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Ian Bossons
@ianbossons.bsky.social
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Freelance illustrator/designer. I create images in a variety of styles using either digital or traditional mediums. ianbossons.co.uk
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Time to remember
August 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Bath time

#smaugust2025 #smaugust #dragon #illustration #art #artist #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #fantasy #fantasyart
August 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Scraperboard dragon

#smaugust2025 #smaugust #dragon #illustration #art #artist #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #fantasy #fantasyart #Scraperboard #blackandwhiteart
August 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Cave dragon

#smaugust2025 #smaugust #dragon #illustration #art #artist #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #fantasy #fantasyart
August 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Faerie dragon

#smaugust2025 #smaugust #dragon #illustration #art #artist #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #fantasy #fantasyart
August 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Mountain dragon

#smaugust2025 #smaugust #dragon #illustration #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #fantasy #fantasyart #acrylic #landscape #painting
August 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Found one for day 4 of #smaugust2025.

#smaugust #dragon #illustration #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #fantasy #fantasyart #sketch #drawing
August 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Quick sketch done whilst meeting up with some friends the other evening.

#drawing #art #artist #traditionalart #blackandwhiteart #pendrawing #pensketch #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #urbansketching #urbandrawing #sketching #sketch #sketchbook #doodle
August 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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#smaugust has started again, I’d love to take part, but it’s unlikely that I’ll have the time. Here’s one I drew with pastels for the 2019 round.

#dragon #illustration #pastels #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #illustration #fantasy #fantasyart #sketch #drawing #traditionalart
A coloured pastel drawing of an open mouthed, single horned dragon on orange paper.
August 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A bonsai study

#bonsai #bonsaiart #art #ArtYear #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #pendrawing #pensketch #inkdrawing #sketching #sketch #tree #illustration #study
A black and white ink drawing of a group of small trees in a shallow pot. There is a pale tinted background which has a suggestion of a bamboo pattern.
August 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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‘The Flying Funster’ for today’s #throwbackthursday

#art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #illustration #fantasy #cartoon #fantasyart
July 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Waiting room sketch 2.

#drawing #art #artist #traditionalart #blackandwhiteart #pendrawing #pensketch #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #urbansketching #urbandrawing #sketching #sketch #sketchbook #doodle
July 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Waiting room sketch.

#drawing #art #artist #traditionalart #blackandwhiteart #pendrawing #pensketch #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #urbansketching #urbandrawing #sketching #sketch #sketchbook #doodle
An open sketchbook showing a black and white line drawing of several people sitting waiting. The young woman in the foreground is sitting next to an empty chair and is reading a paper.
July 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Time to celebrate

#football #clock #time #character #penandink #dippen #inking #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #inkart #art #ArtYear #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #sketching #sketch #drawing #cartoon #character #illustration
A pen and ink drawing of two ornate clock characters clinking champagne glasses together.
July 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Study of an exposed root bonsai

#Colour_Collective #CCTanagerTurquoise #bonsai #bonsaiart #art #ArtYear #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #pendrawing #pensketch #inkdrawing #sketching #sketch #illustration #study
A black and white ink drawing of gnarly rooted plant in a pot. There is a splash of colour on the pot and a pale tint of colour in the background which has a suggestion of bamboo pattern.
July 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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‘The Royal Blimp’ for today’s #throwbackthursday

#flyingmachine #airship #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #illustration #fantasy #cartoon #fantasyart
A collectors card titled ‘The Grand Air Race 2019’, showing a blue airship with a gold crown on the side. A blue sky and hot air balloon are in the background.
July 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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A random squirrel doodle.

#pendrawing #blackandwhiteart #art #artist #traditionalart #pensketch #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #squirrel #sketching #sketch #sketchbook #doodle
July 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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A cave dragon

#dragon #illustration #cave #cartoon #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #fantasy #fantasyart
July 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I was harvesting some red currants this afternoon and found this tiny comma butterfly caterpillar on one of the leaves (about 6mm in length), brill, we’ve now had two broods! #comma #butterfly #caterpillar #insect #commabutterfly #nature #britishbutterflies #naturephotography #gardenphotography
A photograph of a small caterpillar on the edge of a leaf.
July 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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A couple of weeks back, I had the misfortune of getting a car tyre puncture. Whilst waiting for the repair to be finished, I drew this quick sketch.

#art #artist #traditionalart #pensketch #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #urbansketching #urbandrawing #sketching #sketch #sketchbook #doodle
An open sketchbook, showing a car garage waiting room scene, looking through the windows at a raised car.
July 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Time for music

#clock #time #character #penandink #dippen #inking #inkdrawing #penandinkdrawing #inkart #art #ArtYear #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #traditionalart #sketching #sketch #drawing #cartoon #character #illustration #gramophone
A pen and ink drawing of cartoon carriage clock character placing a record on an old gramophone player. An actual dip pen is resting on the paper to the right.
July 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Had rather a tricky week, so no time for any bonsai studies, instead here’s an old #Colour_Collective image with a #CCseashell coloured background.

#island #landscapeart #art #ArtYear #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #landscape #drawing #sketching #sketch #illustration #fantasyart
A drawing of an oriental scene with a small building on the top of a rocky island.
July 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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For #throwbackthursday here’s a photo of a window blind that I decorated with dinosaurs for my two young boys.

#dinosaurs #dino #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #illustration #art #artist #handmade #painting #acrylicpainting #traditionalart
A photograph of a window blind decorated with paintings of various dinosaurs.
July 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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W for Wednesday.

#dragon #illustration #cave #cartoon #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #fantasy #fantasyart
A double headed dragon standing in a W shaped cave.
July 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Pencil drawing of a Chinese dragon

#dragon #illustration #dragonart #art #artist #HumansOfBlueSky #BlueSkyArt #bskyart #illustration #fantasy #cartoon #fantasyart #pencildrawing #sketch #drawing #traditionalart #originalart
Pencil drawing of the head of a Chinese dragon.
July 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM