Christmas 2013

Christmas ornaments! The old man head is from 2012, finished in 2013 (still counts for the 2012 ornament, though). The fetus blob is for 2013. My boyfriend, Matt, sculpted them, I painted them. A new tradition, I look forward to having a tree full of these.

sketchbook 08

To attempt to stay fresh, I've been spending a lot of time doing study sketches. Ive been feeling restricted so this is my first recent attempt to loosen up my style a bit more. Concentrating making more permanent marks, single strokes, using pen and marker. Staying out of Photoshop, I miss working with real media. 

More to come soon!

Caught WIP 02

Progression shots. You can view a larger size of the final piece over at my website!

Anxious

I tried my hand at recreating this mental image thing I've seen since I was a kid. It didnt scan that well so started experimenting with taking pictures of it, which turned out to be a much better way at representing it, anyway. Its not perfect, but I'm pretty pleased considering I dont do this sort of work very often. I would like to attempt again in the future.

Caught WIP 01

WIP. theres always love for the cliche "goin after the big fish that ate my eye" tale. trying my hand at something more illustrative.

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Beasts WIP 04

I forgot to mention I finished this a few weeks ago. Here's a detail shot, you can view the full image here.

starfox comic

hey, remember the snes?

Beasts WIP 03

Nailing down some lighting! One of my favorite parts, and a very important part of the art-making process is laying down a color pallet and getting the proper feel for your scene.

Beasts WIP 02

Beasts WIP 01

Campfire WIP 02

I'm getting off to a pretty decent start. Second character.

Campfire WIP 01

WIP character model and prop for a 3d scene I mocked up a while ago. The beginnings of something new!

Mead WIP 03

Finally, here it is. Well worth the wait, I think. If you want to see the original digital painting, visit my website!

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Mead WIP 02

The finished ones still havn't been shipped out, so I'm waiting to post the finals, but I just cant stand the wait. I have to post these WIP shots of the mead label I made before I explode. It's been finished for months.

I was really indecisive about the direction I wanted to take it, I thought I would share some of the more key  ones.

new supplies!

vintage tackle box i got at the antique flea market last week to hold some of my art supplies. the lady that sold it said she thought it was from the 50s? lets see how long it stays looking this organized... beside it is an old as dirt lunchbox i got from my grandmother a while ago that also holds art supplies. 

Hookah WIP 02

Just showing off the slow progress I've been doing with this painting.  I just started to work on it again recently, so it's not quite dead yet. Learning a lot about this medium.

winter slippers

i can never seem to find slippers that are warm enough to keep the circulation kickin in my feet, that are also comfy, and have durable soles. so i made my own.

soles are made from leather. theyre stuffed with batting and have soft, short faux fur all over the inside. perfectly warm, and pretty fun to make.