Bob Ross in ink meets...a Bob Ross sketch journal!

Bob Ross. Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and Sakura Micron marker (.01) in a Bob Ross sketch journal. Art by Coyote Duran

Back on Valentine' Day of this year, Mrs. Coyote (Tracy) gave me this really amazing Bob Ross sketch journal as a gift and I thought long and hard about what I should render in its pages.

Ten long months to be exact. So long that Tracy even forgot she gave it to me.

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My Mrs. Coyote gave me this #BobRoss sketch diary as a Valentine's Day gift this year and all I could do is wrack my brain on how to use it. Well, today I decided to just use it for more #SketchbookChronicles entries. Bottom line: Art isn't always about planning and overthinking. Sometimes it's just about entertaining others, most importantly yourself. #StayTuned #Art #Artist #Illustration #Illustrator #Painting #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #Sketch #Sketchbook #InstaArt #Champions #Paint #PopArt #TraditionalArt #CoyoteDuran

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I thought something this special deserved a special brand of art. However as I was working on other pieces concurrently, I thought, "Would Bob himself just sit on something so amazing and overthink its use?" Probably not. So I put it to use immediately with the idea that I would fill its pages with ink sketches. That way, I could share some art with you all while working on my secret art project. And who better to draw first than the guy we all know and love, Mr. Ross himself (sketched with my No. 1 pencil, my trusted Alvin Drafting leadholder, and finished with a Sakura Micron ink pen (.01) and a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen)!

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So what's the first entry in the #BobRoss sketch diary I got from Mrs. Coyote back on #ValentinesDay? Why, the man himself, of course! This is the graphite layout; stay tuned for the finished ink version! #Art #Artist #Illustration #Illustrator #Painting #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #Sketch #Sketchbook #InstaArt #Paint #PopArt #TraditionalArt #CoyoteDuran #TheJoyOfPainting #Graphite #PencilDrawing #Pencil #AlvinDrafting #LeadHolder

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Here's the first entry in the #BobRoss sketch diary I got from Mrs. Coyote back on #ValentinesDay! It's the man himself! This finished ink version is done with a .01 Micron ink pen and a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen! A close up will be up soon at www.coyoteduranart.com! Hope you like it! #Art #Artist #Illustration #Illustrator #Painting #Drawing #Portrait #Portraiture #Boxing #BoxingArt #BoxingArtist #Sketch #Sketchbook #InstaArt #Paint #PopArt #TraditionalArt #CoyoteDuran #TheJoyOfPainting #PencilDrawing #Pencil #AlvinDrafting #LeadHolder #Ink #PentelPocketBrushPen #Micron #Sakura

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Hopefully you'll like what's coming up within these pages soon! Have a Happy New Year and an awesome start to a brand-new decade!



Questions? Comments? Complaints? Commissions? Hit me up at artofthepaw@gmail.com. You can also follow me on Twitter @CoyoteDuran, on Instagram @CoyoteDuran and on Facebook @CDCreationNation.