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Process pics below!

I’m working on some smaller paintings to turn into stickers and magnets. This first one is a cobalt arowana! I really enjoy drawing and painting fish, and arowana are by far one of the coolest fish species that still exist in the world. They look like something ancient or like a creature from a fantasy world. It’s no wonder they’re a staple in the monster hunter series.

I saw a huge flock of these Black Skimmers when I visited Hunting Island State Park last year. They’re such interesting birds with their long asymmetrical beaks and black/white/red color scheme. I made some stickers from the painting and they look pretty cool!

Some process photos :)

Every time that I begin to paint, I find myself thinking "I have no idea what I'm doing," and yet my brush never stops moving. I'm always adding layers and building the image up, even though at the conscious level I would swear that I don't know what to do.

I think that is perhaps one of the things I enjoy most about traditional art. The creation feels so intuitive. I'm not picking colors from a chart and messing around with layer properties; I'm just mixing up paints and slathering them onto canvas. My thinking, rational mind occasionally screams at me that I don't have a plan - and that I surely need one - yet I get to disregard it and continue on.

I'm really happy with how this print turned out! I honestly love the challenge of carving letters the small detail lines on the deer were similarly fun to carve. I was eager to make a print for Mother's Day for this year and I'm glad to have technically achieved that goal.

There was a kitten camping out on my bird feeder at the start of the winter and I assumed she belonged to a neighbor...until I got video on my feeder cam of her eating bird seed (and presumably starving). So, I set traps and converted her into a pet.

Over the weekend I finished making my print for Mother's Day, and I'm happy to finally be able to post the finished image. There are some prints available online if you'd like one. Thanks for checking it out!

I want to show off the shaker charm made by @bird-thingg since she's on a bit of a hiatus from social media. The entire design began as a set of watercolor paintings. I think she did an amazing job!