Animals
In early 2023, I worked on illustrations for a book that a friend and I were writing called "Animal Intimacies, Animal Adversaries."The book explores the nature of relationships from the perspective of various animal interactions. I focused on birds, and whales. I dabbled in portraying some of my favorite creatures in unorthodox color schemes.
Angler Fish
The Angler Fish is a very special creature. Unless you are strolling along the beach in Iceland, or are lucky enough to man a deep sea vessel exploring the midnight zone, you will never see one. They live in inky black water, their hideous features only illuminated by the light hanging from their dorsal protrusion, which they use to bait prey. Male anglers are about 1/10 the size of the fish described, and latch on to females, almost without them noticing.
Deer
I began painting deer after a failed textile project in which I had created a scene with deer playing together in a cave. I liked the idea of the deer as friends, talking to each other about relationships, trying to have an intervention for one friend who was locked in an unhealthy state of limmerance. I wrote a short story about this cave intervention, which you can read on my Substack page (when I create that). These deer were created with acrylics, then re-created in digital form.
