During the COVID 19 Shutdown in 2020, with my state shut down and my events, classes and other projects canceled I found myself with more space to create and time to explore a new side of my artwork.
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New Book: Two By Two
Hi Everyone, I am proud to say I am in the process of illustrating a new children’s book. It will include over 30 hand painted full page illustrations of animals, so if you or your child enjoy going to the zoo this is the book for you. Below is a short preview of what is…
New Book: Sammy & Friends Coloring and Activity Book
Hi Everyone, Over the past few months I have had the pleasure to have worked with Power of One LLC to create a coloring book companion to their Children’s Book Sammy’s New Look ( a project I also illustrated). Sammy & Friends Coloring and Activity Book has over 100 pages of coloring pages and activities for…
Octo-Samurai Flashback 2 (and process video)
A new chapter of my web comic Octo-Samurai is out now. This is the last part of the 2 part flashback showing the origin story of King Squid and the main character Octo-Samurai. Read the series here. Below is a video of the inking and coloring process of this chapter.
Mini Mural for Frontier International Academy
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to paint a small mural for Frontier International Academy in Warren , MI. This small elementary school had just opened up their doors and was accepting students in their newly renovated building. During the process of decorating the school I was called in to add some color to the…
New Youtube Channel
Over the past few months I have been recording the process of how I create my work. Now I’m sharing my paintings and illustrations via Youtube. Here is a preview trailer of what I’m going to be on the channel. You can subscribe now to be notified when I upload new videos.
New Octo-Samurai: Flashback Chapter
I just released a new chapter of my web comic Octo-Samurai. This chapter is a flashback revealing the events that lead to the rise of the main villain of the story King Squid. You can read see the whole series here https://tapastic.com/series/Octo-Samurai
Cover Art For Power of One LLC
Recently on a post by one of my favorite illustrators John Hendrix on instagram I was reminded what it’s like on the other side of a commission. It is easy to forget the amount of time, effort and money goes into a project before it gets to the artists that get it ready for release….
New Logo Design for Power of One LLC
In late 2016 I had the opportunity to work with LaJuana Jackson of Power of One LLC on their logo and website. Originally I was commissioned to do illustration for a book (I will share that later) but in the process of getting the book ready the project expended. I ended up doing the illustration for the…
News: Illustration Featured In Storyteller Magazine
The above illustration is an older piece I did as a personal project. Recently, I was approached by Storyteller Magazine about publishing the artwork in their winter issue. So now it has a nice home in this Tennessee based magazine. It has been a while since I have posted, and I have a lot more…
New Octo-Samurai Comic Pages
The second chapter of Octo-Samurai comes to an epic end. (I promise this will make sense in the comic) For anyone who doesn’t know Octo-Samurai is a side project of mine where I draw the epic story of an octopus… who is also a samurai that fights ninjas underwater. In addition to being super fun to…
Lots of NEW ART
I haven’t shared anything in a while. That is because I have been busy working on lots of new art planing some changes to the website. I will take the time to talk about what I am sharing in this post in detail later. For now here is a quick run down of some of the new artwork….
Octo-Samurai Chapter 2 Preview
I’m back to working on Octo-Samurai. The next chapter was very fun to work on. In the first chapter I left the story at a cliffhanger (if you missed it check it out here) . Octo was in a losing battle outnumbered and hurt. It didn’t look good for our hero… This is where most…
Sketchbook Paintings 6: Gouache and Casein studies
I’m Back I have been painting have been making a lot of art since the last time I’ve posted. I have a new chapter of Octo-Samurai in the works as well as illustrations for a large personal project and a mural. Below are some of the sketches I have done in my watercolor sketchbook. …
The Wait Is Over. The Octo-Samurai Comic Is Here
After a lot of work and time. The Octo-Samurai Comic is here! As I have said in my earlier posts, Octo-Samurai started as sketch for a drawing challenge last year and evolved into something larger and more personal. After the sketch, it became a promotional postcard illustration. Now it has become a comic. My day…
Sketchbook Paintings 4: Travel Gouache
For a long time I had looked for a travel setup for my gouache. Now, I have found it. Above is a picture of one of my fun dinosaur sketches I did at a restaurant with my friend Laura. This is a picture of my travel gouache kit. A collapsible water cup Ceramic palette Small…
THE OCTO-SAMURAI COMIC IS ALMOST HERE
The Octo-Samurai comic is just about done! On my last post I spoke about working on a new personal project. When I started the comic it was to do artwork with my students. After my sketches turned out better than expected I decided to make it into a more finished short comic. Above is the…
Octo-Samurai Comic Coming Soon
What do you get when you mix sea life, over-the-top anime, and motivational pep talks ? You get my new Octo-Samurai comic. Octo-Samurai is a character I made up as part of a 30 day sketch challenge I did with Bea a year ago. Ever since the challenge it has been a reoccurring character in my…
New Year, Love and Art Books
As we wrap up the year I would like to thank all of you who read this blog. It has been a very eventful year with both ups and downs. No matter what, I still feel blessed and thankful to have the support of so many wonderful people. Over the past few posts I have posted…
New: Sketchbook Paintings 2
Can using a limited palette take your painting skills to the next level? The short answer is yes. A limited palette forces you out of color-mixing habits. If you don’t have a color “grass green” you’ll have to mix it from scratch, and you’re more likely to get the right green that way. James Gurney I…
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