My take on the #scbwiArtober2025 prompt today: Kettle!
I've got a few ideas about this little kettle house and its inhabitant, expect some more posts about it soon!
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Tonight's warm up doodle got a little out of hand! Now onto picture book work :)
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Cardinal Flowers (2025)
The cardinal flowers in my garden are constantly being visited by hummingbirds as of late, and I've been surprised by how brave and curious the little guys are!
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My final illustration project at NMU: character design and a painted cover for a story I'm in the early stages of conceptualizing. The main character, Brimley Redoak, is a fairy living in the Upper Peninsula wilderness.
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An illustration for a story about the life of St. Roch, a medieval French Saint known for healing plague victims and as the patron of dogs.
I'm currently writing a manuscript for this story, and I hope to make a full picture book in the future.
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A cover for Diana Wynne Jones's 1975 novel Dogsbody!
The painting is acrylic on panel and 20"x16"
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"oh man not again"
6"x6" acrylic on panel

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A sneak peek into my current WIP!

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Some studies of my roommates :)
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Thank you! Oh please do, I'd love to see your style in a painting!

I'm currently reading Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones and I couldn't help but do some quick drawings of Sirius.

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Some interior illustrations for Watership Down by Richard Adams
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A cover for Watership Down by Richard Adams!
The painting is acrylic on wood panel and this was completed for my advanced illustration class.

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More of Nutmeg the mouse, star of my Bakery alphabet book project. 🐭

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"Winter Wander" acrylic on panel, 6"x6", 2025

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Some little European Rabbit studies for my upcoming Watership Down project!
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A few illustrations from my childhood themed sketchbook completed last year

Bowie and Clementine in the summertime 🛶
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Here are some bakery illustrations in preparation for my senior project! #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbookillustration