And that’s pretty much a wrap. Here’s my favorite 12 pieces for the year. So long, 2016, and thank you, tumblrites, for all your interest and support!

The Turn of the Screw

Last project of the year, Henry James’ creepy psychological ghost story.

Cover re-design: Sense & Sensibility

I love all of Austen’s work, but there’s something about the Marianne/Elinor dynamic that reminds me of me and my sister. Especially this situation:

Marianne was silent; it was impossible for her to say what she did not feel, however trivial the occasion; and upon Elinor therefore the whole task of telling lies when politeness required it, always fell.

I had to cough up all the polite lies, too, and I certainly thought my sister could have pitched in once in awhile.

Sense & Sensibility, work in progress

Sense & Sensibility preliminary drawing

Ghost Town

Going through old files. This was a painting experiment that never entirely grew past the sketch stage, but it was good practice for digital watercolor techniques.

Firebird

watercolor & digital

Firebird, w.i.p.

A recent illustration to accompany Lavie Tidhar’s The Red Flower. Read the story here.

The power went out in the studio over the weekend, and FYI, candles look pretty but are rubbish to paint by.

Added some new tshirt designs, including a few inspired by this year’s InkTober challenge. You can find them on Society6, they should be having sales and free shipping deals through the holidays.

Society6

Added some new tshirt designs, including a few inspired by this year’s InkTober challenge. You can find them on Society6 and DesignByHumans, both sites should be having sales and free shipping deals through the holidays.

Society6

DesignByHumans

A recent illustration for Persistent Visions. Read the story here.

A recent illustration for Persistent Visions. Read the story here.

Throwback Thursday: Moab, Utah

This is one of my woodcut prints from printmaking class. I sure do miss the big roller press I made all these on, even though it could be a real pain to squeeze something as thick as a woodblock through it. If you look in the lower right corner, you can see a sliver of blue where the press forced the block to slip just a little on its second pass. I still have a few of these prints around, so if anyone wants one, you can find them in the shop here.

An illustration for Thomas Broderick’s short story, Loyal Son, for Persistent Visions. Read it here. 

InkTober Day 31

Emily Dickinson

InkTober Day 30

Joseph Campbell

InkTober Day 29

Robert Frost

InkTober Day 28

Charles Bukowski

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InkTober Day 27

Douglas Adams

InkTober Day 26

Allen Ginsberg

InkTober Day 25

Night Vale

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