from japan with love
It is of no particular note that thirty years after James Bond’s “From Russia with Love” premiered in theaters that I found myself in Japan,...
site design first draft
I am pretty stoked to do a first draft of the new site design. I have wanted to do something like this for the site for quite a while, but I...
site design old school
The site redesign is taking its own sweet time, but I am slowly rounding out some ideas. Since I misplaced the MS Surface pen (again), I...
roughing it
I have been struggling to get Marit roughed in to my satisfaction. In some ways, referencing photos in analog is easier than digital if you...
in the forest
This was inspired by a joke with a colleague. We were talking about making estimates, and I quipped that we engineers assume everything is...
never more
A few weeks back I did a picture of what supposed to be a crow holding a ring. Regardless to say, it ended up more like a sugar fueled...
where next?
This originated as a few quick lines that more got down the impression I was seeking, albeit it missed some of the anatomical accuracy I had...
unigon on youtube!
I just added Unigon as a channel on YouTube. You will find videos of my work from start to finish using Procreate.app on iPad Pro using an...
uni + gon
As this site is powered by the awesomeness of both unicorn and dragon – from whence the name comes from – I thought it prudent to create an...
Treant
Originally I was going for something a bit more brooding, but as things generally happen I got something quite different and a bit more...
Treant redux
I decided to explore the same subject, but utilizing my own style I arguably perfected in high school. While it is a lot more work to build...
Site Refresh
Due to a WordPress update, my design overrides got, well, overwritten. While I was at getting things back in order, I decided to do a slight...
Crash Course: Color Theory
I have a confession. I have no inkling about color. Whatever I know is purely instinctual. I’m much more comfortable staying to grays, and...
Roughing It
Whenever Marit and I are at DisneyLand, no trip is complete without a visit or a few to the Art Academy within the California Adventure...
Skull Study, I
I grew up with a particular aversion to skulls, and in particular skeletons. I suspect it stems from a rather strong dislike, as a child, of...
Rendering Practice
I’m a slut of line art. Give me a pencil or a pen, and I can draw lines all day long. But recently I’ve really wanted to improve on both my...
Unigon Priestess
I started this piece in Paper.app on my iPad. I was more curious whether I could use the app for quick sketching or not, and of course, you...
Tales of Earth & Sea
I must admit that I find myself at odds with my art, or more precisely “my art”. If you ask me what kind of art I want to create, I...
Sparrow Story
I first published the below on my personal Facebook page back on December 24, 2016. I wrote it on the way from Wenatchee to our home while...
Eagle Echo
far above circles eagled eyes wings lap air, seeking truth. any truth upon a field of reddening snow spired spears of fir stand vigil to the...
NorwesCon 40, Day 1
Well, day 1 is over at NorwesCon 40. To be clear, it’s technically day 2 of the Con, but for reasons that involve us taking a detour to Cafe...
Eyes Have It
I’m a bit of a sucker for drawing eyes. They are always good for study, albeit inarguably my time on eyes is at the detriment of others...
Profile Practice
Over the weekend, I got a chance to go to Seattle. While taking some down time between activities, I opted to pull out the good ol’...
Dragon Lady WIP
I had the opportunity to take a pencil sketch I had done awhile back, and import it into Procreate.app on my iPad Pro to see about blowing...
Dragon Lady, Final
I finally got around to creating a quick, one-minute video of the process to create Dragon Lady from the time I imported a photographed...
values study
I’ve been sorta been dragging my feet on doing value studies using movie scenes, although I know they are highly recommended by a lot of...
art in action @ norwescon
For those attending Norwescon 41, I will be participating in Art in Action. I will be showing my digital art process and tools for anyone...
norwescon 41, day 1
Well, we arrived a little later than we had originally planned. But that is okay. We arrived in time to quickly register, and then move over...
norwescon 41, day 2
Art Show Well, I got a lovely surprise this morning when I woke up – someone dropped out of the art show at Norwescon. Well, okay, that’s...
Dragon Die
I have been working with another artist on a cover for a dice box. My contribution is to provide the top box art, which he will then use a...
Dragons, Dragons and more Dragons!
Awhile back, seemingly almost two years ago, I happened to be sitting at one of my favorite wineries with my iPad in-hand. As I oft due,...
Sky Dragon
The last in the series of dragon concepts I did for C.R. Sandidge wines, I finally spent some time to do a rendering. While a little less...
Plains Walker, Wind Rider
As often happens, when I’m in longer meetings where I’m mostly listening to others, I will use “doodling” as a way of helping me stayed...
Dragon Warden
I’ve wanted to do a self-portrait for quite some time now, especially one that I could use as my avatar where I post as an artist. I’ve held...
Dragon Doula
This piece is meant to be a part of a series of two portraits. One of myself as Dragon Warden, and the second as a portrait of my most...
Level Up! 2016 to 2018
I’ve wanted to go back to some of my older pieces and re-do, largely born out of both a dissatisfaction with my treatment of the subject and...
Norwescon 42 Artshow
I made it (again) to the Norwescon artshow; but barely, by the skin of my teeth. I have no idea why my teeth have skin on them; note to...
Norwescon Artist Workshop
One of the great things at Norwescon is in recent years is the addition of an artist workshop, or otherwise a critique of your work by both...
Dragon Warden, A More Critical Eye
A few months ago I attended Norwescon where I participated in an artist workshop. This is where you can show your work to other artists to...
Great Dan’gons
“Two Great Dan’gons and Their Owner” is a bit of humorous portraiture of our two Great Danes, Kumo and Sora, along with a guest appearance...
Knight & Her Mount
As it’s a new year, first and foremost let me welcome you to 2021! And given I just completed a piece, I thought it would be a good thing to...
Radiance
I recently completed this piece, while partly in recognition I sorta suck (technical term for not good) doing horse bodies, largely inspired...
Stone
I recently started playing D&D 5e on Camp D&D Online after backing it on Kickstarter. I tend to play magic users pretty much any chance I...
Unnis Kilyax
As with Stone, I started playing a bit of D&D 5E after supporting Camp D&D Online on Kickstarter. Whereas Stone is a bit of a stretch for me...
Fey Eladrin
Forgotten Realms’ Eladrin including fey elfs who, after centuries of living in the Feywild, have adopted to their new existence including...
Kailynn
Kailynn is a half-elf who comes from an affluent merchant family only find herself on the road after a devastating loss of both her husband...
Viking & Thirsty Buck
I’ve been following The Tavern of the Thirsty Buck on Instagram for awhile now. I’ve found a lot of the photo shoots they take are a great...
Fey Eladrin in Four Seasons
I created these set of portraits of a Fey Eladrin for a character in an online D&D campaign. Given that these creatures, relatives of elves,...
Erel
I’m back at playing D&D with a new group of folks, and as such it’s time to create a new portrait for my character. While I considered...
30 Years in the Making
30 years ago I tried to create a masterpiece. Discover whether I did or not. Or more precisely, learn how I took that “masterpiece” and made...
Night at The Threshold
Normally I’d not post the following on this art site; however, given I created some original art assets for my group’s D&D sessions I...
Kazumichi, Magus Kensei
I recently started an IRL game with folks local to me at a newly opened gaming shop, Secret Lair at Lake Chelan, in our hometown of Manson,...
His Most Noble Highness Prince Meriendor Fardove, Prodigal Lord of the Night Sky
I recently did my first art commission for a near and dear friend who wanted a portrait done for a character they are role-playing. Aren’t...
Root
Last weekend I started a new campaign by a local DM and sadomasochist (I’ll return to this in a bit) at Secret Lair of Chelan, and is only...
Battle at the Cliff
I started playing, off and on again, Magic The Gathering at our local game store, Secret Lair at Chelan. I still find it a bit surreal that...
The Tale of Sora: A Dragon Princess
Long before Time learned how to tick,there lived a tiny dragon princessin the folds of the night sky. Her name was Sora,for she was born...