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Darren

@whichbearwhere.bsky.social

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South Norfolk artist. 🏳️‍🌈 Happily married. I’m vegetarian and an avid cook, reader of horror, and I love a good movie night. No AI ‘art’ here. He/Him.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks!

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Jul 17

In an effort to post more that once every month(+/-) 😜here’s a commissioned 60th birthday gift that I’ve just finished 🤞🏼the recipient isn’t on socials. Acrylic on canvas board 10x10cm. #ArtYear #Suffolk #BritishCountryside #AcrylicPainting #Romantic #BlueSkyArt

A 10 by 10 cm acrylic painting of a large white house in the Suffolk countryside. The painting has a end of summer feel/style and the sky has bright blue splashes and early evening pinks casting colour over the building

Image of a small painting next to a paint brush and palette to give a sense of size. A 10 by 10 cm acrylic painting of a large white house in the Suffolk countryside. The painting has a end of summer feel/style and the sky has bright blue splashes and early evening pinks casting colour over the building

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Jul 7

I’m still working on my little sketch ideas. Here’s the latest canvas board version that’s still in progress.

#ArtYear #Ink #Drawing #Suffolk #Walberswick #Dunwich ##Spooky #Forest #Trees #CanvasBoard #BlueSkyArt

A black on white ink drawing of a large tree in the foreground, to the left of a country track that winds back to the centre of the horizon. This is a drawing of a wooded area with rolling hills to each side of the track. The style is linear and high contrast in tones.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Jul 4

Hey! Thanks Anna 😊 As usual, I forget to post often anyway.

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · May 16

Here are some details from a larger acrylic painting of daisies #whistpr #ArtYear #Daisies

A close up from a large acrylic painting of daisies. The background is blue/teal and the white daisy petals are accented in pinks and green. The bright orange centres of the flowers create a loose daisy chain line across the painting

A close up from a large acrylic painting of daisies. The background is blue/teal and the white daisy petals are accented in pinks and green. There are three close to together flowers in this image. There are bright orange centres to each of the flowers which sit in the bottom left of the image

A close up from a large acrylic painting of daisies. The background is blue/teal and the white daisy petals are accented in pinks and green. The main image has a prominent full daisy head with another behind it to the left

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · May 16

Sometimes my ALT text is way better than my actual post text 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😂

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · May 16

It’s probably as I’m way too sporadic with socials! 😝 Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll check them out!

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · May 16

Thanks Anna! I’ll remember that for the future too! (I’ve scribbled it on my drawing board as my mind is like a sieve sometimes!) 😝

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · May 16

And a closer look ✍️👀

An image showing an open sketchbook. On the right hand page lays a small 10x10cm canvas board with a tonal black and white drawing/painting. There are a row of trees in the background standing in forestry ground. They are white against the gentle rolling land in the foreground.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · May 16

Obviously I seem to shy away from the Internet, but I’m still here, and I’ve just started using my sketchbook ideas for new projects. This is an ink drawing/painting on 10x10cm canvas board. It’s inspired by my favourite walk from Dunwich to Walberswick in Suffolk. #BlueSkyArt #InkDrawing #Miniature

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 23

We walked by the pine woods in Wells-Next-The-Sea and Holkham yesterday in North Norfolk. Here’s a little Procreate sketch to mark the day! #ProcreateArtist #digitalsketch #NoAI #Springtime #NorthNorfolkCoastalPath #HolkhamEstate

A colourful digital sketch using Procreate. Landscape in sizing, the palette is bottle green through to sandy reds and creams. The pine forest is ahead with a sandy path in the foreground. There are splashes of bright blue, white and grey as you glimpse the sky through the treetops.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thanks Jilly!

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 21

Here’s a little acrylic sketch I made last summer. It’s on a blank beer mat and as I have hundreds more of these beer mats, maybe I should do more! This is a beach scene using reference from photos I took on Naxos. #BlueSkyMonday #artist #acrylicpainting #seascape #Greece #Naxos

A small acrylic painting, painted on a beer mat is sitting on a drawing board. The painting has a swirling blue and white sky above a blue and green sea lapping on a sandy shore.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 12

I absolutely love them!

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 12

Audible on x2 speed? 😬

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 11

Here’s one I finished earlier! It took a wildly different journey than I’d anticipated and I love it. It’s giving me a 1960s circus forest vibe 🤣 #horrorcircus #stripes #thehousethatjackbuilt #studiopen #sketchbook #workinprogress #blueskyart

This ink drawing has lines of closely packed trees, a hill that slopes up to the right and a wide track sweeping towards you. Mostly stylised with patterns of stripes.

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 11

Beautiful! I absolutely love that blue!

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 11

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Apr 11

Seems that I’ve swerved the Internet for a bit! I’m still working on my tree sketches which will one day end up as reference for future projects. On this arty Friday, I wanted to share them midway through. I love the simplicity of the lines! #art #fridayinspiration #blueskyart #woodland #creator

An open sketchbook with 2 square sketches one above the other on the open page. Both drawings are black ink and of treescapes. The top picture is simple and linear and has the outline of 7 trees atop an undulating foreground. The bottom drawing has lines of closely packed trees, a hill that slopes up to the right and a wide track sweeping towards you.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Mar 21

This is really amazing! It looks like it ‘should have’ been the cover for ‘A Haunting on the Hill’ by Elizabeth Hand… In my head it fits that story perfectly!

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks very much!

Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Mar 20

Here’s another finished page of my treescapes. Each drawing seems to push my technique. So obviously I’m looking forward to the next one! #art #illustration #sketchbook #artist #wip #penandink #woodland #britishcountryside #springequinox

The right hand side of an open sketchbook shows 2 square illustrations on the page, one above the other. In the centre creases of the book there is a yellow book mark ribbon and an art studio pen. The illustrations are pen and ink and linear in a graphic style. They both depict images of trees and scrubland. The top picture being of a more dense forest scape with uneven sloping ground, the bottom picture being lighter in tone with many bright trunks packed in the forest. The ground slopes toward you with linear sweeping pen lines.

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Mar 14

Well, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you! ☺️

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Mar 14

Good luck! Your drawing is pretty amazing btw!

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Darren @whichbearwhere.bsky.social · Mar 14

Hey, thanks Anna! I’ve had another busy couple of weeks so I’m pleased to have some peaceful time getting into my ideas sketchbook!