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Feb 19, 2020

Vlog: Making a Steampunk Illustration [Part II]

The second part in my 2-part vlog of making a steampunk illustration, where I go over how I colored and finished the art piece.

Feb 12, 2020

Vlog: Making a Steampunk Illustration [Part 1]

New vlog is up called Making a Steampunk Illustration [Part 1]. I go over the thought process of deciding on the composition, how I...

Feb 6, 2020

Miskatonic High Issue #5

I received the 5th issue with my variant cover in the mail! It’s so nice to hold and to actually read the same comic in person, it really...

Aug 6, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo Conclusion

July flew by and now Camp NaNoWriMo has ended and I'll go over what I think overall about the experience. First thing's first, here were...

Aug 1, 2019

Spacewarriors: Chapter 5 Update

The first half of Chapter 5 is now out--and the story is taking quite a "dive" into a new dimension? Hallucination? Planetary...

Jul 15, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo | Week 2

Well....week 2 was rough. Here's a graph from my camp nano page to illustrate just how much progress was made on my novel: I call what is...

Jul 9, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo | Week 1

Boy did I learn a lot on my first week of Camp NaNoWriMo! If you don't know what that is, it's a month-long event where you are grouped...

Jun 27, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo

At the heart of my illustrative work, I am telling stories. The real joy of drawing is the fact that I'm exploring worlds and interesting...

Jun 13, 2019

Tiki Art Adventures

Living in Southern California, I'm lucky that I can experience tiki bars often, Tiki-Ti being my favorite local watering hole. Last...

Apr 30, 2019

Speedpaint: Watercolored Pet Portrait

I LOVE to paint pet portraits---it's my rare chance to work with watercolors and working with animals figures. Here's a speedpaint of a...

Apr 16, 2019

VoyageLA Magazine Interview

I'm in VoyageLA Magazine! I talk about my background, future plans, and my illustration career. Read it here!

Apr 16, 2019

New Bollywood Piece

I had so much fun making this Bollywood-themed illustration for Backstage Magazine's article on how to become a Bollywood actor. As far...

Mar 22, 2019

6 Tips on How to Make Your Sleeping Bag Warmer

If you're like me, being cold is the biggest issue sleeping while camping, and when I first started doing a lot of camping I dreaded...

Mar 20, 2019

New Video: Minimalist Art Kit

It used to be REALLY hard for me to make any art while backpacking, or even just hiking. I’m usually just too tired and cold to feel up...

Feb 20, 2019

New "Let's Start a Band!" Piece

New illustration from my mini-comic series "Let's Start a Band!." It's about two girls starting a band with a magic guitar, and I made a...

Feb 20, 2019

Hollywood Piece

For Backstage Magazine's informative guide to becoming an actor in LA. I see the Hollywood sign every day so this was VERY appropriate....

Feb 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day

When your love for your valentine is as big as your love of SLOTHS. Happy Valentine's Day! The video of how I colored this is up on my...

Feb 5, 2019

"A Slayer" Illustration

I just finished a commission prize for my second 5k instagram giveaway winner. They requested a portrait of their wife, who is a big...

Jan 23, 2019

New Breakdown Video!

New video is up on my Youtube channel! This is the first time I narrate anything, and I talk about my general painting process, the...

Jan 16, 2019

Book Cover Design

I'm excited to finally be able to show the book cover art I designed for Chantel C. Lucier's new thirty-day exploratory journaling guide...

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