The iPad

Well I was going to upgrade my Kindle Fire when the new one comes out in November, but I changed my mind and decided to get an iPad instead. What made my decision was the large selection of art apps it has. I downloaded quite a number of them including Sketchbook Pro (above my first attempt with that), Sketch Ink (might have the name wrong--simulates pen & ink drawing), ASKetch (simulates charcoal drawing) and Inspire Pro (which simulates oil painting). Now the learning begins.
(Plus it's a whole lot of fun to have).

Fred

Graphite 5"x7".

Joellle & Rufus

Mt friend's lovely daughter and her puppy. Graphite 5"x7".

Kat & Pearl & Derek & Keeva

Graphite 8"x10". They requested ears, whiskers & tails. (I said no to rat noses).

New Cirque du Chats et Rats roughs

The person who commissioned the 11"x14" Masquerade Ball wants two Cirque paintings to flank it on either side. I don't usually post work in progress but I did this for myself to see the pair together. I may add something to the upper right hand corner of the right cat to make it balance the left a little better. Both will be 11"x8.5"

Luke

Graphite 8"x10".

Portrait of Bev R as Mary Kelly

Graphite 5"x7".

Self Portrait after Da Vinci

This was something I always thought would be fun to try. After watching the HBO series The Borgias, I got more motivated. It is modeled after Da Vinci's painting "Lady with an Ermine."
Graphite 8"x10".
(A couple of years magically disappeared in this portrait).

Godess Protects (for NFAC on eBay)

The theme for this month's Nibblefest Art Contest is "Letters, Signs & Symbols." I wasn't feeling too inventive with this category, so I thought I'd do something for my Wiccan friends. This drawing is posted on eBay here.
Graphite 5"x7".

Whitechapel: The Unfortunates

In Victorian London, "Unfortunates" was a euphemism for prostitutes. While this drawing does represent the five canonical victims of Jack the Ripper, there was no attempt to do actual likenesses. Graphite, 11"x14".

Whitechapel: Inspector Abberline

Inspector Abberline did not look like Johnny Depp, he was not an alcoholic or an opium addict. By all accounts he was pretty much a straight arrow kind of guy.

Graphite on Stonehenge drawing paper (which is really good for this kind of work). 8"x10".

Whitechapel Study 3: Mary Kelly

8"x10" graphite on Strathmore 400 Pastel Paper (better, less texture).

Whitechapel Study 2

8"x10" graphite on Mi-Teintes paper. The paper is not ideal but good enough to practice on.

Whitechapel Study 1

8"x10" graphite, Graphitint pencils on Mi-Teintes paper.