doodles

  • Summer Sniffs

    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…

  • Sketchbook

    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…

  • Cutting Trials & Errors

    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…

  • Nibble Cutting Result

    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…

  • Sketch to Vector

    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…

  • Daily Drawing Practice

    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…

  • Stardust Dipper

    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…

  • Pop-Up Scene Doodle

    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.…

  • Flying Friends

    Procreate sketch of bird walking with his flying friend the butterfly. Working on bent legs in motion and adding shadow.

  • Stubby Opossum

    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.

  • Sausage & Banana Slug

    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.

  • Purple Cow

    Making woodblock texture using paint pens and watercolor paper. So bright and opaque. U can layer over colors and block out wats underneath.

  • Stargazer

    Doodle with watercolor and POSCA Paint Pens. Experimenting with layers and textures.

  • Dapper Badger

    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…

  • Earl Gray

    A doodle to capture the wisdom of “a brew will see you through.”

  • Boy with Toothache

    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)…