Colored pencil and paint

This is a nocturnal Australian bird called a Tawny Frogmouth. I found out about them and just had to draw a few. Medium: Ink. 

Ink. 

Paint and cut paper on wood panel.  

Pain and cut paper on wood panel. 

Paint, leaves and cut paper on wood panel. 

Redbird on ladder. 

Another concept design for the world of the Fellbapp. This is a specimen of botany that you could find on his planet. Medium is Prismacolor marker. 

Pirate costume concept design for an imaginary creature called a Fellbapp. Medium: Prismacolor marker. 

This is an animal found on the planet of the Fellbapps. It attacks the major source of energy for Fellbapps, which is a living organism known as a suckbug.  Medium: Prismacolor marker. 

The quote that is written in the background and on the bottom of the piece is this. “If you ask Zen people they will say tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is not a drink, it is meditation; it is prayer.” Quote attributed to BHAGWAN SHREE RAJNEESH. Graphite on acetate and paper.

This is an accordion-fold style of book. It is an alphabet book of vegetables. Medium: Ink and colored pencil. 

This is an illustration for a story I wrote this piece was working to establish the artistic style and what the characters would look like. 

3D paper sculpture

I have long had a deep love of food and baked goods in particular. Pie is a favorite treat of mine and this was a meditation on a few of the different types of pie that exist. And a bit of a play on words as well. 

This illustration was inspired by an article I found about an artist who is seeking to revive a particular variety of strawberry plant called the Marshall Strawberry. I was inspired by her project and created this piece to accompany the article. Here is a link.  https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/operation-strawberry-one-artists-mission-to-revive-a-heritage-fruit/