One downside to working on paid illustrations is not being able to show the work you've done, and I suppose not having the time to do more personal work. So then the blog suffers a bit because I'm posting less and less here even though I'm still busy drawing.

At any rate, I finally got around to scanning some better resolution versions of illustrations that have made it onto instagram or my twitter. Feel free to hit me up there if you want!

Labels: brush pen, Copic, ink, ink wash, sewer, soldier, white ink

Well 2012 has already gotten away from me a bit, hasn't it? No resolutions this year for the simple fact that it leaves me with no feeling of having missed something by the end of the year. Last year turned out to be one of the worst I've experienced personally, and 2012 is already shaping up to be one of the best. Such a contrast in such a short time leaves me re-evaluating quite a few things for the better. Life really is a wild ride; my only goal is to do what I can and learn to let go of the things that fall short.

On a lighter note, I have new artwork to show! This illustration stemmed from my wanting to try something completely different, and feeling that a 9x36 inch illustration would fit that bill perfectly (strange I know). I call this one "The Spirit Well". I had written a short poem sort of explaining the story a bit, but felt it wasn't working. If I can get it together, perhaps I'll post it as an extra post down the line. For now I'll just post the finished art piece. This was done with brush pens (on 3 9x12 inch pieces of bristol), a few smaller pens and Photoshop for colour.


Followed by some details:

Labels: mother, soldier, spirits, The Spirit Well, witches