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All A Buzz

Published April 24, 2018 drawing , illustration , journal Leave a Comment
Tags: art, Bee, black and white drawing, Brooch, Buzz, design, drawing, Hive, illustration, ink, ink drawing, Insects, Jewelry, Memento, memory, tattoo, texture

Queen Bee Brooch Ink drawing WIP ©2018 alecia goodman to present

Having fun with my bee word play… seriously though I’m loving the contrast and texture. Its looking so good. After posing my question of special mementos and with my birthday tomorrow I’ve been reminiscing so much as I work on this one.

It’s Only The Beginning…

Published December 11, 2016 drawing , experience , illustration , journal 1 Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, drawing, pencil, portrait, smile, Wind, Woman

Starting on this windblown beauty today. It’s challenging, but I really like where it’s headed already. What do you think so far?

Let’s Get This Party Started

Published November 23, 2016 drawing , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, Buck, charcoal, design, drawing, portrait, puppy

Getting started on this adorable puppy Buck… thinking it’s a good start, now just to plow through.

Inktober Day 12 Gryphon

Published October 13, 2016 drawing , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: #drawlloween2016, #Inktober2016, animals, art, black and white drawing, design, Eagle, fairy, Fantasy, Griffin, Gryphon, ink, ink drawing, Lion, Magic

I was a little intimidated by drawing a Gryphon… but loving where he’s going though. It’s a work in progress for now. Media: ZIG Millennium 05 #Inktober2016 #drawlloween2016

Stepping Back; Done, Maybe?

Published May 31, 2016 drawing , illustration , journal , portrait 7 Comments
Tags: art, back, black and white drawing, design, drawing, excitement, figurative, fine art, human, industrious, journal experience, man, pencil, portrait, productive, progress, sketch, step

I put this weekend to good use, feeling industrious and productive. I am so excited, I think it might just be done. Of course that depends if my client agrees. What do you think?

Almost there…Fighting Hair

Published May 30, 2016 drawing , illustration , portrait Leave a Comment
Tags: art, battle, black and white drawing, characters, drawing, fine art, hair, human, journal experience, light, man, pencil, portrait, shadow, sketch

I really am almost there. I’ve been fighting him a bit, his mustache and hair are being stubborn. Now to just hunker down and get it done.

Just a Wild n’ Crazy Saturday

Published May 29, 2016 drawing , experience , illustration , journal , portrait 2 Comments
Tags: art, black and white drawing, drawing, drawings, figurative, fine art, glasses, guy, illustration, journal experience, pencil, portrait, saturday, sketch, sketch book

Well my day has been pretty exciting, really. I have gotten a lot finished today. Not close to finishing just yet though. Is it coming along? I think its starting to…

Early Bird

Published May 29, 2016 drawing , illustration , journal , portrait Leave a Comment
Tags: art, black and white drawing, concept, drawing, figurative, fine art, human, illustration, journal experience, man, pencil, portrait, progress, sketch, sketch book, smile

My starting point for this beautiful Saturday morning… yes the early bird does get the worm. The plan is to just keep going, lets see how far I can get today.

Coloring Like an Adult

Published July 4, 2015 Graphic Design , illustration 3 Comments
Tags: adult coloring page, black and white drawing, custom, design, ink, name, patterns, typography, zen tangle

Has everyone been following the recent trend of adult coloring books. One of the most popular is The Enchanted Forest, Johanna Basford. Another popular artist is Dawn Nicole or another artist Selina Fenech.

Its incredibly relaxing for most people. Recently I tried my hand at making a custom coloring page. It’s like typography meets zen tangles. I really liked how it turned out. I am currently working on 3 more.

"Tasha" Custom Name Coloring Page Design Final Black & White ©2015 alecia goodman to present

Growing W’s as Books

Published May 23, 2015 experience , Graphic Design , illustration Leave a Comment
Tags: black and white drawing, book, books, design, development, grow, growth, learning, logo, logo design, organic, pencil, sketch, sketch book, wheat, wichita

Recently I worked on creating a logo for the Wichita Literacy and Learning. I had to go through a bit of development, see the sketches below. I like working old school with paper and pencil first, then I move to the computer. The first finished design just was not right. After some thinking and reworking here is the finished design… Do you understand the concept?