For the past several years I’ve strayed away from drawing fairies because frankly I’m kinda bored with them. If you draw, you’ll get a lot of requests for fairies. That said, Hibiscus Flower has been hiding for some time in my portfolio and I thought it might be time to bring her out again. This is what happens when I’m looking through old work. lol
The book cover design for The Aeon Tree continues onto both sides forming a spiral similar to those found in nature, like those of sea shells, sunflowers and snail shells. I felt this would hold true with the content and theme of the story I was illustrating. The Aeon Tree is about a magical tree planted centuries ago that begins to grow the day a young girl is born. It follows her childhood as she learns of her family’s mysterious past and the secret they worked so hard to keep.
The original work was done in pen and ink, then cleaned up and finished in photoshop.
Just a quick drawing/watercolor of an angry squirrel. I’m sure this will be used for something down the road, but for now it is just an angry squirrel. 
Pen and Ink illustration I did for a fantasy role-playing game guidebook.
Here is another one for the coloring book project.
Two of my passions, art and bicycling, are now in one fair. Enter, Seattle’s first Pedaler’s Fair. The Pedaler’s fair will feature bicycle them art, craft and biking accessories. If you’re anything like me, this will likely be the fair to go to this year. Granted, it’s the first year, so I can only hope it lives up to my now unrealistic expectation of artistic bicycle bliss.
I posted this one on Facebook yesterday. Unfortunately, digital scans of ink wash drawings will often loose the most subtle of the shading which will cause parts to look washed out. Notice around the borders of the artwork. There is quite a bit of lost detail there. I’ve found the best way to get the detail and true color of a piece is with a photograph. Of course, photographing one’s work takes a little more effort than just putting it in the scanner and fiddling with it in Photoshop.
Watercolor and ink wash both pose these problems when doing a digital scan. If your work is intended for print, it is a good idea to photograph your work. I don’t have an example with this post at the moment of a photographed version, but I’ll try to remember to update it when I do. The difference will be quite obvious I believe.
This particular piece will be available for giclee print by April 2012. Feel free to message me if you would like one. They will sell for $25, which includes shipping in the U.S.
