A little pet portrait for my sister. Her friend's cat passed away and so she asked me to create this for her. There is a 2nd one that will go along with it, I haven't started it yet though. This is done on Bristol board (5x7) I usually work on larger sheets... with graphite pencils. Mostly a 2B, 4B for the darkest spots in the eyes and nose. She asked that I don't share this on social media because it's a surprise gift, but since this is a private community I think it will be ok.

Hi everyone! I'm a South African artist currently living in the Caribbean. One of my proudest moments recently was creating two massive commissioned artworks for a local hotel. Here's one of them! Excited to connect, learn, and grow with all of you in this amazing community!

11”x14” charcoal pencil on strathmore 500 series toned paper

I have worked on this piece for several hours (this was a Christmas gift for someone, not a commission) and just when I thought I was about done, just needing to finish up the hand, I decided it was time to brush my teeth before bed and as I was brushing my teeth thinking about how perfect the mouths and ear SPECIFICALLY looked…. I come back (3 minutes later….. to find my 3 year old has scribbled all over their mouths and ear. Specifically. LITERALLY WHY, LILY ALSO, when I left the room she was halfway asleep under the covers sucking on her thumb. She had to have JUMPED out of bed as soon as I left. Wtf. safe to say I immediately ordered a kids Art easel on Amazon for Christmas. This will not happen again. I’ve lost so many great pieces to her. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Hi friends! I’m a painter from Jacksonville Fl with a focus on nature forms and domestic spaces. I’ve been a working artist since 2019 and relied heavily on commissions to supplement the work I really want to make. I’m finally starting to phase out of commission work (mostly!) and leaning into my studio work more heavily. Ironically that freedom came from going back to work part time and I’m a lot happier. My focus has been developing a body of work I hope to exhibit in a more formal/public facing space. It’s been fun to change directions :)