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Acrylic on wood

Acrylic on vintage cabinet door

Graphite, powdered graphite and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paper

The 3x3 Illustration Annual I was recently chosen to be in, inspired this recent doodle. Fireworks went off in my head and then spilled out on this Moleskine page.

True Like. Because everything on the internet is true, right?

I drew these guys with a Pilot Custom 823 FA and Platinum Carbon Black ink. The FA nib has a good drawing width on watercolor paper - one of my favorites. It's a soft nib but I don't use the line variation, just some nice shock absorption with each downstroke. The Carbon Black ink is out-of-this-world good, though being pigmented I fear keeping it in too many pens.

A map for the Takeawalk.in - free guides to Berlin neighborhoods.

"Quick, Stop the Bully Drop!" v2.0, redrawn and colored with Holbein watercolors, 9"x12".

This was drawn with a Japanese fountain pen, Japanese ink, and painted with Japanese watercolor. To be specific - I used Holbein watercolor and Platinum Carbon Black in a Pilot Falcon. This trio is perfect for me.

Another version of illustration Jefferson Airplanes song White Rabbit

I've been traveling all summer and had not been able to make any art. Here is my first painting in a while. A little bit of art therapy.

A graphite on A3 Bristol Board showing the unconditional love between mother and son.

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paepr

My Illustrated giraffe used flora and fauna to create the patterns on the giraffe. Drawn with pen and ink, he was great fun to produce!

Anxiety-Ridden Gnome with his trusted service log.

Digital watercolor. Love the Great Lakes and Great Lakes freighters. Ref: VIc Pagel 1959 Jones Island, Milwaukee

Another one of my Pets in Portraits. Hand drawn using 0.03 and 0.05 fine liners on A4 medium cartridge paper.

To many I know a hibiscus flower might represent endless tropical summers. Up north where I live, hibiscus is the often the last flower to bloom while fall is setting in. While vibrant, I wanted it to feel lonely as seasonal changes are very introspective times in my life.

In July of 2022, Brianna Grier died falling out of a moving police car while having a mental health breakdown. Since Brianna passed, I have been heartbroken for her twins and family but also reflecting on my struggle with mental health. Mental health needs compassion and empathy, not police and punishment. The brunch strokes are purposeful, but I completed them with empathy in mind. I want to keep the composition simple but filled with meaning. The color theme represents vastness and loneliness, but also kinetic energy found in warm orange tones.

There are many old lovely fishing villages in Hailuoto. Korkea Sunikari is one of them

Vampire Cat. Green is actually my favorite color, but it’s the only colored marker I have in my house.

Strange creatures of their respective planets meet on a new fruitful planet to create a peaceful community.

Folktale Week Day1: Home. This is a folktale about the ghost of a woman who lived at Heceta Head Lighthouse Her baby died when she fell off the cliff outside their home. Tragic!

Many times the craziness of my life makes it into my art.

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

"Robot Manflower." 8x8 ink and watercolor. New discovery: Noodlers 54th Massachusetts Ink (watered down) works incredibly well for painting shadows/value before the watercolor. Watercolor does not disturb that ink! Drawn with a Pilot Custom 743 EF with De Atramentis Document Ink Black.

"I really don't like to gripe, But there's a monster in pink stripes, And he's lifting our house up to the sky. It's like what Mama always said, That we would all reach such great heights, But I suspect that's not quite what she meant."