Category: Blog Post
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Illustrating a Map For a Fiction Novel
Based on my Med Bow Peak pen & ink drawing, I was commissioned to create a fictional map for Inkspot Publishing’s upcoming book, Under Vixens Mere. The map centers around Vixens Mere, a lake that hosts six houseboats. I was given a lot of agency to make the map mine, but was handed specific reference…
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National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
As I write this, I’m on the train back to Oxford from my trip in Edinburgh. I was quite fortunate- my hotel was a two-minute walk away from the National Gallery of Scotland. Here are my highlights, how I explored the gallery, and what I learned. Process I’ve developed a particular routine with galleries. I…
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Painting Pet Portraits
This year I decided to make pet portraits as Christmas gifts for family members. There were two styles that I did: acrylic semi-realistic, and mixed media pen & ink/watercolor for a simpler composition. Here is an outline of my processes: Acrylic Painting I had the idea to make this painting of a dog named “Molly”…