Tree Frog on Wood

ink painting, watercolor, wildlife art / /

It’s been soooo long since I’ve painted on wood. I forgot how much fun it is! I tried a few different things with this one. I used a white ground instead of the transparent one I normally use. I put it only under the frog, so you can still see the wood but the frog really pops. I also used ink instead of watercolours. As it turns out, ink is really pale on the watercolour ground and acts more as a stain. It worked fine for this piece, but I won’t be able to use it for darker areas. I actually did dip into the watercolours to add some finishing touches at the very end. I learned a lot working on this little guy, and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I definitely need to invest in some larger wood sheets in the near future.

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Rainbow Carpet Python

ink painting, stickers / /

Here’s our rainbow/holographic sticker for this month, a carpet python! Designing this guy to fit into a sticker was a real challenge, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I may paint one of the rejected designs as a full painting later.

Please remember to sign up for the $5 tier or above on my Patreon any time this month for an exclusive jumbo version of this sticker. The $10 tier or above receives a jumbo, holographic version! Normal 2.5″ versions are also now live on my sticker shop.

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July Sticker Pack – Snakes

stickers / /

Finally back after what seemed like a suuuuper long break from making stickers with our July sticker pack! I was expecting to fight these little noodle friends all the way, but they actually came together pretty nicely!

From the top, left going clockwise: Green tree python, ball python, king snake, black rat snake, and corn snake.

Please remember to sign up on Patreon for the $5 tier or above any time this month if you’d like to get a jumbo version of one of these slithery friends. They’re also available at the normal 2.5″ size on my Etsy shop.

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Lemon

ink painting, pet portrait / /

This gorgeous girl is Lemon. Her person gave me a very free hand when painting her, and I have to say, I absolutely love how she turned out! A print of this painting will be displayed at Klub Khrome here in Fredericton as part of a Downtown Fredericton instillation of local artists.

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Orange Tabby 3

ink painting, pet portrait / /

Here’s the third of four portraits of this lovely boy. I tried to keep more pastel tones on his body so as not to overwhelm the naturally lighter, warm tones on his face. I think it turned out pretty well, though the scan really doesn’t portray the oranges very nicely.

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Rosy Maple Moth

ink painting, stickers / /

You all know how much I LOVE rosy maple moths. Besides having the absolute best colour scheme, they’re also super fuzzy AND are native here in NB. Alas, they’re not fans of urban areas, so I haven’t encountered any in person. Some day!This piece was a style experiment. I wanted to try painting my sticker style with watercolour and really maximize the soft look. This experiment was inspired by Vena Carr‘s work. Vena’s an absolutely amazing, local artist here in Fredericton whose work you should definitely check out!

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Orange Tabby Two

ink painting, pet portrait / /

Sorry for the late post this week. We’ve been having a heatwave. Not great for someone who can’t thermoregulate. 😛

Here’s the second portrait of this lovely, tabby boy! I’m especially pleased with this one. It took quite a while to get the shadows dark enough, but it was worth the struggle.

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