Clicking through some #deviantart pose galleries a Clicking through some #deviantart pose galleries and came across @adorkastock which have such awesome poses!

#figuredrawing #sketchbook #bluepencilsketch #womenwhodraw
Swipe to see this build up. Rusty as all get go, Swipe to see this build up.

Rusty as all get go, tonight's job was to S L O W D O W N and think about light and form. I always rush through hair, so I watched some tutorials and tool my time.

Lost the plot a few times, but also had a few 'aha' moments.

Learned that you can use the tip of a screw to scratch "light hair pieces" and then go over it with your pencil. In this case, I used a Col-erase Blue which are waxy so doesn't work if the light hits it a certain way. But a neat trick none the less!

#womenwhodraw #sketchbook #femalemodel #femalenude #halifaxartist #halifaxart #pencildrawing #bluepencil #selfportrait #portrait
Quick sketch from BT Charles’ “Watching her th Quick sketch from BT Charles’ “Watching her through the naked window” (from the book ‘The New Erotic Photography’).

Wanted to keep things loose and free. Love it when a pen wants to be scrappy on the page, and then I smear shit with my hand.

Reminded me of one of my fav local lifedrawing models Tim. He liked to take off his clothes piece by piece at the start of the session. Him pausing at various stages of undress was always fun to try and capture, instead of just “poof, here’s a naked body!”.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #sketchbook #penandink #pentel #undressing #highheels #womenwhodraw #womenwhoillustrate #NovaScotiaartist #Halifaxart #Halifaxartist #sketchbookdrawing #sketchbookart #sketchbookpage #sketchbookpractice #drawingthehumanfigure #pinup #femalemodel #femalemodeling #thecreativekickhfx
"Gordon Gurls" Was what I blurted out by accident "Gordon Gurls"
Was what I blurted out by accident a few hours ago. Love #drawing #thegoldengirls so much fun! 
#womenwhodraw #halifaxartist #halifaxart #womenwhoillustrate #sketchbook highlighter #doodle #characture senior
Quicky that was fun. I love drawing feet. They eit Quicky that was fun. I love drawing feet. They either look right or look crazy and I managed both in this one. Photog and model unknown, from "Little Book of 😻". 

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#womenwhodraw #womenwhoillustrate #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #brushpen #nudephotography #pinup #figuredrawing
Fun study of a photograph of Lisa DeLeeuw. Give th Fun study of a photograph of Lisa DeLeeuw. Give that grapefruit a little #squeeze.
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#sketchbook #womenwhodraw #penandinkdrawing #markerdrawing #thecreativekickhfx #pinup #femalemodel #femalepinup #retrostyle #illustration #artistsoninstagram #sketch #womenwhoillustrate #portraitdrawing
Beautiful #malemodel in my house right now. #menwi Beautiful #malemodel in my house right now. #menwithlonghair #sourcandy #malenude
Get out a sexy book, end up #drawing faces and not Get out a sexy book, end up #drawing faces and not the poses. Haha.
#sketchbook #womenwhodraw #womenwhoillustrate #penandinkdrawing #waterbrushpen #portraitdrawing #thecreativekickhfx #halifaxartist #halifaxart
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