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Thunderstorms, my favorite thing about summer

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A little warm up painting I did one or two washes at a time between deadlines last month

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thank you, @staff!

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Oh, to be a tiny mermaid to escape the heat

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Wanna be my friend?

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Another piece from the summer of 2018, that’s still one of my favorites. I painted this while renting an apartment in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia and the background was inspired by an alleyway I lived about a mile from at the time.

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Been going through some old art for a thing and I came across a few pieces I still like that I'd thought I'd reshare, starting with this one from my first solo show in 2018 (so long ago! 😭)

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Who will I be today? 🐱🐭🦊🐰

#these were originally inspired by the concept of autistic masking #and the performative nature of trying to please others while hiding your true self #illustration #children's illustration #art #artists on tumblr #gouache with digital backgrounds

More recent-ish warm ups: some little what-I-wore mouse-fits (an idea my dear friend Taryn came up with that I absolutely adore). These are all gouache paintings that I touched up a bit digitally because the originals are only 2" tall

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Happy Summer (and Father's Day!)

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Hello, everyone! I've been Very Not Online lately as I finish up some deadlines, but here are some warm up paintings from a while ago that I finally got around to scanning

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Interested in owning one of my original watercolor and gouache paintings? All of these pieces are still looking for homes at Nucleus Portland! 💛

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Calico cat in a calico coat!

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On to the next adventure!

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Some little fan arts I made for my dear friend Alina Tysoe's AMAZING graphic novel My Sister the Werebeast. These are the main characters' parents, and I just adored them 💛 The cave is part of the story, but the dragons are my own silly invention because I was curious what creatures they might find down there and for some reason my brain thought...literary dragons? I dunno! But I can't recommend this graphic novel enough, it's hilarious and heartwarming and like everything Alina makes, just so awesome. So go check it out!

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After the rain

watercolor and gouache

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Gallery Nucleus is having a spring art sale! You can get 20% off with the code SPRING20 at checkout. I still have these pieces at the gallery and they have lots of amazing artwork from so many talented artists, you guys should definitely check it out. The sale is April 21st - April 27th, so don’t miss your chance!

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