art by jim goulding

This page consists of my freehand drawings in pencil and marker.

What's New?

April 2007: Body 4; Mr Brown; Little Critter (4 pix in series); Cat in the Hat 2; Blue Hat, Red Hat (5 pix in the series)

May 2007: Cat in the Hat 3; Cat in the Hat 4; Cat in the Hat 5; Mr Brown Can Moo 3; Body 5; Still Life 7; Still Life 8;

Blue Hat; Red Hat final 2 pix finished; Still Life 9; Animals.

July 2007: Face 6; Face 7; Exterior 1, Frank Lloyd Wright; Sandra Boynton's Birthday Monsters (17 pictures in series)

November 2007: Human, Face 8

December 2007: Human, Face, Celebrity 1

January 2008: Still Life, 10 ; Still Life, 11 ; Human, Face, Celebrity, 2; Animal, Ink 1; Peanuts 1; Still Life 12; Still Life 13

February 2008: Animal, 4; Little Critter 11; Animal, 7; Animal, Ink 2

March 2008: Venice, Human Face 9, Diego & Dora, 5

May 2008: Venice

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Introduction

All drawings on this page are my freehand drawings. I did not start drawing until I was 39 years old. At that age, I picked up some 'how-to' books and began goofing around. For the next two years I drew on again and off again but produced little. My mind was on my writing, at the time.

My first cartoon drawings came about while spending time at Disneyworld, when I was 40. I saw a book on how to draw the Disney characters and decided that I'd try to do it for my daughter, who was 4 years old at the time. I really loved doing the characters. It was meditative. You can see those drawings here.

After the Disney drawings I put my art aside, for over 4 years, to write. During that time my wife and I had a son. As he got bigger I became interested in drawing again; namely to produce things that made him happy and my now 10 year old daughter. Since early 2006, I began producing work slowly. However, it was more a learning process about what tools to use and making sure I enjoyed the process rather than loathed it.

In late 2006 and early 2007, I produced a lot of work. Mainly in cartoon form. That seems to please my children the most. You'll notice several themes of characters. Those characters are either popular in book form or are on TV. Some, like Little Critter, by Mercer Mayer, are very difficult to draw, for me. Other's are very easy for me to draw, like Sandra Boynton's work.

This page showcases my drawing. It is organized for easy navigation. I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks,

Jim.

Cartoon: Sandra Boynton

Ms. Boynton is a genius. She produces such memorable characters with so few lines. I encourage you to visit her sight, Sandra Boynton.com. She tells wonderful stories and draws wonderful art. I love drawing her characters!

The following pictures are from the book, Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton.

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers.

The following drawings are from the book, But not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton.

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, I used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers.

The following pictures are my freehand drawings from the book, Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton.

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell colored B markers & Faber-Castell artist pens, S, and F. I also used Sharpie ultra fine and fine point markers.

The following series is from the book Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

Drawing utensils used: Micron 005, 01, and 02 markers, Faber-Castell colored B markers, Sharpie ultra fine and fine point markers.

Blue Hat, Red Hat 1

Blue Hat, Red Hat 2

Blue Hat, Red Hat 3

Blue Hat, Red Hat 4

Blue Hat, Red Hat 5

Blue Hat, Red Hat 6

Blue Hat, Red Hat 7

The following series is from the book Birthday Monsters by Sandra Boynton

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell S marker, Sharpie ultra fine and fine point markers.

The series was drawn from May 2007 through July 2007.

Birthday Monsters 1

Cartoon: Rosemary Wells

The following drawings are from the book series, Voyage to the Bunny Planet by Rosemary Wells.

Drawing utensils used: Micron 005, 01, and 02 markers.

Still Life

Within this section the drawings are numbered by earliest drawing. For example, you may see several drawings labeled "Still Life #1" then, "Still Life # 2". This is simply a way for me to keep track of which drawing was drawn first. The #1 drawing represents my first try at still life. #2 represents my second try etc.

Still Life # 1

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, and 7B pencils. Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B pencils. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "The Art of Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks.

Still Life # 2

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B pencils. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "The Art of Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks.

Still Life #3

Drawing utensils used for the next 5 drawings: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, I used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers.

Still Life # 4

Still Life # 5

Still Life # 7

Still Life # 8

Still Life # 9

Drawing utensils used :Staedtler 2H, HB, & 2B pencils.

Still Life, 10

Drawing utensils used :Staedtler 2H, F, H, B, HB, & 2B pencils. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks.

Still Life, 11

Drawing utensils used :Staedtler 2H, F, & H pencils. Colored pencils used were Derwent 'Studio', Spectrum Blue 32, Lemon Cadmiuti 2, Magenta 22, May Green 48, Cedar Green 50, Mineral Green 45, and Ivory Black 67. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Colored Pencil Step by Step". The original artist was Debra Kauffman Yaun.

Still Life 12

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pen, S. Also, I used Micron .005 &, .01, black markers. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Drawing with Pen & Ink". The original artist was Carl Glassford. Completed January, 2008.

Still Life 13

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, I used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Drawing with Pen & Ink". The original artist was Carl Glassford. Completed January, 2008.

Disney

The following drawings were made with a regular pencil, then, markers supplied by a Disney 'learn to draw' set.

Mickey #2 and Minnie #2

Minnie #1 and Donald # 1

Goofy # 1

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB pencil, then, Prisma colored pencils.

Pooh Bear # 1 & 2

Piglet #1 & Tigger #1

Cartoon: Diego & Dora

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M and colored B markers. I also used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers. Drawing was created in early 2007. Original Photo is from the book, Diego's Wolf Pup Rescue, adapted by Christine Ricci, Illustrated by Art Mawhinney

Diego & Dora # 4

Diego & Dora 5

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 3H pencil, Faber-Castell black S artist pen, colored B markers. I also used Micron 01, and 02 black markers. Created in March, 2008. Original Photo is from the book, Diego's Wolf Pup Rescue, adapted by Christine Ricci, Illustrated by Art Mawhinney

Precious Moments

Drawing utensils used: Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers.

Precious Moments #1 & 2

Precious Moments #3 & 4

Humans

Body #1

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B pencils. Subject was taken from a book titled, Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564).

Body #2

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B pencils.Subject was taken from a book titled, Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Body #3

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, & 2B pencils. Subject was taken from a book titled, Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520).