Drawings of Things

And a few paintings

I am not a master artist; I just like drawing. It started in grade school: when other kids wanted to finger-paint, I wanted to paint fingers. I had an excessive number of disembodied hand drawings in the margins of my notebooks.

I don’t have any artists who specifically inspired my artwork. However, I do love works by artists like Edward Gorey, Yoshitaka Amano, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Maxfield Parrish.

I’d consider my style a cross between “I really want to draw realistic stuff” and “fuck it, this will have to do.” My favorite ways to draw include:

  1. Pencil
  2. Pencil + blending marker
  3. Pencil + blending marker + ink
  4. Pencil + watercolor + gouache

So, lots of pencil, I’d say. But I also love digital painting because it’s easy to correct, edit, and change entire scenes when inspiration strikes.

Check out my illustration, drawing, and painting kits for gear specifics.

Fine Art Portfolio

Neutral faced self-portrait of Sam in oil.

Oil Self-Portrait

Year: 2010
Media: Oil paint
Surface: Stretched canvas
Size: 16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
About: Apparently I took this piece very seriously.
Black and purple watercolor profile portrait of a woman with red lips and sunken cheeks.

Red Lips

Year: 2009
Media: Watercolor paint and India ink
Surface: Scrap watercolor paper
Size: 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
About: Profile sketch of no one.
A sweeping landscape with a lone swordsman standing before an encampment.

Fantasy Hilltop

Year: 2012
Media: Watercolor paint and pen
Surface: Scrap watercolor paper
Size: 9 x 11.75 in (22.9 x 29.8 cm)
About: Inspired by my favorite video game series, Final Fantasy.
A golden hour painting of a boat on a calm sea beneath a starry night sky.

Boat Under Night

Year: 2017
Media: Procreate digital painting
Surface: —
Size: 11.69 x 8.27 in (29.7 x 21.0 cm)
About: Inspired by Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
Marker drawing of Bri leaning her head on Sam's shoulder.

Sam and Bri Portrait

Year: 2008
Media: Prismacolor marker
Surface: Bienfang Graphics 360 Translucent Marker
Size: 13.5 x 17 in (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
About: Drawn from a photograph.
A pencil self-portrait of Sam with a thoughtful brow biting a pencil.

Pencil Self-Portrait

Year: 2006
Media: Drawing pencil
Surface: Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Smooth
Size: 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
About: Drawing of me doing something I never do, chewing a pencil.
Impressionistic self-portrait of Sam from extreme top angle.

Digital Self-Portrait

Year: 2007
Media: Digital painting
Surface: —
Size: —
About: Wacom graphics tablet painting in Corel Painter.
A pencil portrait of a bulldog with big eyes.

Phantom Portrait

Year: 2006
Media: Drawing pencil
Surface: Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Smooth
Size: 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
About: Drawing of my dog, Phantom.
A lounging woman in the throes of passion.

Throes of Passion

Year: 2008
Media: Prismacolor marker
Surface: Bienfang Graphics 360 Translucent Marker
Size: 13.5 x 17 in (34.3 x 43.2 cm)
About: Just use your imagination.
Red bird drawn in conté with blood behind head.

Splat Bird

Year: 2007
Media: Watercolor paint, conté crayon, and Sharpie
Surface: Scrap watercolor paper
Size: 8.5 x 11.5 in (21.6 x 29.2 cm)
About: Just a dead bird.
A monstrous figure, prostrate at the foot of a woman on a throne.

Throne Monster

Year: 2009
Media: Micron pen and India ink
Surface: Strathmore 300 Series Watercolor
Size: 22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
About: I liked the concept of this piece, but it feels unfinished.
Abstract red and yellow gouache painting resembling a cave interior.

Cave Painting

Year: 2009
Media: Watercolor and gouache paint
Surface: Scrap watercolor paper
Size: 6 x 9 in (15.2 x 22.9 cm)
About: Abstract mess of something.
A sunset highlighting a cliffside against the sea.

Cliff at Sea

Year: 2015
Media: Procreate digital painting
Surface: —
Size: 17 x 6 in (43.2 x 15.2 cm)
About: Landscape photography inspired this drawing.