Goodbye Sketching, Hello Freehand!

It’s weird, as a designer I was taught / trained to think that process work is key when thinking up a successful design. It all comes together after you have done your research, grasped onto a concept, and are now compiling several sketches to see how your design can come to life. With art I…

Painting No.9: The Orchid Mantis

This is the last painting so far of my mantis series. I’m just so mesmerized by these types of mantids, their color is absolutely gorgeous! Elegance is in everything they do, the way they pose, the way the rock back and forth when they shuffle away from danger. Don’t let their elegance fool you, they…

Painting Nº.3: Scruffy Owl

Medium: Acrylic Painting Painting Nº.3 – The Scruffy Owl. This painting will make you want to say “hooo hooo”. This little guy took roughly three hours to paint, I was trying out a new technique that would help me achieve the cute little scruffy / feathery texture. I have the tendency to be a night…