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Uncategorized March 12, 2015

bathyscaphtopus: gel pen & felt tip pen: 6″x4″ Oh what a difference a few thicker lines makes! I was super inspired by all the maddeningly intricate artwork featured by Nicholas Di Genova in the latest issue of the Salt Hill Journal (which my husband Michael Paul Thomas founded back at Syracuse University in the day). You …

Uncategorized February 18, 2015

A few calligraphtopuses, drawn with a 3.5 Marvy Calligraphy pen. My first time attempting that twist of the wrist, going from the broad, flat side of the pen to the pointed corner. It’s very cool, getting that disparity in strokes from the same pen, but it’s going to take a lot of practice to master.

Uncategorized February 18, 2015

Some quick experimentation with different kinds of paper – Strathmore hot press on the left and Ogami ‘stone’ paper on the right. The way the watercolor just sits on top of the Ogami (both paintings are completely dry) is so fascinating. As ever, not sure what I’ll do next with these two, so posting them …

Uncategorized January 2, 2015

Happy new year everyone! Here’s a happy little blob of an octopus. Been playing with the idea of doing blind contour drawings to kickstart the octopus creation process – I’m finding that the curves I draw when I’m not looking at the page are often more fluid and lovely than the ones I draw normally. …

Uncategorized October 13, 2014

blushing octopus! (shoutout to my buddy Craig Dearfield for sending me this very sweet video that I used for reference) This painting is available on Etsy!  : watercolors, watercolor pencil: 6.5" x 4.5"

Uncategorized August 11, 2014

Let’s do this.  hop skip and a jumptopus: watercolors, watercolor pencils : 12" x 9" After so many months of not posting anything new, I wanted to post something SUPER AWESOME when I started back up – I’ve been putting it off way too long though! So this little guy is a bit confused – I …

Uncategorized June 2, 2014

Super excited to announce my art show at the lovely Cowerks space in Asbury Park this weekend! https://www.facebook.com/events/1448252775413248

Uncategorized September 29, 2013

cephalopods and script. (for @mariadahvana) : pilot custom 743 + j. herbin rouge hematite ink on ogami paper

Uncategorized September 25, 2013

vagabond vulgaris : diamine oxblood ink on ogami paper

Uncategorized September 22, 2013

Such an incredible honor to see my work in the beautiful literary journal Rock & Sling this fall! Here’s my piece “An Intimate of Octopuses” on the cover. Prints of “An Intimate of Octopuses” available here.