• Inktober Week 1 Recap

    Inktober Week 1 Recap

    First week done and additional behind the scenes!

  • My Inktober 2023 Rules and Prompts

    My Inktober 2023 Rules and Prompts

    The ritual of making

  • Stars Upon Us

    Stars Upon Us

    Venus, Distance, and a Little Bit of Love

  • Scrap File

    Scrap File

    Reference Photo Gathering By Ruining Books

  • Meeting My Artistic Heroes

    Starstruck!

  • Chopping Brushes

    Chopping Brushes

    Modifying your tools is addictive

  • The Banana Herb

    The Banana Herb

    Will it still be around?

  • Kaldi Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)

    Kaldi Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)

    Casein on Ampersand Gessobord I visited Kaldi Coffee this weekend, after dropping by CALA (Comic Art LA). My plein air cafe casein paintings have followed the same workflow as documented in these screenshots. I start with a rainbow colored pencil in order to establish my objects and that I get everything I need to in…

  • Mastrena (Starbucks Painting in Gouache)

    Mastrena (Starbucks Painting in Gouache)

    A painting of the Mastrena espresso machine in gouache and watercolor, I was originally intending on making this in casein, but forgot all my casein paints at home.  I hope you enjoy peeking at the process as much as I enjoyed painting this. I’ve been reading the book Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life…

  • Casein Painting Process: Starbucks Display

    Casein Painting Process: Starbucks Display

    Starbucks Display (Casein Painting) I visited Starbucks a while back and decided to do a casein painting of their display. Casein is by Richeson Casein, one of the very few fine art casein manufacturers I know. I’m using colors out of the Jack Richeson’s Gurney Pack and have been playing around with the limited amount…