Commissioned Portrait: Carlos & Derek

Guys! This commission was so much fun to work on and I’ve had the hardest time not sharing it with you sooner. But, you know, it’s apparently bad form to spoil surprises. Derek reached out to me and asked me to work on a portrait as a gift to Carlos for their anniversary. I think it turned out pretty cute. :)

When I do commissioned portraits, you get the digital copies of the final piece to share on social media,. but I also provide high-quality fine art prints of your piece on archival paper. Here’s the final portrait printed 12x12.

Working digitally is my jam, but I sure do love seeing a finished illustration printed off. I think it helps show some of the detail work that might be overlooked on a screen. You can also visit this piece in my portfolio.

Happy anniversary, Carlos & Derek! Thank you for thinking of me and letting me have a small part in celebrating your day! Here’s to many more.

Pete Buttigieg for President

We’re still so far out from the 2020 elections that I’ve gone out of my way to avoid politics. Over the past couple of months, @pete.buttigieg has changed that. As a gay man, of course his journey resonates with me. Of course I want to see a member of my community succeed. But that wasn’t enough to convince me that he deserved my support - especially this early. Then I researched his background. I learned about his education, his service in the armed forces and his time as an elected official. I listened to him speak. I was continuously impressed with his composure, thoughtfulness and with his ideas. I followed his hilarious husband, @chasten.buttigieg, on Twitter. All of this to say: I’m in the race. I believe in Pete’s vision of an inclusive, united country focused on moving forward. I know politics are divisive. I’m from the school where I believe we can agree to disagree if we see the world differently. But I feel strongly that we need a change in 2020. I believe that Pete Buttigieg is the change we need. (My only complaint: like the @myfavoritemurder ladies say...spell it like you say it.) 😊

Notre Dame Tribute

It didn’t seem real watching the footage of the fire today. What a loss to Paris and the world. Sending love from Oklahoma, USA to the people of France tonight.

National Unicorn Day

Happy National Unicorn Day guys! I’ve never drawn a unicorn before (and perhaps it should have stayed that way). 😆🤷🏼‍♂️ It’s been a minute since I’ve posted so I just wanted to stop in and say that you’re magical and your butt looks great in those jeans. Sending you all love! 

Cathrineholm Tea Kettles

I am dragging guys! My day job has kept my hopping this week. I’m also fortunate enough to have a lot of illustration work coming my way (PRAISE!) so I’ve been going nonstop and it’s pretty great. But I’m beat!

Here’s an illustration I made of the Cathrineholm Lotus pattern tea kettles. You know I gotta animate that ish.

And here are the still images just for fun.

Alrighty, I am off to bed. Night, friends!

Off Planet Has Launched!

The day is finally here! Off Planet is out in the wild and you should absolutely, 100% grab a copy today. If you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can read it fo free as of right now!

To celebrate the launch, here’s all 4 of the promo animations I made for Aileen.

This was such a cool project to be part of. And, more than that, Off Planet is such a good book guys! If you love awesome things, you will enjoy every moment of this book.