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Jinjer Markley
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Artist, illustrator and color nerd in Minneapolis
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Thank you! I love drawing with very soft pencil, which produces a lot of dark graphite dust, so I was so happy to learn that!
This was an experiment in drawing freehand in pencil before painting. The process of stretching the paper rinses off any extra graphite that might smear when you paint over it, so it works great!

#Botanical
#Poppy
#BotanicalArt
#floral
I never get tired of painting and drawing flowers, so they are a great excuse to experiment with style.

This Iris was painted in watercolor out "in the field." Meaning, I walked around my neighborhood and sat down next to a neighbor's yard to paint!

#iris
I have always found plants fascinating, so they are a go-to subject when I want to experiment with materials or styles, or to have some happy, relaxing drawing time!

Dayflower, in pen and ink with watercolor

#Dayflower
Yes, i memorized the phone numbers of everyone i called often. It really wasn't hard.
I'm Jinjer Markley & I like *not painting cats*. Here's bits of four paintings without cats. (Okay, I painted, like, 10% of a cat on the right, there, but I very carefully *did not paint* the other 90%)
Full paintings here: www.jinjermarkley.com

#portfolioday
#cats
#childrensillustration
A sketch for #drawtober day 1 #ghost.

"No Cats Live Here."
Happy #kidlitartpostcardday

Three adult sisters vividly remember their childhood backyard as a magical place their father built just for them, with his own hands. They commissioned me to illustrate that childhood memory as a poster to give to their dad for his 75th* birthday.

#kidlitartpostcard
Happy National Bakery Day!

The background of this drawing is based on my favorite local bakery, @launebread

They have the best pastries in the Twin Cities! Definitely worth scheduling a visit.

#nationalbakeryday
#ponieslikepastries
The image I forgot to include...
A game I invented called Balanced Dango, after the sticky, chewy, delicious Japanese treat-on-a-stick.

It builds Algebra concepts (balancing multiple same-size items). It packs up in a carrying case that doubles as a sturdy base for the balance beam.

#dango
#FoodOnAStick
#gamedesign
#algebra
Before I explain the contraption, here's another view of the design on it. This image is licensable.

#pink
#camellia
#椿
Do you see the dango characters peeking out of that little box? They're part of this contraption. Can you figure out what it is?
Dango characters!

Age-Mochi
Honey Dango
Cherry Blossom Dango
Sesame Dango
Toasted Soybean Powder Dango
And
Plain Dango.

They work like beads that stack up on a skewer, so you can make can dango on a stick!

Can you guess what they are for?

#foodonastick
#揚げ餅
#はちみつ団子
#桜団子
#黒ごま団子
#きな粉団子
#団子
Okay:
Mr. Philpotts, Garden Witch. in mushrooms. Oddly, not of the "magic" variety.
Here's another clue: she comes in a set of five characters. What do you think they are?

#characterdesign
#guess
Can you guess what this sweet little character is?

#characterdesign
#Sakura
#桜
I often start a new project by choosing and mixing colors. Sometimes before I even know what I'm going to paint. Does anyone else do that?

#colorpalette
For those of you in the Twin Cities: i cordially invite you to visit me in my studio for the LOLA Art Crawl this coming weekend!

I am site 12
lolaart.org

#artcrawl
#Minneapolis
Another year, another batch of lightning dog portraits at Wet Paint's booth for Paws on Grand!

I drew 15 dogs in 3 hours-- that's 12 minutes per dog!

#pawsongrand
@wetpaintart
#petportrait
#dog
#lightningportrait
If anyone happens to have a flying dog, PLEASE bring him or her to Wet Paint's pet portrait booth at Paws on Grand this Sunday! We're at site 16, on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul!

#hainu
#flyingdog
#toyotomihideyoshi
#pawsongrand