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Part of a personal project I'm working on right now, to experiment with unfamiliar art styles and practice lettering skills by drawing animals. This is my first foray into cubism-inspired artwork (definitely don't claim to be an expert on actual cubism)--it was way more fun than I expected! I think I'll be trying some more...

More stickers! These mushroom flavoured ones were created by @katrinblackwater :-)

Practicing observational drawing. Photo reference credit: Matt Black, Smithsonian Magazine

Experimenting with digital watercolor brushes.

Had to sneak in a Barbie and Oppenheimer reference in here!

New sketchbook time! Onwards and upwards as they say…

“The truth of it is, if you paint or draw what really interests you, you’re going to do a good job of it, and hopefully that’s what I do.” - Jim Moir.

Narwhals and their fellow tusked lot unite at last!

‘tis true! No doubt about it.

It’s a coffee and whale song kind of day (as per usual).

For a long time, I always misheard the lyrics in the song ‘Torn Green Velvet Eyes’ by The Magnetic Fields as ‘Tom Green Velvet Eyes’… told myself that one day I’d draw something inspired by this mishearing of things and well, here you go!

Just because this snail's time deaf doesn't mean it can't still sing a song or two. All you need are some discreet ear plugs.

Whale songs in space time? Indeed it is.

Another new whale song...

Some rain clouds

Arctic whales for the ongoing arctic season...

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.

The quest continues...

...of a sort.

Eh

Upon reflection, it seems last weekend proved good for the creative juices!

It's all about gastropods and the changing of seasons in my world right now. :-)

Zahra Sedighi-Hamedani sits in prison in Iran, sentenced to death for being a lesbian. Digitally painted with pencil brushes and textured overlays to produce a watercolor-type image. Shading tones and background are meant to represent the Kurdish flag.

Shea Coulee is an amazing performer and personality. Her recent work and Instagram feed were the inspiration for this piece. Each layer is digitally painted, but I love the overall screen print feel.

A great deal of upheaval in my personal life, including making steps to better my mental health as well as reflecting on changes in my work life (potentially) and also my living situation, have dominated my headspace as of late. Long story short, Buddha reminding us all to still any madness in life got me to work here as did the obvious itch to get some drawing done!

Bob the Drag Queen is a legendary performer and personality. She is one of my favorite people. I kept the composition simple to focus on shading and facial dimensions. I paid close attention to not lightening her skin tone and respecting her heritage but also contrasting the gold dress and blue background.

I keep coming back to this Vice headline I saw and took a screenshot of this time last week, which inspired the title of this piece. Seems like a relevant metaphor to me (and others I know) for so many reasons right now! Thankfully nothing too traumatic in my case...

It might be that Spirit arranged it for a little personal time with you.

Was one of these days at work yesterday! Who knows what today will bring?

It was a Damien Jurado kind of evening last night!