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Lost tribe

Finished piece and the start of a series… The finished work is watercolor, pen, color pencil and metallic ink 11x14inch. After finishing this piece I was asked to create one for my cousin… After finishing her portrait I decided to officially make this concept into a new series of mine

So…Dragon Tail butterflies are Awesome?

I stumbled upon the awesomeness that is the dragon tail butterfly and I knew I had to incorporate them in my work. Using the dragon tail butterfly and the snapdragon flower as inspiration I wanted to create something slightly magical… I was still loving the gradient sunrise from my High Priestess piece and decided toContinue reading “So…Dragon Tail butterflies are Awesome?”

Update

So I’m continuing to work on multiple projects at once and so far it’s going well. I don’t get that feeling of being bored or stuck trying to finish one at a time. So here are my current set that I’m working on… Also I forgot to update this but… The raven was finished quiteContinue reading “Update”

The raven

I’ve decided to go more in the direction of a raven queen/ moon goddess…. I love watching the image come alive with each new layer of paint

Fish

…and finished. This piece was created with india ink, watercolor, micron pen and gelly roll pens.

Update on the Fish

So I still have no official title for the piece yet, but to be fair most of the titles for my paintings are not solid and are subject to change. Its almost halfway done at this point and I’m happy with the way it is coming along. Im also excited to see it when itsContinue reading “Update on the Fish”

For now….Fish?

So… for this next painting I’m taking a break from my Arcadia series and continuing with my “underwater” theme I guess. I want to continue to work on portraits and to improve my skills with painting people plus it seems to fit with my mood and I was inspired by these translucent fish. I knewContinue reading “For now….Fish?”

Arcadia

I guess a nice way to try start this bog would be to introduce my most current series “Arcadia”. This is a series I’ve been working on for the past few years. I started it around maybe my second or third year of college and watched it progress over the years and become more concrete.Continue reading “Arcadia”