illustrate life

artist | illustrator | pianist | CLT, NC

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Coffee & Mistletoe #illustration #botanicalillustration #coffee #mistletoe

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Colored version of one of my girls themed inktober pieces from this year. 

Drawn with ink in a moleskine, colored digitally in photoshop.

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Yo if anyone needs any plants drawn, I've missed this kind of drawing. #illustration #crosshatching #botanicalillustration #eucalyptus

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I get nervous with traditional materials still and have to make test studies #illustration #ink #drphmartins

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❄❄❄ #illustration

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Actias Solara Said my farewells to the bugs who sold at goodyear. This was one of my favorites. The remaining few I have left are listed online in my shop! Maybe check them out before I decide to keep them forever 😭😭😭 #illustration #papertaxidermy #fauxentomology #papercraft #aenthromology

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I have a few pyro pieces gone to live at @greenhillnc's The Shop! This guy is one of them, and my living room is kinda lonely without him. It also actually has some gold gilding irl, but that doesn't translate well to pictures/scanning I find. #illustration #woodburning #pyrography #pyrogravure #woodworking #botanicalillustration #lotii

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Coleoptera Frenulum This is the last weekend to see my babies in the Wet Paint show at Goodyear Arts/Camp Northend! #illustration #papertaxidermy #fauxentomology #aenthromology

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Working on album art is one of my favorite kinds of freelance work and it makes it all the better when it's for a friend whose music is so authentic. If you know Brandon, then you're like me and have been waiting for him to record his solo work since you met him. Take a look at his kickstarter page to hear what I'm talking about and consider sponsoring him. At the very least, spend a few minutes listening to his story and the music that springs from that. @brandonberg #illustration #cltmusic

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Hey crosshatchin', it's been a minute. #illustration #moleskine #micron #botanicalillustration

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"Friends don't lie." | Eleven #illustration #inktober #inktober2017 #strangerthings #eleven #girls

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it's not all black & white

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"I am no man." | Eowyn #illustration #inktober #inktober2017 #eowyn #lotr #moleskine

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A cicadadae cuticula out for display #illustration #papertaxidermy #aenthromology

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"Ugh, I smell like a human." | Princess Mononoke #illustration #inktober #inktober2017 #princessmononoke #studioghibli

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The opening reception was a couple weeks ago, but the show is still up for the rest of the month! @goodyeararts has open gallery hours this Friday along with the usual food/music happenings that go down at Camp North End. Thanks @vtgclt for the 📷 🤗 (at Camp North End)