140pix, Southern California edition

Ever feel like you need to “embrace” the latest tools to create your art? Well, you don’t have to love the tools to work with them. Witness Jensie Tolman (@JMTolman). She recently tweeted her preference for non-digital drawing tools. “I hate drawing on the computer, but I like this marker effect.” Below is the artwork that accompanied her tweet. She told me that the whole thing was done with Photoshop and a graphics tablet. If you like this piece, make sure to check out more of her work on her Etsy site. It’s there that I found that Tolman has a a type of synesthesia which makes her see music. If you’re as curious and ignorant as I am, read about synesthesia on Wikipedia.