Old Samples: Charcoal

The following are samples from my previous work, aka "not what I'm currently working on." I may add more as I find them.

"Taking Wing" charcoal. 2014 Western Washington Fair entry, sold for $150

Based off of a photo of a gyrfalcon taken at the zoo. This little guy came right up to the glass; just as interested in me as I him!

Owl, charcoal 2010 purchased by school district

Weirdly, this was based off a picture I took of a stuffed owl up in Alaska, but I tried to put some life back in his eyes. You'd never guess he was actually dead at the time, and I didn't bother to tell the people who bought it that either.

Charcoal, 2012

This composition was ripped straight from a "Horses in the Mist" calendar picture, but seeing as it was a gift for my grandma (and she specifically asked for this picture) I figured that it was probably okay.

Snarling wolf sketch, charcoal and chalk, 2015

This sketch was the result of me playing around with drawing light on dark.

Charcoal, 2010.

 This drawing is somewhat special to me, because it was the first drawing I really did in charcoal and discovered that I REALLY liked it. I gave it to my parents and it's still hanging on their living room wall for them to show off
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"Rusted Trains" charcoal, 2012. Purchased by school superintendent for $150.

This drawing was based off of a picture I took of my sister up in Alaska. Funny enough, I wasn't even trying to sell it; the superintendent was going to go through my High School art class' work to pick one for purchase and I had just happened to finish it and added it to the pile. Came in next day, my teacher told me "hey, your picture just got bought" and I went "alrighty then." Doesn't work that easily now.

Old Samples: Liquid India Ink

The following are samples from my previous work, aka "not what I'm currently working on." I may add more as I find them.

"Loneliness" liquid India ink, 2010

This drawing was actually my first foray with liquid ink, done in High School. For the project we had to pick different emotions out of a hat and then convey them with ink. I got "loneliness," and spent the entire project with the song "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty running through my head.

"Lord of the Lake" liquid India ink and watercolor, Western Washington State Fair entry 2016

This was a big project (12" x 24") I did completely from my head; a chance to cut loose from too specific realism. Inspiration for the picture came from the song "The Ghost on the Shore" by Lord Huron, but also "Haunted" by Radical Face, if you were curious.

Liquid India ink and watercolor, 2017

I will probably be discussing this picture a little more when I get into the topic of originality (there'll be a hyperlink here) but suffice to say this is one of the few pictures I've done that I was happy with the end result and it is currently hanging in my room.

"City of Caffeine" liquid India ink and watercolor, Western Washington State Fair entry 2013, sold for $100

Funny story, I've actually drawn this picture twice now (once large and once smaller). It's based off a photo my dad gave me that he took in Seattle looking down Pike Street right after a rainstorm. It's a great photo and perfectly suited for ink and both times I was very happy with the final product. Unfortunately, the first drawing ended up getting sold, so I drew it again... and sold it again. Some day I may draw it yet again and this time actually keep it.

"Toothless" liquid India ink and watercolor, appx. 2012-ish

Have I ever mentioned that I'm a fan of How to Train Your Dragon? There's nothing wrong with a little fan art to practice your skills (and try out the new masking fluid you just got). And this scene in the movie always gave me chills.

Old Samples: Acrylic Paintings

The following are samples from my previous work, aka "not what I'm currently working on." I may add more as I find them.

Acrylic paint, 2015

Some projects I do without guide or picture, simply as a means to play around and relieve stress. Some turn out quite alright, but then again it's difficult to mess up astronomical views. I may or may not have been watching a lot of Doctor Who when I drew this one.

"Relativity" acrylic paint, 2016 Western Washington State Fair entry

This picture wins for most number of people confused. No, it's not hanging upside down. I was thinking about astronomy and how up and down are relative directions and a quote I read along the lines of "when we look up at night we are really looking down into an infinite abyss" and ended up drawing this. But boy, did I have to explain that a lot. Really, it's supposed to be like that.

Even more swirly space stuff! Acrylic, God knows when, I've had this for ages.

 This may have been one of the first times I drew space in acrylic paint. It's fun.

Acrylic paint, appx. 2010-2012.

Based off of a picture (again) of my sister, this time on Iron Goat trail in the Cascades. Honestly though, this painting was kind of doomed from the beginning. First off, there's a lot of detail in the picture, and paint isn't so good at detail. Also, I wasn't very practiced yet. By the time I was finished I was so frustrated with it that I didn't even want to look at it. So when I took it home from school I just put it in the backseat. Later that day, I forgot it was still there, and threw my entire textbook filled backpack on it and broke the thing in half. I think at that point I pretty much just gave up.

Poem: Night

The night was once a maiden
Barefoot in a blue-black dress.
She had pearls in her hair,
Mysterious and fair,
She'd walk from east to west.

Until a monster took her
And locked her in his keep.
Now the night's a monster
Stalking in cloven feet.

Thus people rightly fear the night,
It's unknown, toothy maw.
They forget the fate of the maiden
With starlight upon her brow.

I know the night is beautiful
But there are monsters everywhere.
So when it's dark I stay home,
Rather than walk alone,
With the maiden whose feet are bare.