our "friend" the little Caterpillar returns

The little caterpillar ran as fast as it could! And it tumbled into a crack!

🦡 🍅 🥬 🌿 ✨// prompt 10/10 for bring on spring art: badger & radish. the culprit is revealed! gouache on hot press paper

Tea Party on a Sunday Afternoon! Featuring the three friends from my Trick or Treat illustration of a few months ago. 🦡🐇🦊

Jan Brett (American, b. 19498) • The Three Snow Bears • 2007 • Watercolor and gouache • Penguin Books for Young Readers • 2007

Doggust Day 4 : Australian Shepherd

Gotta add a fluffy boy to the mix

Tuning up for the show, from “the Night Before the Nutcracker” out on September 6th!

{pre-order here}

Harvest Festival 🍎🍁🌽

Inktober day five ✨ prompts for this piece include harvest, corn, and autumn celebration 🥕

Do you frequent an autumn festival? 🍂

A fat frog. 🐸❤️💚🎨

Ying

An art picture book, a collaboration between artist © DALI WU and author © Nate Ferreira, 2023.

19 mixed media artworks on paper. Colored pencils, colored ink, traditional Chinese painting mica pigments, Gansai Tambi. Each artwork measures 21 x 41 cm.

Ying unveils a whimsical collection of sketches, blending vibrant colors with traditional mica pig- ments. These artworks transport us to the enchanting landscapes of Yunnan and Guizhou, capturing moments of sheer joy and nature’s nurturing embrace. They narrate a tale of growth and discovery.

Each piece exudes the vitality and joy of life, as Ying dances amidst the breathtaking mountains and rivers, embracing the embrace of nature. The artworks showcase the harmonious and serene co- existence of mountains and waters, human and animals, animals and nature, etc, creating an atmo- sphere of tranquility. In these works, I seek to encapsulate the awe and curiosity of a youthful spirit journeying through nature’s vast expanse, illustrating a symphonic narrative of growth and wonder. My intent is to rekindle our collective appreciation for nature’s magnificence, hoping to inspire a more profound respect for environmental conservation and the delicate balance of our ecosystem. At the same time, I aim to depict the purity and adventurous essence of youth, letting viewers bask in the charm of personal growth and boundless potential.

Almost a book

What are you doing in my brain?

I’m now halfway done with the mini comic thing for Paperwings! I even made a dummy version of the full future book itself. It’s funky! ✨️

and now some rambling:

The comic contest thing has obviously failed. It’s hard for me to see that even this shittly little side project is out of my reach beside my studies and work (I’m glad for my customers don’t get me wrong,) I just dont want to wait 20 years to have this comic finished. I have no idea what to do. :(

I will probably just work because at least having a customer makes me feel there is someone who gives a shit.

Holiday sketches! Happy Holidays everyone! 😊

Henry and the Stars (2022)

[Image description below] 

[A black and white sketched comic.  Panel one shows a messy sketch of a bedroom. There is a beanbag in the middle of the room. On the wall there is a doorway and two posters. There is a string of lights across the room.  Panel two shows a sketched bust of a Henry, a young man. He has messy short wavy hair and wears a V-neck jumper and round glasses. He has a speech bubble coming from his mouth with three ellipses. His expression looks blank. All-caps text above him reads, “This is Henry”. Panel three shows a side-by-side. On the left there is an image of a wall with striped wallpaper. In the centre of the image there is a window looking out at a road, some hills, a power line, and the night sky full of stars. On the right there is all-caps text that reads, “At night, Henry stares out his bedroom window”. Panel four shows Henry staring contently forward in his striped bedroom. An analogue clock on the right shows seven o’clock in the evening. Panel five shows Henry staring forward, looking slightly impatient. The clock shows ten past nine in the evening. Panel six shows Henry looking shocked. The clock shows eleven twenty eight in the evening.  Panel seven shows a bust of Henry is in the centre, surrounded by stars. A crescent moon is to the left.  Panel eight shows a stylised shooting star. All-caps text starting above the star and finishing under it reads, “Henry likes looking at the stars”. Panel nine shows a closer view of Henry’s bedroom window. Outside there is a power line, some hills, and a cloudy sky. The window frame and bedroom wall are both striped. Panel ten shows all-caps text that reads, “sometimes it is cloudy.” Underneath are three rain clouds. Panel eleven shows all-caps text that reads, “Henry doesn’t mind.” Underneath are two more clouds side-by-side. A bust of Henry is inside the left cloud. Panel twelve shows all-caps text that reads, “He knows the stars are there, his constant companions.” Underneath are three sets of images. Each shows Henry wearing different shirts, side-by-side with a different stylised star.  Panel thirteen shows all-caps text reading, “At night, Henry stares out his bedroom window,” followed by three ellipses, Underneath there is a large sketch showing Henry’s window looking from the inside out. Outside the window in the foreground there is a road with grass and a power line on the side. In the midground there are hills. The sky is full of stars, and a crescent moon to the left is winking. Panel fourteen shows a bust of Henry wearing a collared shirt. His eyes have stars in them, and he is surrounded by stars. There is all-caps text beginning above the image and finishing below  that starts with three ellipses, then reads, “And he will never feel alone.”]

Margaret Bloy Graham, illustrator – Gene Zion, author • No Roses for Harry • Harper & Row, publisher • 1958

Originally published in black and white in 1956 and 1958, it both books were reprinted in 2002 with splashes of color added by the original artist.

Margaret Bloy Graham, illustrator – Gene Zion, author • Harry, the Dirty Dog • Harper & Brothers, publisher • 1956

Doggust Day 5 : Shiba Inu

He just needed a little pineapple toy 🥹