Man I Love Frogs

 A collection of various frog drawings I did. Sorry some of these aren't cropped but idc 

 

In Awe At The Size Of This Lad

 

An avocado that gained sentience and isn't happy about it.

 

Herrington snow globe

 

I was invited to participate in a snowglobe contest on Deviantart but in a classic Me Moment I didn't finish my submission until after the deadline. But I don't care because I wanted to do something with the prompt anyway. 

 

 

Seen too much

 Seen Too Much

Scenery December 2024

 Coastal scene. This was based off a photograph from the family archive. It's probably someplace out west.

Rhododendrons falling into a pond at our local zoo, inside the bird and butterfly house. I liked the way the flowers floated on top of the water and gathered at the water's edge.  

A chilly day in the woods.

 

A quick and experimental digital painting of an Italian town in the mountains. I would love to explore a town like this.

 

The prompt for this one was Alien Sunset. Got very experimental with the coloring style on this one. The colors are deep fried but I kinda like it. 

October 2024 scenery

Painted over an old artwork from ~2009. It brings back memories of bringing my Windows XP laptop to my grandparents' house and making this. I miss them...

 

Another paint-over, the original is from around 2013. It just needed a few little touches to shine. 

Experimenting with a painterly style. Scatter brushes, fringe, and textures! The image is based off a photo I took during a family road trip.

 

Fall colors. This one is the most experimental but I am pleased with how it came out. 

Famous cryptids

Mothman

Roswell Grays

Flatwoods monster

Fresno nightcrawlers

Dipinto esagono alla prima con Dante

 

Progress shot. This hexagon design was based off a folk art design I saw in a book at the library.

 

 

Alla prima strato completo con il mio gatto nero Dante.

A closeup of how I filled in the various shapes. The goal is to mix paint on the canvas but leave brushwork visible and not overwork it.

Una bellissima gatta tartarugata di nome Beatrice

 

 

 

Colori utilizzati in questo dipinto.

Slice of soap cake

Colored squares

Gouache paintings

Family Cats

Our first cat, Molly

Our second cat, Nikki

My sweet girl Beatrice

Emily Hydrangeas

 

Gouache scenery

Fireworks

 *Bumpity-boo voice* HAPPy FOURth of JuLYYY!!!

Acrylic markers on paper. Then, I scanned it in and inverted the colors of the entire image. It's a fun party trick.

Blue Moon

Started drawing over a messy old sketch from 10+ years ago. It just needed a few touch-ups to bring it ot life.

Mermaid Warrior

Crescentius

 

Here is the original!

Black Cats

 

Snub nosed monkeys

 

My finished snub-nosed monkey painting.

You're a picture of the devil's daughter, I'm a pitcher of holy water

I've been working on this since March. Not because it's a huge project but because I take forever to finish things. 

Gonna be honest, I kind of don't care that much about this one. It's just... okay, I guess? Maybe I'm just fatigued. Lately I've felt bored with digital art and find it hard to focus. It's funny because I used to be the complete opposite, finding it hard to give traditional art the time and effort it deserves. Can't I enjoy the best of both worlds?!

Honestly, maybe I just find my current process to be too inefficient. I get bored easily. One thing I've been struggling with is overworking my pictures, especially digitally. It's so easy to keep going. With traditional art, each decision is much more calculated, requiring slow and deliberate action.