Use a Life to Save a Life

Watercolor

16 x 20

Illustration for an article questioning the use of stem cell research. This image is not a reflection of my opinion on the article, just the concept I developed for it.

Stinky Feet

Portraits

Sketches

Sketches

These are the preliminary sketches for my "Derby" painting (drawing from life and testing paint combinations). The final is close to my initial ideas. I enjoyed working from life, however I prefer to use photographs as reference, which probably suits me better as an Illustrator, NOT a Fine Artist. 

Grids

"Ablaze"

"Temperature" (unfinished)

Holiday Commissions

Having a Heart-to-Heart

I recently found this drawing (micron) that I did for my editorial illustration class: "Cliche" was the assignment. I never turned this in because I hated it when I finished it...but reflecting upon it, I say it's not that bad. I think it would be cool to color it.

I've also noticed I get more hits on my blog than my website, so I'm going to advertise my site RIGHT NOW!

~GO TO MY WEBSITEEEEEE~ (that's me hypnotizing you through the computer)

The Alphabet

Hookay, so here's the deal. I have developed and idea to illustrate the alphabet using animal parts as letters (A is for Anchovy, B is Barracuda, etc.) BUT, my wish for this book is to have the letters not be readily apparent; you have to work to find them. AND, I want full-view paintings where the entire animal and it's habitat are revealed, and then the following page will reveal the close-ups of the letter. Good, no? 

Here's some thumbnails of what I'm talking about...

"C"

"S"

"F"

"B" 

"O"

A Frenzy (Watercolor and Micron Pens)