Colored Pencil and Charcoal Mediums
American Advertising Federation Gold Award
Monochromatic, colored pencil
Elizabeth’s Dream
Zebra — My very first illustration, drawn at a military spouse art class — the moment I discovered I could draw. The instructor saw the detail in the zebra's eye and said, "Please don't stop drawing!"
Kitty Portrait — A charcoal portrait of my cat, rendered from life — capturing the quiet soul of an animal I know and love. I have drawn pet portraits for others, but I failed to get images because they were gifts.
O'Keeffe Study — A colored pencil study inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe in my Drawing 1 class, exploring scale, abstraction, and the beauty found inside a single bloom.
Digital Illustration | Procreate
As a designer by day, these monthly prompts are my creative outlet — a chance to stay sharp with illustration technique and reconnect with drawing, even if it's on Procreate.
01. San Francisco Cable Car—A surrealist take on environmental conservation, imagining San Francisco submerged beneath the bay with a blue whale as its sole passenger.
02. Tiramisu—A bold crow, my first photography subject, claims the tiramisu, blurring the line between the wild and the domestic.
03. Tarot Card — (The Moon) Inspired by my own field photography that pairs a jackrabbit and barn owl in a hand-lettered tarot card steeped in nocturnal mystery.
04. Cell Phone—A pika nests inside a vintage car phone case, reclaiming forgotten technology as a cozy home in the wild. My reflection on time gone by.
05. Vintage Television—A fox portrait from my own field photography appears on screen, bridging the analog past with the living natural world.
06. Sardine Can—Imagining my rescue cat Shandy as a carefree kitten, a small act of hope for an animal whose early life was likely anything but.
07. Leather Jacket with Patches—My imagined motorcycle club vest, where 'Rooted Wild' and 'Protect What's Sacred' declare an unshakeable devotion to animals and the natural world.