I actually get to art for work.

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I'm teaching a basic watercolor class every other Saturday.

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And I'm working on illustrations for our annual magazine.

You choose and blend colors incredibly well! And I love how you use a variety of repeating lines to suggest shape and texture in your illustrations ;u;

Thank you Dongle! :3 The dragonfly larvae is for the article I wrote that will also be in the magazine. After that one is done I have an adult to draw too. (And a million more pictures XD )

almost done with one dragonfly starting another

A ranger? I didn't know that art was part of a ranger's duties.

Those are some really nice bugs. If you can do birds, you should let me commission you.

Dystopia: Onos my real name is there on my webportfolio. D: whatever shall I do. ( Lindsay Aspen: Traditional Artist )
Check it, I LOVE to draw birds. I don't think the world understands my love of drawing birds. Hell most of my pixel work for Mene has been birds (pigeon and flamingo).
My boss is badass and loves to give people the opportunity to excel at what they enjoy, and he saw an opportunity for me to art as a Park Ranger. I get to teach a class and draw bugs, and eventually plants and other stuff.

:o You will be stalked relentlessly.

Oh, that's pretty awesome. Then how do you feel about doing a commission for me?

If I have the time or if you don't mind waiting for me to work on it. Sure. :3

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Oh Art Update! I almost forgot I took these pictures at work.
Finished one and working on the other.

Sure, I don't mind waiting. :o

I love the detail you put into your buggers.

Thanks. I can't make them too details as they're going to be sized down for the magazine. Oh an they're done in ballpoint since my department had all of its funding taken from it And couldn't purchase me art pens

Do art pens make a difference?

Smoother, more consistent lines. Most art pens are felt tip instead of ball point.

I have some art pens I'm not using, if you want them, Long.
xD

I left mine in New Jersey. :p Thanks PiM. The pictures didn't come out too bad for ball points. I'm mostly done with the adult now, possibly some minor touches to the back wings. Then off for publication. :3

Huh. I don't like drawing with pens of any kind, but it seems like it would be harder with a felt pen. 'cause don't those leak?

They can 'pop' of you get a cheap one, ball points 'bubble'and form ink blobs just because.

o____o I've never had that happen to me. But I don't use pen very much- I love erasers. *___*

I love those penned bugs. They're so detailed. You create a really nice shading texture. o.o

Originally Posted by Dystopia

o____o I've never had that happen to me. But I don't use pen very much- I love erasers. *___*

For publication darker lines are needed. So it has to be penned. I have a pencil drawing of a moon snail shell at work for another project but I was told it isn't dark enough and won't print out well. I love most medias of art! :3

Originally Posted by Kat Dakuu

I love those penned bugs. They're so detailed. You create a really nice shading texture. o.o

Thank you!

Ah, I guess that makes sense. That's a bummer tho, I hate working with pens for anything. xD

I didn't take a picture of the small images I've been doing for the FAQ section of the park magazine. But I did do another watercolor.

Images for a last project that the Big Boss asked for. Like we're talking boss of the whole park.

The turtle is so cute! It looks so nice. The plants are so clear too, but I like your drawings of animals the best.

It's so neat you get to do projects like that.

Wow longcat! Maybe you should have become an artist instead of a ranger. These are AMAZING!

Thanks. I decided that between art school and getting a BS I didn't want to become an art teacher. So I became a Park Ranger that teaches art classes. XD

Last few projects
These are some of the thumbnail drawings I did for the magazine.
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A photo-manip/collage I did for one of our Facebook entries

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And my last two watercolors of the season.

- baby Kemps Ridley turtle

- I did this as a teaching tool, I used the different brushes/techniques I taught to make one cohesive picture.