General Updates!

acrylic painting of a white wolf holding a red banner

Finished Cape Wolf a while back and forgot to post. Still don’t quite have a name for it.  I need to take better photos before it can be made into a print. Speaking of prints, I added a bunch of […]

Finished! A Girl And Her Dark

A gothic black and white ink drawing of a little girl child and her skull faced dog companion

This piece was inspired by my three-year-old talking about how she wants to befriend the dark. Ink on Bristol 11X17 inches Here is part of the process video!

Gnomes for Mill 180’s design contest!

watercolor garden gnome painting

I spent the last few weeks working hard on some gnomes!  There is a contest at the local hydroponic park for designing their gnomes, and the prizes were pretty good! Also my family and I love to spend time there, […]

Finished Pet Portrait of a Malinois

malinois portrait

Just finished this pet portrait of a client’s lovely Malinois.  I don’t think I could keep up with one, but they are lovely dogs.  This one was described as very loyal and playful, here he is checking that his owner […]

Animal Illustration Patreon Launched!

find me on patreon!

I officially launched my animal illustration Patreon a little while ago, but wanted to get some content up before announcing.  If you enjoy my animal sketches, I talk a lot more in depth about my research and process there, and […]

Inktober 2017

father and daughter ink drawing

Each year I do the Inktober challenge, even if only for several pieces.  This year I picked from the Dystopian prompts.  Here are some of my favorites! I love Inktober because it confines me to one medium.  I further this […]

Tiny Paws Expo 2017 And Convention Display

Just got back from Tiny Paws Expo, was a blast!  I always love seeing my friends in the furry community, the conventions never fail to impress me for their friendliness and good vibes.  Selling was a bit slow, but I […]

Sketchbook Saturday: Raccoons

Raccoon sketchbook page

Raccoon (only one page, I got caught up in the anatomy and ended up spending hours learning about raccoon collarbone attachments. I posted on an exotic pet site asking about their ability to move their fore arms and wound up […]

Sketchbook Saturdays: Rabbit and Kangaroo

sketches of red kangaroos

I find rabbits particularly hard to draw, despite having kept them for a number of years.  We actually bred Creme D’Argents and American Blues for a while.  Their bodies are much like a coiled spring, waiting to be released, their […]

Sketchbook Saturday: More Flying Critters

tucan sketches

More birds, this time one with extreme proportions!  I focused on getting the beak correct from a variety of angles, as well as how little detail was needed to express the orientation of that tiny black body in space!  I’m […]