flux biota.

"Alison's Pickle." 9 x 13, ink on paper, 2013. Commissioned drawing. This drawing was defiantly a "pickle."  Tal...

I found this beautiful birdpoint on May 27th.  What a pretty little thing.  It's thin, the knapp marks are complicated, the flint i...

Hugo and Gidget. 11 X 14, ink pen on bristol, 2013.  Commissioned piece. You wanna talk challenging?  Draw a black dog.  It's pret...

"Nessie" 9 X 12, pen and ink on bristol, 2013.  A commissioned piece for Melissa.

"untitled at the moment", 13 X 24, gouache on paper, 2013.

Ugh.  It's May 3rd and South Central Iowa just got a three inch snow dump.  It was 80 two days ago and now we have snow.  Will wonders...

I was walking the dog through a field of dandelions and found this gigantic mutant amongst the others.  This dandelion has three flower he...

I took this shot as we floated by the nest.  I swear this eagle is making eye contact with my camera. We passed several eagle nests on ...

April 26th was a pretty excellent day for arrowhead hunting. The Midwest has been dealing with a lot of flooding...which is bad for basemen...

I pulled more horned coral out of this creek bed in 30 minutes than I have over the course of the entire 2012 fossil hunting season.  Th...

I had a good weekend.  I found a ton of fossils in a creek bed, went to a benefit auction and bought some cool stuff, and found an awe...

Juice, Barton, and I went to Glen Oak Zoo on Saturday.  It was an eventful trip, I watched a zookeeper feed a mandrill some lettuce.  Whoa...

Sometimes a person just needs a day off. Today I am that person. My day so far? Slept till nine, made coffee, took a walk with the dog, t...

skyler sporting the beautiful "Bat" shirt design. I received my BFA in 2005 from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.  A lo...

A memorial tattoo/drawing for my friend in Milwaukee.

I love it when I get to draw at work.  It makes my day.  Today I drew a quick farm scene with help from a sharpie marker and a few pieces ...

This is my third installment of beaded fox skull and I do believe I am thoroughly tired of the beading process.  My brain must be healed b...

Meet handsome Peewee. Peewee is a corgi/red heeler mix and a companion to my friends, Lisa and Skyler. L and S recently asked me if ...

In the 1960's the Australians made a perfect decision.  They chose to feature their country's amazing wildlife on their currency. ...

  Just some coins I picked up at the Pawn Shop.  Isn't Queen Kathy amazing? 

My buddy is passionate about music.  Yesterday, she asked her friends to help her out with an illustration.   I love to draw so I (and a f...

I had a fabulous weekend.  We visited the Des Moines Art Center and experienced the wonderfully curated show, "Transparencies....

Well, Folks, I'm at it again.  Iowa has been covered in snow for what feels like forever and I have a mega case of cabin fever.  Yo...

Ah, yes.  Another successful year of pin collecting at the, always amazing, Potentates Ball.   I'd give you more details about the...

I'm familiar with my artistic patterns.  When I need a mental break from drawing or painting I'll generally do something compul...

Hey, Girl.  I hope your Valentines Day is super-duper sexy.

1. A raccoon skull I found two years ago.  Bleached and boiled, ready for some gaudiness. 2.  The beads and glass crystals are lovingl...

This just happened! Mudd jumped on my lap. I was paying attention to a Dick Blick catalog and didn't really notice his presense until...

Wow.  So it's been awhile.  Ten days to be exact.  It was a pretty gnarly weekend...gnarly in a good way so here it goes.  1. Wake ...

I picked up display boxes when I went to the pawn shop the other week.  Four of them.  When we got home I spent the better part of 5 hours o...

I turned 30 yesterday and had a delightful owl themed birthday!  It was pretty fabulous and I wanted to share some of the cards with all of ...