art by jim goulding

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

December 2009: Cat in the Hat 9

January 2010: Pooh Bear 4

February 2010: Cat in the Hat 10

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.

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.

Products I use follow:

Cartoon: Misc

Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell, Prisma, and Sharpie colored markers. Also, Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers. Drawings were created in September 2008. Original drawings from the book You Can Draw, illustration by Damien Toll.

Cartoon, Misc 1 & 2

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

Cartoon Mickey 3

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 3H pencil, Micron 01, and 05 black markers. Colored markers used, Sharpie, and Prisma. Paper used, 100 lb cartooning super-slick. Original Photo is from a "How-to draw Disney Characters" book. Picture was created in September 2008.

Cartoon, Minnie 3&4

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

Pooh Bear # 1 & 2

Cartoon, Pooh Bear 3

Drawing utensils used: Prisma colored pencils. Colored markers used, Sharpie, and Prisma. Black markers Micron 005, 01, and 05 black markers. Original Photo is from a "How-to draw Disney Characters" book. Picture was created in September 2008.

Piglet & Tigger 1

Cartoon, Pooh Bear 4

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

Diego & Dora 6

Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 3H pencil, Faber-Castell black S artist pen. I also used Micron 01, and 05 black markers. Colored markers used, Faber-Castell, Sharpie, and Prisma. Picture was created in September 2008. Original Photo is from the book, Diego's Wolf Pup Rescue, adapted by Christine Ricci, Illustrated by Art Mawhinney