Gouache ships
September 29, 2021
Sea Scout ship Propeller in the San Juan Islands, 2021 Ship with a red hull in the San Juan Islands
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Isopod studies in watercolor
April 2, 2021
I “cheated” with white acrylic highlights. But I love how that looks in these little detail paintings!
Project planning sketches
March 2, 2021
Planning more watercolor florals for wedding stationary. Planning for specific projects for me includes a lot more note-taking than sketching just for practice. The sketches are very quick thumbnails to give me ideas and placeholders for later, and the notes…
Isopod armor
February 23, 2021
Fantasy armor based on isopods, in particular the species Armadillidium maculatum, or zebra isopod. With alternative shield designs.
Fern studies
February 11, 2021
Drawn from memory, then from reference, in a helpful and always humbling exercise. These are our native Western Sword Ferns.
Mountain environment thumbnails
February 8, 2021
Playing with the genera and versatility of mountain scenes.
Landscape thumbnail sketches
February 3, 2021
A few desert castle concepts, using different repeating shapes as a base for the castle.
Steps to Starry Night
December 18, 2020
A few frames (of more than 30 total) of a step-by-step tutorial made for my students, so they could paint their own versions of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. Acrylic on 5″x7″canvas.