Star Wars: Galaxy VII Sketch Cards

Back in 2004, I worked on my first set of Star Wars sketch cards for Topps and Lucasfilm. Since then I've worked on one or two sets a year and have really enjoyed this work. If you're not familiar with sketch cards, they are one of a kind works of art found in hobby boxes (hobby boxes are purchased direct through Topps and contain several packs of cards, one of which contains a randomly inserted sketch). The rules are simple: sketch whatever you like, in whatever medium you like. At times, I've pushed the limits of the word 'sketch' by offering fairly tight, highly rendered mini-paintings. Lately, I prefer to stick to pencil and within the realm of the word 'sketch', but I'll still include a few more fancied-up cards because I can be more expressive with color. And it's fun. Sometimes after I've sketched a card, it just begs to be colored,so if time allows, I'll grab the Copics and have it. I've created a separate blog where you can all 100 of my cards cards for the new set, Star Wars: Galaxy VII. Of those, a small percentage will be color. I'll scan all my cards and post them as they get approved by Topps.
To follow along, please check out my Star Wars sketch card blog.

I love elephants and I love mandalas. So here you go, an elephant mandala created with Adobe Illustrator. You have permission to print and color this artwork from your home computer (the image is 8 inches). You do not have permission to reprint or sell this art, or any art on my blog for that matter, for commercial purposes. I love to share my art and hope many people get much joy from it, so please don't abuse this privilege. Now, go color!