The Unkissable Frog comic header parody

playing around on a Sunday. Just for fun.  It may become something more finished but I like the header parody.  Thanks for stopping by.

American Illustration 37 web gallery winner - Holly and Ivy

I am so honored to have had this piece selected... American Illustration 37 web gallery winner. Wow we WOW! 

Lost Souls

Finished.  Lost Souls is done. Another in the series of images inspired by Eastern State Penitentiary. I have no idea what is coming up next... we shall all find out together. Thanks for stopping by.

Night Keepers thumbnail sketches

The Night Keepers:   in the days before the enlightenment there was born a group of collectors called the Night Keepers. The Night Keepers, not born of humans, but from the dark night itself. For the night can be harsh, the night hunts, the night is sometimes vengeance.
The Night Keepers appear as forever young children of humans, who’s only reason is to hunt, to collect the heads of the cruel, the deceitful, and the wicked, severing their souls to haunt the face of the earth and wander in limbo for all eternity. They have been glimpsed on battlefields of the long past as well as the recent past, in the woods of old, and down dark alleys in their search to find the heads of the unjust. Sometimes they take the heads of the dead as well as the living deserving.

Udey the dog

Udey the Dog... pronounced Yew-dee.  The companion of a dear friend family of mine. He's getting up there in age but still has a lot of spirit.  Thanks for stopping by.

additional thumbnail sketch for skull collectors

Skull buried in Ivy. Maybe I'll try  some different perspectives and points of view.

new sketches for the Skull Collectors

preliminary sketches for a possible series, the skull collectors.  More to come.

Ghost of the Old Captain

Done. I like it.  The Ghost of Captain Cutler.  Thanks for stopping by.

Captain Cutler WIP1

working up a new piece... something I have wanted to attempt for quite a while.  Doing new a interpretation on the classic Scooby Doo cartoon from the late 1960s.  This one is Captain Cutler. Really fun so far.  thanks for stopping by.

Wintersmith WIP2

Still working away on this. Got all the foliage done... Next comes the drawing of the shadows and then cleanup. Thanks for stopping by. -db

wintersmith WIP 1

close up of Wintersmith inspired piece.  It took a couple of attempts at the dress but I think I've got it now.  Next... all the pine trees.  thanks for stopping by.

wintersmith sketch

A thumbnail sketch for a new piece inspired by the book Wintersmith.  thanks for stopping by.

porthole options

So, I bought a porthole.... I have been working on an image to put into the porthole to use as a picture frame.  The images are 6" square.  Thanks for stopping by.

The Great Wolf at the Abbey

Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Silver Medal

This just in:  I am most honored and thrilled to receive a Silver Medal award for Illustration / Self Promotion (Girl Behind the Window) from Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. Congratulations to all those who have made it in. 

Whitby Abbey Archway WIP 2 detail

Still plugging away at this one in spurts... I may put it back up for a while if I find something more exciting to work on.  Thanks for stopping by.

Selves

a small triple self portrait to keep me busy today.  Thanks for stopping by.

Whitby Abbey archway5 wip1

the darks are all inked in, now to start the scratch details.  Thanks for stopping by.

German Castle window completed for 2017 Holiday Card

Time ran short this year so I adopted the drawing of the german castle window into a Holly and Ivy Holiday card for this year.  I'm done with leaves for a little while but I am happy with the result.  Thanks for stopping by.

German Castle Window WIP 2

still plugging away on ivy, ivy and more ivy leaves.