The Making of ‘Justify Wins the Triple Crown’
In this watercolor and colored pencil piece, Justify crosses the finish line of the Belmont Stakes and becomes the 13th winner of the Triple Crown. This great horse accomplished things that were supposed to be impossible. He won the Triple Crown so soon after American Pharoah ended the 37-year drought, he broke the Curse of […]
Chuy (Digital Sketch)
The iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil that I purchased a year and a half ago has become my go-to sketch book. I try to carry it with me most places that I go so that I can whip up a sketch on the spur of the moment or work on something a little more […]
Chuy Approves of the New Booth Design
Chuy, our office dog, approves of the new design for Chroma Technology and 89 North’s exhibit at SPIE Photonics West 2018 in San Francisco. We are now a reseller for Expand, the world leading manufacturer of banner stands, pop-up displays and graphic holders for event marketing and trade shows. Contact us for an estimate for […]
Back to the Drawing Board
Happy 2018! After spending some time reflecting back on 2017, and the past few years for that matter, I’ve decided that a theme for this year is order — ‘Back to the Drawing Board’. Creating artwork has always been a part of who I am, even long before I realized that I loved science and […]
2017 Holiday Art
This year I returned to the tradition of creating holiday card artwork after taking a break since 2012. My cat, Cassie, served as the model this time around. Having a dark, tortoise shell color made it hard to get a good photograph of her in a house lacking in natural light. After chasing her around […]
My Experience at WordCamp US 2017
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Nashville for my first WordCamp US. It was quite an experience to be surrounded by so many fellow WordPress users! For me the highlights included: This was my first visit to Music City. It’s a charming city, and I can’t wait to return and spend […]
Get out and Camp!
Over the course of the past few weeks, I had the opportunity to attend two WordCamps. Both were in locations near and dear to my heart. I started off the month of October in Arizona for WordCamp Phoenix. After attending WordCamps all around Ohio for the past couple of years, this was my first […]
Whippet Portrait
I recently had the opportunity to create a 15″ x 20″ mixed-media portrait of Selkie and Siren, a beautiful pair of whippets. I met them while visiting my good friend Barb Drummond of Home Alone Pets in Phoenix, Arizona. The background and the dogs’ base coat were rendered with watercolor. The detail work was done […]
