David Bowman
@dlbowman76.com
Illustrator, coder, reader, bon-vivant. Please don't ask about HAL 9000...I don't like to talk about it.
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
Portfolio: https://www.dlbowman76.com (available for commissions)
“Filth” (an angry drawing, fountain pen on paper.)
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
“Filth” (an angry drawing, fountain pen on paper.)
I accidentally blobbed some ink onto the drawing.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I accidentally blobbed some ink onto the drawing.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
No sweat. Now it’s part of the art.
Going to take a break because my wrist hurts, but I think I’m getting somewhere with this.
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Going to take a break because my wrist hurts, but I think I’m getting somewhere with this.
Rembrandt’s painting of “The Evangelist Matthew and the Angel” (1661)
“Hey, Matt! I think you might’ve left the garage door open.”
“What? Rubbish! This is Judea! There aren’t any cars.”
“Well…”
“FINE. I’ll go check.”
“Hey, Matt! I think you might’ve left the garage door open.”
“What? Rubbish! This is Judea! There aren’t any cars.”
“Well…”
“FINE. I’ll go check.”
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Rembrandt’s painting of “The Evangelist Matthew and the Angel” (1661)
“Hey, Matt! I think you might’ve left the garage door open.”
“What? Rubbish! This is Judea! There aren’t any cars.”
“Well…”
“FINE. I’ll go check.”
“Hey, Matt! I think you might’ve left the garage door open.”
“What? Rubbish! This is Judea! There aren’t any cars.”
“Well…”
“FINE. I’ll go check.”
When a gentleman enters the middle-age it is seemly and decorous to develop a ribald sense of humor about one’s self.
*loudly humming ‘The Stripper’.*
*loudly humming ‘The Stripper’.*
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
When a gentleman enters the middle-age it is seemly and decorous to develop a ribald sense of humor about one’s self.
*loudly humming ‘The Stripper’.*
*loudly humming ‘The Stripper’.*
I feel this. Here, have a piece of art. On the house (as it were.)
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I feel this. Here, have a piece of art. On the house (as it were.)
I am not going to talk about politics here today. I'm utterly appalled by current events and I'm making the deliberate decision to make my feed a friendly, fun, silly place. Have some art.
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I am not going to talk about politics here today. I'm utterly appalled by current events and I'm making the deliberate decision to make my feed a friendly, fun, silly place. Have some art.
Black on black, hair tied back. In monochrome.
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Black on black, hair tied back. In monochrome.
Emilie Louise Flöge (1874-1952) is probably best known as the life partner of Gustav Klimt but she was a great creative force in her own right. She and her sister ran a haute couture salon and her fashion designs completely evoke turn of the century Vienna.
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Emilie Louise Flöge (1874-1952) is probably best known as the life partner of Gustav Klimt but she was a great creative force in her own right. She and her sister ran a haute couture salon and her fashion designs completely evoke turn of the century Vienna.
If one is attending Royal Ascot, appropriate headwear is “de rigueur”.
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
If one is attending Royal Ascot, appropriate headwear is “de rigueur”.
Stephen Miller addresses the press.
January 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Stephen Miller addresses the press.
Five years ago today. Never forget these seditious scumbags.
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Five years ago today. Never forget these seditious scumbags.
I think that the fates detected that I was down in the dumps for look what the postman delivered.
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I think that the fates detected that I was down in the dumps for look what the postman delivered.
3. H.R. Giger, 1976, Chur, Switzerland
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM
3. H.R. Giger, 1976, Chur, Switzerland
The company of a benign beast is a fine thing to have.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The company of a benign beast is a fine thing to have.
Most recent four fountain pen drawings.
January 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Most recent four fountain pen drawings.
Sunday afternoon sketch: “Visage”. (Fountain pen on paper.)
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Sunday afternoon sketch: “Visage”. (Fountain pen on paper.)
I am a man of simple needs.
January 4, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I am a man of simple needs.
• Candle.
• eReader.
• Classical music.
• Sketchpad.
• Fountain pen.
(Not shown: massive mug of tea.)
• eReader.
• Classical music.
• Sketchpad.
• Fountain pen.
(Not shown: massive mug of tea.)
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
• Candle.
• eReader.
• Classical music.
• Sketchpad.
• Fountain pen.
(Not shown: massive mug of tea.)
• eReader.
• Classical music.
• Sketchpad.
• Fountain pen.
(Not shown: massive mug of tea.)
People are talking about cursive, here’s mine. Can you read this?
Oh, and if you’re nasty, instant block.
Oh, and if you’re nasty, instant block.
January 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
People are talking about cursive, here’s mine. Can you read this?
Oh, and if you’re nasty, instant block.
Oh, and if you’re nasty, instant block.
I like the light in this pic and my hair is being extravagant today.
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I like the light in this pic and my hair is being extravagant today.
2. Paul Cézanne, 1898, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
2. Paul Cézanne, 1898, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Evening sketch (fountain pen on paper.)
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Evening sketch (fountain pen on paper.)
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you - one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews , just paintings.
1. Johannes Vermeer, 1666-1668, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
1. Johannes Vermeer, 1666-1668, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you - one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews , just paintings.
1. Johannes Vermeer, 1666-1668, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
1. Johannes Vermeer, 1666-1668, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna