Playtime.

This has been one of my favorite projects.  When you have a clear direction and you know exactly what your boundaries are, you can let yourself play.  Isn't that the case with a lot of things?  Safety is a huge goal, causing trouble and turmoil when we don't have it, but allowing us to let loose and think big when we do.  It's a gift.

As I develop this brand (which is ever and always will be evolving) I'm slowly feeling more comfort and ease as I begin each project.  I'm acquainted with the brand- it's acquainted with me.

Funny how it all works out, after riding the waves and fearing each bump and shake, you get use to it and soon you're sailing along.  I think I'll have a beer today.

Thinking about whales

Most of the time at my job I work on the computer.  I scan little ink drawings and color them in photoshop, or make flyers- you know, it's fun and it changes all the time so I'm never bored.  But last week I painted an image for an upcoming meet up.  I feel the most in love and fulfilled with the world when I'm painting.  I loooove mixing the paint, and I love being a little messy.  I get lost in it, really, and that's all anyone wants.

You'll see below the Thinker from RethinkDB and the Docker whale on a high sea adventure. I used J. W. Turner paintings for reference.  There are a couple photos of my process below.  I glazed a complementary color in the sky so it would shine through all the bushy grey clouds which was the best choice I made.  Water has always been a little difficult but I tried some curly sea foam patterns and it instantly brought it to life, too.

The final image!

Drawing Friends

I love working at my company- I'm always changing "mediums" and context.  Today I'm been working on character illustrations for the employees here.  Some have requests, and some don't.  This is one I did for the community manager, Christina, who is an all around awesome person.  She gardens, bakes, makes clothes, has impeccable taste in fashion and is the easiest person to feel comfortable around.  She can't help but coo at babies and cats, and she always has fun blurts to share from Reddit.