Neighborly Adoration

Meet my neighbor Jacob w/his true love. We had the most spiritual chat in the parking lot tonight. The 3 if us are huge thrifters...we usually see each other at our fav thrift in Tea, South Dakota. This is an 11"x14" watercolor painting. I used clear glitter, markers I bought of TEMU and watercolor paints.

Introducing Siblings: Aster & Jayse

Meet siblings Aster (17) and Jayse (soon to be 9)  ....  

Both paintings are 11"x14" hand-drawn, and hand-painted by yours truly. I used watercolor markers, acrylic markers, watercolor paints, and black Sharpies to draw these on April 10, 2024 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  All rights reserved.

Trumpeting Jake

Jake. My 10-year-old trumpet-playing next-door neighbor... 

We have been neighbors for 11 months. Quirky kid but me too. 

Drawn March 27, 2024. 9"x12" watercolor art by Amy Susan Petrik.

Nekked Art

Before any watercolor paint is added on, most of my Sharpie drawings are just plain drawings with just a thought of what I should splash on. I try to not overthink the paint choices.... and from start to finish as in wrapping them up in proper packaging and being shipped off to their new homes... it's a couple of hours later. Custom orders from clients take much longer, as those are very detailed. My biggest joy, however, comes from grabbing a marker and just drawing what my mind tells my hand to do. 

THROWBACK THURSDAYS

THROWBACK THURSDAYS: This little guy dates back to 2005 when I was just dabbling in drawing with permanent markers and using watercolor paints to capture a different look. I used to use markers and crayons but found the loose technique of the watery paints added a more relaxed feel to my imagination. 

My Artistic Skills Goes Beyond Cartoons

 Long before I became a trademarked licensed artist, I studied graphic art at two colleges in the 1980s in South Dakota and Nebraska. I had amazing gifted art instructors both at Northern State University in Aberdeen South Dakota and Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1985 to 1989. The top three are 16"x24" watercolor paintings I did at WSC. The last photo is a bronze sculpture I also created at WSC.