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…
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NEW WORK: Sketchbook Paintings and Videos
Hi Everyone, I haven’t been posting on this blog a lot lately but I have been busy making new work but, most of it I can’t show yet. In the mean time, I have recorded the process of many of my other projects and sketches and below are some of my videos of painted sketches…
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.
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….
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…
Downsizing (a new challenge)
A New Challenge For a the last month or so I have been using a new smaller sketchbook. I would love to say I did this as some cool new challenge for myself. But it wasn’t, it was mostly a happy accident. Recently I filled up my painting sketchbook and went to the store to get a new…
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. …
Sketchbook Paintings 5: Casein
Are you looking for a new painting challenge? Do you love oil painting but need to be able to scan it for reproduction? Want to have something besides watercolor to paint out in the field? … I answered yes to these questions. I also found the one medium that has made it possible to have the feel…
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…
New: Sketchbook Paintings 3
Ready for more small paintings? Here are more of the paintings from my sketchbook. These and more paintings are part of a book I will show later. For now, enjoy!
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…
New: Sketchbook Paintings
Everyone loves seeing sketchbook work right? Check out these pages from my watercolor moleskin sketchbook. This one is a study of a photo from a trip to the Detroit Zoo several months ago. This sketch is from this is for a personal project I’m working on I will talk more about that later. Later this week…
Unicycle Brand Contest Entry
I had a lot of fun painting this piece, I haven’t entered a contest like this since I was in art school. I did this painting for a contest hosted by Unicycle Brand. To enter the contest artists had to use one of the reference photos provided by the website to do a piece of…
Creative Book Review 1: Make Art Make Money by Elizabeth Hyde Stevens
“It is foolish to think we can’t be both artists and entrepreneurs , especially when Henson was so wildly successful in both categories.” -Elizabeth Hyde Stevens Originally published in 2013, Make Art Make Money isn’t your typical book with 10 lessons that will set you on the path to greatness. It doesn’t give you a…
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