The Lessons (and Childhood Memories) This Mixed Media Portrait Inspired
This mixed media portrait painting was created through experimentation, trial, and error ...
My Writings
writing about Illustration, mixed media & studio life
Painting With Real Brushes (Instead of Digital Ones)
Digital painting with digital brushes is *wonderful.* Other adjectives that come to mind include: convenient (because all your digital brushes are stored inside your computer and...
Artistic Escapades: Thoughts on Choosing an Art Path
These recent reflections reveal thoughts and feelings about choosing an art path for myself and chip away at where I think I'm headed ...
A Mini-Doodle Share: Casual Beachgoer Soaking Up the Sun
Sometimes, when I doodle people from life, I only have moments to capture the essence of who they are or what they're doing before they...
A Doodled Dedication for Beautiful Maricella
This heart-wrenching experience taught me (amongst many other things) the sheer magnitude and uplifting power a simple drawing can have....
Sketch Noting Illustrations Inspired by Academic Orientation Sessions
When taking sketch notes in real-time, doodles, hand letterings, and other inspired drawings don't always come out perfectly. Still, the end result is quite pleasing...
Doodle Art IV
In this volume of Doodles & Sketches, three male actor portraits, created using chalk-pastels on toned drawing paper, are showcased....
Once Upon a Barn: A Tour of My Art & Design Studio in Hamilton, Virginia
It's hard to conceive just how far gone my now-art design studio was when my family and I first moved into our 1890 home in...
Doodle Art III
This volume of Doodles & Sketches showcases a partial collection of still life composition thumbnails, which were created using charcoal on newsprint paper....
Doodle Art II
In this Volume 2 edition of Doodles & Sketches, I've shared some draft value studies for a digital painting project featuring a surprised octopus character...
Developing A Unique Sense of Drawing Style
You know how people will see a specific piece of artwork and instantly recognize the artist because of their style, right? Well, that's what I've...
Doodle Art I
Doodle art represents loose, casual, and carefree sketches or drawings usually done up for fun or as quick references for future drawing projects....