I recently created this posh kitty cat for a client. She let me have a lot of creative control, which is always fun. Original sketch: I'm always thinking about overall shape and silhouette. Is it pleasant to look at? Can... Continue Reading →
In solidarity with the Key Largo pool noodle crocodile. I can't swim either, buddy. Jim Can't Swim, pencil and digital Inspiring original photo and news link: https://wsvn.com/news/local/crocodile-floats-on-pool-noodle-in-key-largo/ #crocodile #poolnoodle #swim #colour_collective#cornflowerblue #kidlitart #illustration
SCBWI conferences always get me noodling on a simpler, more tactile style. Drawing like a child is harder than you think! Here's a little platypus in plaid. Kaz http://www.windnessbooks.com/ https://twitter.com/KWindness https://www.facebook.com/karen.windness https://www.instagram.com/kazwindness/ https://www.redbubble.com/people/ #kidlit #illustration #plaidypus#platypus
I've had this little guy running around in the back of my head for several months. Stubs is a child's writing pencil, but he dreams of being an artist. Will he fulfill his destiny before the lead runs out? It's a... Continue Reading →
Based on a beautiful friend's beautiful daughter, Devyn. Enjoying a little time after big commissions to make art just because. There is beauty in the world. Dream a dream of love and hope. Painted in Photoshop using a pastel Grutbrush.
I teach illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. I went to grade assignments and ended up drawing one of my students. This is Fatima with a Pearl Earring.
This fuzzy little guy is ready to celebrate! Partypillar products: HERE
Ring-Ring! Who's there? Dead people! This is one in a series of commissioned pieces for a psychic medium's website. I love drawing ghosts!!!
An alternative ending to Charlotte's Web.
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