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A little doodle made on a vintage index card from an auction...monoprinted with acrylics, then doodling.

"At 6 o'clock the window squeaks and mum calls time" from Graham's Up the Tree. It must have been strange for mbpardy to see his his story interpreted through my illustrations... but page by page these characters came to life, with both of our contributions somehow adding up to something bigger.

Stream of consciousness

Cactus inspired watercolor washes in my sketchbook. Kept this one very lose to see what happens. Watercolor is always full of surprises.

A start of animal exploration

I love how typography, when selectively filled in, becomes a rhythm, a cadence, a song.

Get lost in the symmetry, maaaaan!

These were sketched in pencil, then gone over in ink and watercolor!

Same idea as previous dragon work but a bit difference way

Watercolour crayon, crayon, fineliner and acrylic paint.. . . . . ... . .... . ... . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . Just your run of the mill tree bearing owl with a pipe in hand and a story to tell. .... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. ... ... ......... ... .. A3 prints for sale ( 12 left out of 20 at the time of going to press )

Love this little Seuss quote. I wear Chucks a lot, and have a habit of taking pics of them in the places I go....hence this drawing.

Ever have one of those days when you want to pull your hair out? Here it is in black and white! I was experimenting with white ink in a journal with black pages.

I started keeping a Route 66 Journal when I traveled from Chicago to Albuquerque. I keep adding to it all along and hope to go from Albuquerque to LA this fall.

This is the converted school bus that belonged to Route 66 super sketcher Bob Waldmire (RIP). It's here at our museum, so I sketched it one day. It's an amazing studio/home on wheels!!

A commissioned portrait drawing of Miss Marisca | 2017 | Watercolor on aquarelle paper

Dark, dead and full of life at the same time.

Millicent - Crouching Hare

This is from one of my older sketchbooks. I used salt on the red watercolor paint while it was still wet to get the textured background effect.

This was my first drawing for the Graham's Up the Tree book. I used my most trusted pen: Metal Pilot Falcon, Soft Extra Fine.

I have made a lot of vases with different items than flowers. Like exotic animals, make up and other crazy stuff. The illustrations is all digital and vector.

My son asked me to design a tattoo for him and this is what I have come up with so far. I think he is going to love it! What do you think?

All you have to do is lift your chin up to encounter the most fascinating things in life. What would it take to lift up your chin and talk to the person sitting right next to you. I fear that one day we will forget the very essence of being a human.

Pink llama made with watercolour

What do you think??

Portrait of an old fisherman sketched with ink and coffee wash. Trying to experiment with some different styles and techniques.

Australian author mbpardy & I have a children's book coming out soon called "Graham's Up the Tree." This illustration from the book makes a good countdown to release.