Commission Reveal: The Warlock Series
Okay, it's finally time to reveal the latest series of commissioned work. Back around October-ish 2022, author L.S. Gagnon-The Patron Saint of My Art-reached out to me once again about illustrating some new book covers for her. I've done her covers for The Witch Series and The Little Witch Series, as well as four story illustrations from The Witch Series. This time, she has a new series of books in the works (some of which are out already), the first cover of which I had illustrated a few years ago (someone else did a few of the follow ups).
PMD Xmas Card Envelopes and 2022 Year in Review…and how the heck is it 2023?!?
Another year, another...something? As cliched as it is to say, I'm baffled that another year has slipped by. On the one hand, it's great we all made it through to be reading (or writing in my case) this here blog post. On the other hand...where did the time go? I don't often think about how old I am, and the fact that I keep getting older (though I do think about other people getting older, strangely), but more and more these days I am aware of my age and just how many things I still haven't managed to accomplish. It's
Inktober 2022 Wrap Up
Hey look, my, like fourth blog post this year? I need to be better about that... Anymonkeys, it's almost a full month late, but I finally finished Inktober 2022. I'll admit I struggled with a lot of the prompts this year. The ideas didn't come as quickly or easily as previous years. It was a nice challenge, though. It forced me to dig a little deeper and think a little more creatively, and, as always, I had a ton of fun. Since I decided to start collecting these illustrations in book form every few years, I tried to think
Lee’s Dragons: Bird Dragon
So, how ya doin'? It's been a bit. Again. I haven't been very good about updating the content on this here digital manifestation of my Brain this year. I have been keeping busy, though. Aside from basic sketching practice, the vast majority of my studio time this year has been consumed by my Inktober illustrated book Inklings. It has been a ton of work, particularly since I designed three whole fonts and embellishments just for it. I may slap together a post about it at some point. Or maybe not. If you want to catch up and continue to follow
Happy Mother’s Day 2022!
Happy Mother's Day 2022 to all the moms out there, but especially my wife and my own mother. It's been a little while since I've updated my website or posted a blog, but fear not, I have been busy in the studio. You can get near daily updates on what I'm working on by following me on Facebook or Instagram, but to sum things up, I've been working on a book project...but before I get into that, it's time to debut this year's Mother's Day card for my wonderful, talented, hard-working, patient, understanding wife! I rely on her for
The Gi Coat 2.0: The Beast Coat
I. Am. Tired. BUT, at long last, my latest wool coat creation is complete (except for maybe some random adjustments that come up after wearing it around a while)! It's built off of one of the first sewing projects I did several years ago: my "Gi Coat". I've been a martial artist since 1995, and I have a great appreciation for martial arts related fashion (and Asian fashion in general). I've always liked the simplicity of my karate gi, overlap one side on the other and fasten with a couple of ties. That first wool gi coat I
Please let me know what you think, it makes my brain happy.