Illustration - Drawn to Moths

Drawn to Moths pt. 1

Moths have been a huge influence on my work, their ethereal wings and ghostly movements make them one of my most enjoyable subjects, and my first ventures into surrealism.

My fisrt charcoal work was of moths, as was my first attempt at surrealism that was not trying to mimic the styled of another artist. They still hold such an appeal to me, and the fictional Actias purpurea-luna is the namesake of my studio, Purple Luna. Named for a purple moth, and not a purple moon.

The moth to the left is a small, matted piece rendered in charcoal on green tinted paper. It is currently one of my samples I take to the farmer's market.

Below is a fully charcoal rendering, "The Light Keepers," a piece now residing with an art collector.

Kitties

A pet portrait done way back in 07, of two wonderful shorthairs. Charcoal on bristol paper, work of this nature is available.

So Spoke the Wind

Deer are a huge inspiration to me, and there's something just wonderfully classic about drawing a unicorn. This lovely chap has been following me to art shows, but has yet to find a home.

Storybook Mice

These mice were for an illustration project and were my first venture into printmaking, and are woodcuts. The style is attempting to mimic a Victorian Storybook in feel, and I hope to continue the series this fall as I continue printmaking.



This was my second piece, a mouse holding a reed as he looks out across the water.

Next to come, my favorite subject, the luna moth.