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Canis Latrans


One of my favorites things to draw is stuffed animals.

They don't move, won't steal my picnic food and are usually posed well, like this gorgeous guy from the University of Michigan Natural History Museum.

[coyote] :: Last Update: Aug. 2, 2006

The Doghouse Poetry Series



My friend and poet Robert Fanning asked me to create an illustration for his 2007 spring poetry workshop, The Doghouse Poetry Series.

I suppose there are many different dogs to choose from, but the bulldog seemed the obvious choice as rough-and-tough albeit slightly cliché. I added the glasses to soften and humanise it a bit.

With a limited time frame I whipped out a few sketches (coming soon to the roughs section) and ended up keeping one of them for the final. I could've cleaned it up in Illustrator, but I felt it worked as is. There was a little touch-up work done with Photoshop's brushes, but it was completed through a series of iterations.

Alligator



From the NYC Natural History Museum.

Tiger



From the NYC Natural History Museum.

Trillium



This trillium was done with pastels for a business card design for the Trillium String Trio.

Happy Birthday to Ewe!



I know, I know. It's a bad pun. But I still like the mice on the inside, they're so happy!

Kamakura Dragon



The Japanese exhibit at the Ann Arbor (UMMA) is always a pleasure to draw in. Hopefully I'll get more time there now that I'm moving.

Sandpiper



A quiet little bird with lightning fast feet. I saw a ton of them on Montauk beach.

Rhinoceros



From the NYC Natural History Museum in the Africa exhibit. It's definitely one of my favorite museums.