Hobbit Challenge
I accept. I know who I'm drawing. My most favoritest character of them all. Mr. Gollum. However, Mae is not the biggest fan, so I'll have to hide it from her.
View ArticleTattoo Design
Just finished up a commission for a tattoo design. This woman is a HUGE Carrot Top fan. She wanted an anklet, so I drew up some "charms" for her.
View ArticleGollum
Drawing Gollum for "The Hobbit" design contest. Here is my progress in pictures via instagram: Getting into character... follow me
View ArticleGollum: Part Two
(See: Gollum: Part One) I love working from home for the very reason that I get to hang with my kids. I've always had a hard time with color. Black pen is my comfort zone. But, I really felt (okay, I...
View ArticleA quote to live by
The timing of this quote coming into my life was no coincidence, ladies and gents. It was exactly what I needed to hear, in that very moment. Pretty neat-o. "Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your...
View ArticleVicto Ngai
Every Wednesday I'll do a post featuring an artist that I love and am inspired by. Sometimes I'll do an interview if I'm lucky enough to hook them in. Today is an artist I actually discovered this...
View ArticleFilm vs. Digi
I was browsing through my old deviantART account and came across these photos from my college photography class. These were from back in the day when we used something called film and developed our...
View ArticleFeatured Artist- Joan Walsh
I came across this book at the thrift store and was smitten with the illustrations. As you know, most of my work is done in pen and ink. It's my medium of choice, and I just love the way it looks....
View ArticleIllustration Friday- "Book"
I worked so many hours on this illustration and I ended up starting over because it wasn't turning out how I would have liked. Then I worked like crazy on the second one, and then it was too late to...
View ArticleGollum - From Beginning to End
Once again, showing you my progress on Gollum, but this time it has a happy ending! I'm DONE! Finally, finally done. While this has been super fun to work on, it's also been a LOT of work, which isn't...
View ArticleFeatured Artist- David Bird
Just got back from a much needed trip to Disneyland and the beach! Speaking of Disneyland, here with me today is a good friend of mine, David Bird, who is a Disney Guest Artist as well as an artist for...
View ArticleHalloween Decor
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and one day I plan to just deck the heck out of my house, but this year I kept it simple. "The Haunted Mansion" poster is up year round, so that was convenient. The...
View ArticleRecently
Recently added to "In My Sketchbook": It's been SOOO long since I've done any kind of life drawing. I really need the practice, so I drew this lovely lady: (Doesn't she have a nice round rumpus?) My...
View ArticleGrace/Hell tattoo
I never really thought I'd be designing tattoos, but this is my 4th. I have to say, it is very flattering when someone wants your artwork permanently on their body. Forever. The first three tattoo...
View Articletatooooed
I designed a tattoo a few months back for a huge fan of Carrot Top. She just got it done and sent me the picture. original design the real deal Pretty crazy to see my artwork on someones skin!
View Articlea FEW of my favorite childrens books
For years I've had these images in my mind of a book I read when I was little about a ballerina. I tried describing it to people and no one had any idea of what I was talking about. Finally my sister...
View ArticleFeature Artist - Dorothy Grider
I talked briefly about this book here, and now I'm going to dig a little deeper into it. For todays featured artist (which I've been slacking on for the past couple of weeks. School, kids, art...
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