In 2017, I was still teaching English full time. I managed four classes of 23-26 students, graded papers daily, and lived my life in a constant state… Read more “Making Progress with Pennywise”
Category: artwork
Inktober 2019: Week 2
Overall, me being sick has really held me back in the first weeks of Inktober. It’s made me depressed and I’ve just struggled to accomplish much. I’m… Read more “Inktober 2019: Week 2”
Inktober 2019: Week 1
It’s been a wild week! I’ve been incredibly busy between Inktober beginning, my day job, October activities, and prepping for upcoming shows this month. I also came… Read more “Inktober 2019: Week 1”
Testing Inks for Inktober: Airport Terminal
In preparation for Inktober, I took a page out of Teoh Yi Chie’s book and did a test to see which of my inks were truly waterproof.… Read more “Testing Inks for Inktober: Airport Terminal”
Inktober 2019 Kickoff
It’s October, and that means all things spooky! But for artists, it also means Inktober, a month-long challenge to make art every day. While it began as… Read more “Inktober 2019 Kickoff”
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival 2019
The end of August marked The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, one of my biggest art festivals of the year. Luckily, I had my sister, author Marlena… Read more “Grant Park Summer Shade Festival 2019”
Painting My Depression
It’s summertime and that means summer monsters. My family watches Jaws as our 4th of July family movie night and I share a birthday with H.P. Lovecraft,… Read more “Painting My Depression”
Video: Speedpainting Umbreon from Sketch to Photoshop
I’m continually working on my digital art skills, and I’m pleased to share another Pokemon painting in my eeveelutions series. Umbreon is a dark-type Pokemon, and pairs… Read more “Video: Speedpainting Umbreon from Sketch to Photoshop”
Examining my Process: Speed Painting The Torn Prince
Do you go back and revisit old art? Not art you made as a kid, that’s pure nostalgia. I mean art you made a few months ago,… Read more “Examining my Process: Speed Painting The Torn Prince”
Painting in the Georgia Summer Heat
It’s no secret that the summers have gotten warmer globally, but we’re feeling it this summer in the American South. I live south of Atlanta, summer heat… Read more “Painting in the Georgia Summer Heat”
