FAQs
commissions / freelance
My primary focus at the moment is personal artwork, but I occasionally take on commercial projects that center plants and animals. I do not draw portraits, human figures, or landscapes/scenes. At this time I am not taking personal commissions or designing tattoos.
I give priority booking to projects with a strong focus on wildlife conservation, environmental protection, or natural science education.
tattoos
It’s always an honor when someone decides to get a tattoo of something I’ve drawn. I ask that you show respect for the amount of research and labor that goes into my pieces by purchasing a tattoo ticket in my shop. Full details are in the shop listing, but most importantly, I suggest allowing your tattoo artist creative freedom to recreate the design in their own style.
materials
My gallery work is painted by hand with gouache & watercolor on paper. I use Holbein Acryla gouache, Daniel Smith watercolors, and Fabriano Artistico 300lb hot press watercolor paper. My commercial work is usually done in pencil or ink with color added digitally.
AI
My work and my art style are the result of countless hours of loving observation of and interaction with the real world, and the trial and error of years of experience with physical tools and processes. Wherever possible, I base work on my own experiences and reference photos. Every piece I make incorporates new discoveries of phenomena, relationships, or ideas that did not exist or were under-represented in digital space. AI is not capable of this process of discovery, only of recombination and regurgitation. For much of my work, slow labor and difficult rendering are the point; I am not interested in efficiency.
Generative Artificial Intelligence runs on theft of the work of artists worldwide, both living and dead. It is an insult to creativity, skilled craftsmanship, the material world, the immaterial world, and the experience of being alive. It is a drain on natural resources and a threat to critical thinking. I do not and will not use generative AI or AI-powered tools for any aspect of my work, and I am not interested in working with clients who utilize AI in place of human artists or designers.