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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Sketch from the plane. #landscape #drawing #sketch #illustration #tree #penandink #art #ink #monks


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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

My mother reaping grimly. True story! Very little filter here.


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Monday, May 25, 2015

The thinker #art #brushandink #drawing #chimpanzee #thinker #ink


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Saturday, May 23, 2015

This mini gramophone painting is available on Etsy! http://ift.tt/1HBvfq8


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Pop-Cycle 2 is available on Etsy! http://ift.tt/1HBvfq8


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Pop-Cycle 3 is available on Etsy! http://ift.tt/1HBvfq8


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Friday, May 22, 2015

I have a few new, small oil paintings available for purchase on Etsy! Check 'em out:) http://ift.tt/1AkxWgc


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Sunday, May 17, 2015

I found this in an older sketchbook. #bear #cartoon #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #penandink


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Spencer Hallam is a visual artist and illustrator living in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the University of Colorado, Boulder and an earned an MFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He currently works as a freelance illustrator and art instructor. Visit Spencer's portfolio at www.spencerhallam.com
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      • This mini gramophone painting is available on Etsy...
      • Pop-Cycle 2 is available on Etsy! http://ift.tt/1H...
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      • I have a few new, small oil paintings available fo...
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