Now in my shop: Please enjoy the world’s happiest ichthyotitan! Why is she so happy? Idk maybe she just ate a whale.
Ichthyosaurs are some of my favourite prehistoric friends, and ichthyotitans are just xl ichthyosaurs. Instant fav! I decided to give this one spots like a leopard shark, because I thought it would be really cute despite being pretty unlikely on an apex predator. ~fashion~
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As an absolute shocker to everyone, here’s another cat portrait! :0
I’m trying to maximize my cat content this year. ALL THE CATS! How is this different from every other year, you ask? Good question. 🐈
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A new year is the perfect time to paint more cats!
I have a few art goals this year, including figuring out negative space (aka, white areas in the figure) and playing more with edge types. I think the edges are an improvement on this piece, but I definitely have a lot more work to do with negative space haha.
Do you have any creative goals this year?
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Here’s my latest portrait of my oldest pup, Maulkin.
This painting is my annual gift to my cat/dog vet. We recently started Maulkin on acupuncture, which has made a huge difference for him, and this is a little commemorative piece. Because he’s so fluffy, the only needle visible on Maulkin is the one on his head button, and I always find that really funny.
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Let’s wrap up the year with another cat portrait! This is another take on my youngest cat, Sparc.
I’m really trying to make the purple-blue-green colour scheme work, but I think I keep picking the wrong reference photos for these pieces. Either way, I think this is more successful than my last attempt, and it definitely looks like Sparc!
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Ball pythons are probably my favourite snake. Every one I’ve met has been super charismatic, and their patterns are so stunning.
I love painting reptiles because of the challenge of their scales. How many scales should be rendered so a snake doesn’t seem like a fleshy sausage or overworked and fake? It’s a tricky balance to strike, and I don’t think I nailed it here, but I think the snake turned out really cute anyway.
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Ball Python on Wood Read More »
Pet rock sticker pack!! It’s been a while since I’ve created a new sticker pack, but I could not resist these little guys! I had a ton of fun painting them and playing with all the textures. They gave me a chance to use my granulating watercolours, which I usually avoid. Which rock friend do you like best?
These crunchy friends are available on Etsy and in the Shop!
New Sticker Pack – Pet Rocks! Read More »
I painted this beautiful little lady as a memorial piece.
I love when commissioners choose poses that show off their pet’s personality rather than going for the classic, straight on portrait. There’s a lot to be said for classic portraits, but these pieces with unique poses and compositions feel extra special to me.
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Memorial Portrait – Sean Read More »
A new month means a new sticker design! This month we’re celebrating the most “doing her best” mom in urban nature, the hard-working pigeon. So what if her nest is two sticks and a burger wrapper and she feeds her kids nothing but stale popcorn and french fries?? At least she’s trying!
I had so much fun working on this. Pigeons are just too cute! I’d love to do a full sticker pack of rainbow pigeons and really explore their different colour patterns some day.
This sticker is available on my website and Etsy!
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It’s time for a portrait of my kitten, Sparc! It’s hard getting a photo of him where he doesn’t look absolutely ridiculous, because he is a very ridiculous cat.
I created this as a companion piece to Scuzzy in Pink and Yellow and wanted to try a new colour palette. It was fun using the cooler tones, and this is definitely a colour scheme I need to play with more in the future.
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