After setting up DraftTable, all I can say is, wow. I'm so glad I have it now. It has made my art production routine so much better, and it did so almost immediately.
Read MoreArt Journal: September 19 2017
This weekend I finished up work on a piece I'd been wanting to do for a long time, an image from Persona 5 of Ann Takamaki hugging the cat character, Morgana.
Read MoreArt Journal: September 11, 2017
Lately I have been working with colorful inks, which has been fun and relaxing!
Read MoreMedium Moment: Papermaking
Flyers, newspapers, advertisements, paper stuffed under car windshields, copies of bills that were already paid online, free magazines... the modern world bombards us with paper on a near constant basis.
Thankfully, even the most boring bank statement can be reborn through the handmade papermaking process.
Read MoreArt Journal: September 5 2017
During Hurricane Harvey I couldn't really make art. The only piece I made during the entire 7+ days of rain and wind was the piece above, where I drew a series of houses flooded by black water.
Read MorePaint Life: Instacart
How Instacart helped me save time and create more art.
Read MoreMedium Moment: Winsor and Newton Drawing Ink
When it comes to writing, or the comic book world, or even body art - the word 'ink' sounds so permanent!
Yet, these inks from Winsor and Newton feel so refreshing and fun.
Read MoreAugust 2017 Studio Recap
This month I have been working on making the environments of my comic look like people actually live in them, taking all of the small facts of life into consideration.
Who lives here? What do the plants look like? Where do they get energy from? How do they do their laundry? How would they paint their house?
Read MoreMedium Moment: Freedom
Art Advice Goes Beyond Art
What do you learn when you study art? What exactly is taught in art school?
From simple techniques to high level thoughts, here is the best advice I’ve ever received from art teachers.
Thoughts on What Makes a Helpful (or unhelpful) Art Critique.
Lately an art teacher friend of mine sent out some questions to her fellow artists, asking 'What makes a helpful art critique?" I was impressed by her willingness to get feedback, refusing to settle for the average unbearable, eye-rolling art critique.
Read MoreJuly 2017 Studio Recap
Following my painting-filled plein air trip in June, this month I swore off painting in order to hunker down and focus on my comic, Tilted Sun.
Read MoreWe <3 Leadville
The 'We <3 Leadville" sign is one of the first man-made landmarks you will see when approaching Leadville from the East.
Read MoreAirport Drawings: Houston Hobby and STL
Last weekend I had an easy flight from Houston Hobby to Saint Louis and back, for a total of four hours in the air and about four at the airport. All of these drawings came to life while I was waiting at gates, terminals, or airport restaurants.
Read MoreJune 2017 Studio Recap
This month's work in the art studio included a large private commission, a plein air trip, tons of comic book work, and some quick gestural drawings.
Read MorePlein Air: Leadville
Sitting in my studio in Houston, I was starting to feel a bit like one of those pre-1850s artists in a dark room. Working alone, cut off from the world and my subjects, staring at low-res stock art computer images of the mountains that wanted to paint, I decided - why not just go find it myself?
Read MoreAirport Drawings: IAH and DIA
Lately I was traveling between Houston and Colorado, where I drew tired people and cellphone users at both Denver International and Bush International.
Read MoreJune 15 Painting Update
Poppies are fun to paint because of their edges and the depth of the flower. They’re a bit like Irises, many layers and stages.
Read MoreArt 64: The Art World, Solved, in Persona 5
Persona 5 does its best to solve the problems of the art world.
Read MoreMay 2017 Studio Recap
Welcome to another art studio monthly recap!
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