On my walks, I can’t help but take a moment to close my eyes and smell the blooms. The roses and jasmine are delightful, rubbing the sages and herbs…
Between projects and learning new software, I have been turning to my sketchbook as an outlet for doodling ideas and keeping my art moving forward. I take 30 minutes…
Realizing I wanted a thinner engraved line on my diorama, I took about a week to figure out the combination of vector at and tool bits to achieve the…
This is how the final cut turned out. I decided to try just lightly engraving my lines so that the paint can have an edge to follow. I’m thrilled…
One of the daily drawings in my sketchbook stood out to me to have a name. I started with Crumb, then Scant, and then we landed on Nibbles. I…
Morning Pages have worked out so well for me that I’ve also decided to add daily drawing. To essentially warm up the hand/eye coordination and be free to move…
I’ve been dreaming of these layered drawings that create depth and tell a story about my character’s life. A diorama of a vignette, like a theatrical stage, of a…
Been enjoying doodling with layers. Imagining a scene with a background, midground, and foreground. This one was inspired by the road trip we took with puppy Button’s this month.…
Procreate sketch of bird walking with his flying friend the butterfly. Working on bent legs in motion and adding shadow.
Drawing in Procreate of a opossum with stubby arms and a round belly. Tried different fur texture and eye colors. Makes him look a little neurotic.
Weekend getaway to Trinidad, CA to take in the forest and cool ocean air. Saw my first bright yellow slug and now understand why the locals are such fans.
Making woodblock texture using paint pens and watercolor paper. So bright and opaque. U can layer over colors and block out wats underneath.
Doodle with watercolor and POSCA Paint Pens. Experimenting with layers and textures.
Exploring drawing with my POSCA Paint Pens on watercolor paper. I liked the effect of leaving streaks of the paper showing thru makes it look like a wood block…
A doodle to capture the wisdom of “a brew will see you through.”
Doodle of my Mother’s painting. It is one of my most treasured things, she speaks to me through it. I was listening to the On Being Podcast Episode (12/17/21)…