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Watercolor

Photography and acrylics on wood

Progression 1 of 5. Happy with how this one began. Mesut is all in the eyes so those were my initial focus.

One of my portrait illustrations

The inspiration for this collection came from a conversation I had with the Founder and Executive Director of the Underprivileged And Underserved Foundation (UAUF), George Goodwine. While discussing race and whether or not every opportunity was fair based upon someone’s familial structure or “starting line,” I was asked the following questions. How does someone overcome these hurdles? How can the playing field be leveled to make things fairer, when others may only have 50 hurdles to overcome in the same competition? My response was simple. “The person in front of 150 hurdles has two choices. They can either get discouraged before they begin, or start jumping. In the midst of the race they might get tired, unsure, or discouraged, but if they press on to the finish line they may become more physically fit than the person who jumps over 50.” I used to dance ballet and at the time, there were a lot of hurdles I had to overcome solely based upon inconveniences that came with being raised in low-income, single parent home. Above are pencil sketches and sharpie drawings that I have drawn from actual photos. I plan on making these images my own by adding more abstraction and vibrant color to them. Over the course of the project, stay tuned to see how these pictures will transform into a work of ART!!! Check out my artwork at theservingartist.com

Doodling on my iPad Pro.

Well. Yes. Just a quick doodle made on the train to Delft. It's a girl in a white zentai. Why? For a friend.

Was bored and I was gonna play video games but the games are down so I did this using a mouse tell me your thoughts about it peace.

I've been working on boring portrait studies in hopes to make my work better and hopefully at one point hire-able.

Ink brush on ipad

Acrylic paint and ink girl how does not like to talk

Portrait. Colorized digitally.

01/20 20 days, 20 films that made an impact on me. No title, no comment, just a picture. In my case, a drawing. Daily drawing #619 #imaginarythinking #illustration #portraitillustration

Characters / people

Red Dead Redemption picture done with markers and ink.

For Inktober 25, I played around with a rainbow rubber stamp and markers. Simple but it was a lot of fun! And isn't Inktober all about experimentation and practise?

Personal challenge to draw 100 pups

This illustration has been inspired on a placebo song. Meds.

inspired by the gorgeous Jim Reno + the beauty of autumn; my favorite season ever!!!! Watch the video here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PBypNGHARTw&t=13s

Trails of the movement of mind.

This page, in one of my own handmade journals, I made after my surgery for Colon Cancer. And I get a lot of comfort from Yana, my sweet cat.

Ink on scratchboard.

First portrait I ever made back in 2009/2010. This is my daughter, and she was 16 when she took this lovely selfie, and I just had to give it a try. I am very happy with it, and so was she.

India ink on paper