floral, fauna, and fawns - for a long time i wasn't creating new portfolio work. i was terrified of failure and it rooted me to a spot where i stood still for far too long. this year i've decided to work for a new client - myself.

during my move from PDX to Brooklyn i journeyed with a single suitcase and a spider plant in my pocket - my now growing collection of plants has inspired a new sketchbook practice that allows me to let go and plant new roots in my practice

the end of the challenge - after posting this update my personal life took some very big twists and turns that resulted in the early close of this challenge. i fell down, learned from my mistakes, and took time to recover

february updates with the best of the 365 challenge - taking the bumps in the road with stride as life continues to challenge the time set aside for this project

mid january progress in my 365 challenge - coming up with concepts at 5:30 am for half a month really gives new meaning to this drawing practice

taking the momentum from #inktober and my 50 monster challenge i've created a new drawing project - 365 days of 2017 dedicated to one full sketchbook spread a day

fifty drawings later the challenge is complete - looking back at the progress (especially with the photography of the creatures) it finally feels like i'm out of my slump and taking steps forward in my daily sketchbook practice

wrapping up 2016's #inktober strong with the same vintage halloween inspirations - all 31 days of october are now neatly wrapped up and the 50 monster drawings can resume

mid-month progress so far into 2016's #inktober challenge - after flailing a bit in the beginning i found inspiration in vintage halloween illustrations and german decorations

three years now and going strong - inktober is a beloved challenge to all visual artists to use ink only to create a drawing a day for the entire month of october. thus far these are my #inktober drawings for 2016