“Labor of Love” digital - procreate This new design is a continuation of my bird houses concept of merging birds with dwelling places. Originally this was part of a concept sketch for a mural meant for a new development here in Lexington. The developer decided to go in a different direction but I still really liked the ideas so I used a section to further develop the image for a print format. The greater theme of this piece is cultivation. Cardinals cultivate long term homes

Here is my most recent mandala design “In Reverie Endless” - digital using Geometrica and Procreate For this mandala I wanted to use objects to form the pattern as if arranged for a ritual purpose like an alter. There’s a spiritual nature to mandala work that I think is really beautiful and I love trying to emphasize that quality while still leaving the image open to interpretation. I love the warmth of the design as well. My wife said it felt warm like summer and I think sh

Lately I’ve been rekindling my love of paper marbling and the organic texture and patterns they create. I love using these shapes and marks in just about everything from paintings to tattoos. Here’s a reference I pulled from one of my marbling sessions and an exercise of using the shapes in a mandala format. I used this in a tattoo recently and love the look in skin so much. I’ll post an update of the tattoo once I’ve got healed pics. Scan of marbled paper converted to black