Every piece starts differently. Sometimes it's a photograph that catches my eye during a hike. Sometimes it's a color combination that won't leave my head. And sometimes, honestly, it's just the need to make something.

The Process

I don't have a rigid workflow. Some pieces are quick, an idea that comes together in a single session. Others live on my art table or in closets for months, sometimes years. Some never get finished. That's part of it too. The common thread is a need to keep creating and exploring, even when something never quite resolves.

Most of my digital work starts on paper. I still haven't warmed up to drawing on my iPad, and I'm not sure I want to. From there it moves into whatever tool fits the vision, sometimes Photoshop, sometimes Illustrator, sometimes both with experimental texture work layered in.

Other times I skip the screen entirely and reach for paint, colored pencils, pen and ink, or a sketchbook. The medium follows the idea, not the other way around.

My photography is a mix too. Some of it happens organically on hikes, catching something I wasn't looking for. Other times I head out with something specific in mind, more of a hunt than a wander.

Why Share This?

I've always believed that understanding how something was made deepens the connection to it. When you know a piece went through fifteen iterations, or that a color choice came from a sunset I actually caught, it becomes more than just a picture on a wall.

That's what this blog is for. Not a myth to demystify, but a conversation to step into.

More posts coming soon, including deep dives into specific pieces, the tools I use, and a few stories that never made it onto the product pages.