Mr. Postman
This little postman is a sketch from so long ago that I couldn’t even guess its age. I’ve kept it through the years because he makes me happy, and because every time I find myself
Dusk at the Fairground
The leaves are falling outside the window already, and I find myself wistfully missing the fry oil and stomped-grass smell of the county fair. Even though our local county fair has come and gone by
Fun with Patterns
I’ve been working on repeating patterns for a lot of my recent “behind the scenes” design work. Since I’ve brushed up on my digital skills, creating these has become really simple, and therefor addictive. For
Press Premises
This week, I’m catching up to my goal of opening up my online shop in time for the holiday season! I was able to complete a lot, including the illustration above, and the logo within
Mule of Difficulties
Today’s drawing is a small pencil sketch of a tarot card, showing a mule-person as the four of cups. It’s the third similar card that I’ve dawn as I’ve been plugging away at other more
The Pug Pack
Today’s painting is from a really old sketchbook, and I’m posting it this week because I find that it’s suddenly September, and this piece has strong back-to-school vibes! Or at least, it features a backpack.
Graphite Garden
Today’s sketch is inspired by the backyard garden of my dreams. I’m a sucker for statuary in real life, and when I draw, I love the ambiguity that statues have. As images, they’re supposed to
August Meadow
I’ve spent a ton of time this summer trying to get my online shop up and running, which has meant a lot of time in front of the computer. Next year around this time, I
Playing with Paint
Today, I played with paint for entirely legitimate reasons! I had one goal: create a bunch of expressive watercolors with texture. They only needed to have a range of hue, good contrast, lots of blooming
Designing with Florals
I’ve been listening to a lot of Queen this summer, and some lyrics inspired today’s image. I drew some lettering in Photoshop and started a digital collage using my recent botanical gouache illustrations. The image