Life is going swell as I’ve been dabbling on art projects while attending shows and events over the autumn season. I’ve been fluctuating with my moods for most of the time and reworking my priorities list. Some days, I lose focus on my big needs of my art career. Seasonal depression might be the culprit, but I’m hanging in there and not losing focus in the unimportant stuff.
Continue reading3D Printed Nib Holder
I 3D printed a nib holder from Halftone Hospital at the Joliet Public Library and it’s Digital Media Studio! The print seems to have gone well and the part screw together well with my G-nibs! I can’t want to dive into a bigger drawing!
Continue readingOvercoming Art Weakness
Getting motivated to leave your comfort zone is tough, and even the best struggle with doing art tasks. In my case, I have trouble with backgrounds. But in this clip, I talk about trying your best to stretch your skills!
Olivia the Dragon Knight
This is a short process article about how I draw my Dragon Knight Copic Marker illustration in five hours at Sablecon back in October 2023!
This a throwback to an older Copic Marker style that I rarely use but I can give you insight into the five hour process I spend drawing between sales and conversations with guests
Continue readingHalloween Dogs
Happy Halloween to all! These little doggies are ready for a spooking good night!
Continue readingAutumn Convention Announcements
I’m still on the grind with conventions as I announce the places I’m going to throughout the autumn season!
WaukeCon 2023
First, a big reminder that I’ll be up north at WaukeCon in Waukegan,Il once again! For my second year in the convention and my third time doing a show after my surprise visit to ArtWauk, Waukegan is a nice town with passionate artists doing their best. It a cozy show of local artist showing their love of the Sci-Fi works of Ray Bradbury!
Continue readingPastry Cat Playmats Are Back
After a long couple months, the Pastry Cat Playmats have finally returned on my Etsy Store! Now with new stitching!
For this new printing, they now have a fine black stitching at the edges so they won’t fray and split apart!
With the same fantastic color and quality from Custom Mousepad, you’ll love to game on these Cat Mats!
Don’t forget the rest of my stickers on that you can from my Etsy Store! You can buy up the same stickers I display on my convention tables and I will personally mail them to you!
Post-Summer Recollection
My workload keeps slipping as I’m flopping between making new art, promoting old art, learning about art, and making posts about art. With the time crunch, I can’t let it bring me down.
Continue readingAlley Art Festival 2023
This Saturday weekend in Downtown Aurora,IL, I’ll be tabling at Alley Art Fest on August 26th!
It’s an outdoor show so make sure you prep for the elements.While you’re enjoying the sun and smiles, stop by my table to grab a sticker or two!
Mighty Month of Cons
Summer wasn’t as eventful as I’d wanted but I was working on a large illustration to fill the time. I’ll elaborate on this at a later date, but for now here’s a fast time lapse of the process.
Between that and my dayjob, I tabled at a decent amount of conventions and shows during he last weeks of July!
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