From portraiture of animals to people, I find myself spending a good deal of my spare time with a pencil in hand. I prefer to work with graphite and charcoal, and aim for realism in my pieces.
Sketches
Muley buck (2022)
Great horned sentry (2022)
Ink
Badger & buddy (2022)
Working with India ink never fails to surprise me. It’s quite versatile, and I use it both like a pencil or traditional black ink pen and like watercolor. I completed most of my illustrations for the Daily Evergreen in both black and colorful India ink. My wildlife studies, which detail the life history of fascinating plant and animal species, also feature India ink.
Rocky Mountain goat study (2022)
Bighorn sheep study (2021)
Nuttall’s cottontail anatomy study (2023)
Western larch study (2022)
Watercolor
Watercolor is a newer endeavor, progressing smoothly thanks to my fondness for India ink brush pens. It’s a medium that infuses my pieces with the charm of traditional scientific illustration and allows me to portray my subjects as realistically as possible. Win-win!
Wild Equus species (2023)
Other Media
Why stick with what’s familiar all the time? I experiment with a variety of other media; shown here are a digital skull study done in Adobe Fresco and a scratchboard portrait of a cheetah cub. Who knows what I’ll try next?
American badger skull study (2021)
Cheetah cub portrait (2021)