The May Cat

More work in progress today.

The May Cat

New work in progress.

Blue John

Surreal portrait of a boy with a toy accordion.

Blue John

A boy playing a toy accordion, on a surreal night with a red faced-moon. Loosely inspired by the colors of Blue John, a mineral found in the caverns of Derbyshire, England. by Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler.

Firedrake, Shooting Star, Meteor

The rather long, gangly man is reaching out of his impossibly small house towards the celestial phenomenon, which doesn't seem to notice him, as is proper for so heavenly a being. They don't consort with low, terrestrial things, after all. I like the idea that the house is small and barely sufficient, that the man is long and stretching out, and striving. That's what learning is about, and that's how learning feels. I filled the foreground with piles of hydrangea. Their blue and purple color makes me think of night.

The Woodcutters

My first woodcutter. In the interest of balance and simplicity, inspired by folk tales and classic story illustrations, I've emphasized his face. This is my step away from realism, maybe not forward, but back to medieval hierarchical interpretations of vision. Bringing the most important things to the foremost by way of relative sizing. There is also a tandem thread in the philosophy of phenomenology, wherein the things of psychological import are seen larger. In short, I hope you enjoy my big-headed characters.