Ideation in the rawest form

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Ideation in the rawest form 〰️

Illustration work is something I have always felt to be the most creatively expressive medium for producing art as I believe the possibilities are truly endless for what a brain can create with a simple pen or pencil. The free range that comes with illustration is overwhelmingly exciting and in the future expect this page to expand greatly.

Sea Creature Spot Illustrations

Initial Sketches

Digital Renditions (Finals)

Satirical Comic Illustration

Satirical illustration. 2023, Ink Pen , 20” x 25”

My thought process for this political single panel illustration was to create a satirical drawing of a construction worker, bird watching amongst a vast sea of dead stumps of trees his crew chopped down. On the left side of the image the few birds left in the dead forest are staring at the man as he's oblivious to both the critically injured environment and creatures treating the forest as if it's perfectly fine and still thriving with life. This illustration tackles the effects of deforestation on the wildlife as chopping down entire forests hinders the ecosystem once flourishing in said location, stripping animals and plants of their homes, food and protection. The construction worker ignorantly bird watching in the vast graveyard of trees is there to represent the inconsiderate people in our current world that openly attack the environment with active deforestation or simple littering which they usually will deny and ignore as if their actions aren't showing a visible effect on the environment. Overall this piece is made to give those actively striving to better our environment a little chuckle as well as open the eyes of those who need a little more help seeing the picture they're painting with their recklessness.

Pet or Product? Charcoal and Pastel Illustration work

This is a commentary piece on the exploitation of animals people adopt as pets merely for the use of social status and social media "clout". A pet is a commitment and a responsibility as well as a promise to give that animal the best life it can possibly have. More often than not I have seen many people buy pets for the reason of them being "cute" or that they want to show off their pet which in turn the pet grows neglected and mistreated due to the responsibility being too great for the owners to handle. This causing trauma and damage to the animal as the care taker they typically were once loved by abandons them due to their lack of judgment and impulsion. This piece is supposed to show very raggedy animals hanging from a tree like a misplaced kite or swing displaying the level of neglect many owners treat their pets. This is supposed to be jarring and disheartening as this is a serious issue which I believe needs a serious cleanse.  

Pet Or Product?. 2023, Charcoal Pencil and Red Pastel , 11” x 17”

Combination illustrations

Cigarette-O-Pede

Crab-O-Melon

Steaksy Memorial

Steaksy. 2022, Colored Pencil, 21” x 13” 
This piece is a personal and emotional work in memory of my dog who passed away in late 2022, As a gift to my family whilst we were dealing with the news that our Beagle Steaksy who had a long healthy life was on her way out I began to illustrate a mural in her honor which was accompanies with her paw prints. Although not technically astounding this piece was my first experience with using colored pencil in a large scaled art piece and was a fully self taught experience. I hold this illustration dear to my heart and it still to this day hangs in my families living room so we always have her with us even though she is not physically present. 
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