Drawing

  • Love at First Ish

    Wish is an Ish prancing with a dandelion. Full of love and dreams, his joy is as contagious. Be still my heart.

  • How to paint a giant purple panda head.

    January 2024: Finishing up the giant purple panda sculpture, including a little yellow bird that will perch on the panda’s nose. Also, I started a…

  • Dip Pen Trial

    I splurged and purchased a dip pen, a few bottles of India, and acrylic ink to try out. I was inspired and curious after watching…

  • Sepia Pencil Sketches

    I came across my color pencils and decided to try drawing with just one color and see what would happen. This spril animal character arrived,…

  • HiROO Sketch

    These little HiROo creatures haunt my dreams. I can’t stop drawing them. This one has unique ear details.

  • Paper Squishie

    I made a stuffed animal out of paper, packing tape, and polyfill. It makes a satisfying crinkle squish. Could this be the next generation for…

  • Primed

    After 5-6 layers of joint compound, gesso, and primer with sanding in between, the panda is prepped for the painting layer. All I know at…

  • Nuff Napping

    Stanley was my first sculpted Nuff bird, and I’ve been dreaming up even more Nuffs to accompany him. Dreaming + Birds = the napping Nuff…

  • Sketch to Vector Art

    In this photo, you can compare my original sketch and the resulting vector version done on the computer. With this vectorized illustration, I can scale…

  • New Bird Legs

    The bird can stand again with more muscular metal legs made from screws. I also adjusted the tail feathers to form a point, reshaping this…

  • Book to wall

    I’ve decided to cut out my sketches and post them on the wall so I can interact with them more. It must be better than…

  • Specimens

    The HiROo collect specimens from human dreams and store them in a library full of originals. Each jar a perfectly preserved hologram of an idea.…

  • The Umbrella

    The HiROo use the umbrella to travel from the sleeping world to the waking world. This particular one wanted a yellow rain coat.

  • The HIROO

    The story of the HiROo came to me over a series of day dreams and while I am a sculptor and painter, I feel compelled…

  • Panda Nose

    I added EVA foam to form ridges where I wanted to sculpt the nose and mouth of the Panda. This provides a nice ledge to…