new 5x7 prints

A couple of new prints for sale. Here. The ram was a struggle to finish, but it was a good exercise in problem solving. I like the way it turned out. The pheasant was really fun to paint and came easily. Why the difficulty of these two drawings was so extreme I have no idea. Weird how that happens sometimes.

Also, I'm starting to put up the wood slice paintings I didn't sell up in the shop for sale. They should all be up by today or tomorrow. Thank you all for continuing to follow my little progress blog. It's given me such encouragement.

north american animals print

It's done and up in the shop! Get it here.

new business cards!

I just got these in the mail today and am super excited! I love business cards and I think I am pretty pleased with how these turned out. I kept the general idea of the old ones, but had a lot more fun this time painting the artwork for these instead of screen printing. They were printed by Mama's Sauce, a pretty awesome print shop in Florida.

two more...

the spring creatures are coming out

These little dudes I'm taking with me to Unique LA in a couple weeks, but if they don't sell I will definitely put them up in the shop.

new prints

I have finally made prints of most of the individual animals and birds that I have painted so far. They are all available here. If you have any requests for prints of any other animals or birds that I have drawn in the past let me know!

new cards in shop!

You can get the set for $9 here.

business card in process

A couple of in process photos of a new business card I've been working on. Sorry it's taken me so long to get the new card set up in the shop. I'm having some printing issues, but they will be up soon!

indian elephant card preview

A small preview of a new card series I'm working on.

desktop wallpaper

I sent this desktop wallpaper to the people who had signed up on my mailing list as a free gift a couple of weeks ago, but now I want to share it with my blog followers, too. If you like, here is a desktop wallpaper I made exclusively as a thank you to all of you who have supported my work this past year. It's a little late since it's for the month of February, but I hope you can still enjoy it as much as possible. It's not really very Small Adventure-y looking, but I wanted to reflect the month of February in a painting. There are links to the various sizes below. Thank you again for all your support and kind words over the past few months!
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a card update

These are the newest cards that I have for sale in the shop! There are two different sets of cards. One is of 6 individual North American animals that I have painted in more detail and the second is a collection of simple tiny animals all on one card. The latter set is a set of 8 cards that are all the same. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out! They come packaged in a sturdy kraft cardboard box. Purchase them here and here.

a small update

Both of these wood slices are available in the shop. I know I haven't kept with my promise to update the shop in a week. But I will be updating in bits and pieces.

wood slice paintings

I made these wood slice paintings the week before the SF Renegade fair not expecting anyone to buy them. I was pleasantly surprised that I sold 4 out of 5! Two of them I sold to my booth neighbors, Paul and Kat. They were such cool people and I hope I get to see them again. My favorite wood slice was the woolly mammoth which Kat purchased along with the raccoon for her boyfriend Paul as a surprise Christmas present. I was sad to see the woolly mammoth go, but I am so glad that it went to a good home. The only one that didn't sell was the gray squirrel which I will put up in the Etsy shop. Tomorrow I will try to update the shop with the new stuff. Check back!

a preview of things to come...

Small animal paintings for a North American Animals Map Print I'll be finished with soon. This print will be part of a series.

A much smaller version of the big Reusable Felt Envelope! I like the smaller size better. It's only slightly bigger than the Reusable Felt Air Mail Envelope and I've added some extra details. All these need are the "to" labels and I'll be all finished with them.

moosen

A moose and a bear for a new print I'm working on.

vampires

I know this Halloween post is a day late, but I just found this super cool illustration by Kaye Blegvad and had to show you all. I really like her work a lot. Her portfolio website is right here.

Happy Halloween!

new card in the works

A new card I am working on. This is also my first attempt at using gouache.

the denouement is going on tour!

My band, The Denouement, is going on tour starting June 2 and continuing on to June 15. You can see if we are going to a town near you here. I drew this poster for it. If you like this poster, perhaps you would like to look at my other blog where I will be doing drawings and paintings and things.

shop update!

Here are a couple of brand new cards that I've finally printed and put in the shop! Stay tuned for some giveaway information for them...

autumn, winter, spring

Some designs for a postcard pack I'm in the midst of putting together for the shop! They will be postcards that represent each season so that you can send one to a special someone once every few months to let them know you're thinking of them year round.