MMDillonIllustrator

Kamehameha

Watercolor on Arches paper ~ 8x11 inches

I'm trying out less literal colors in this piece.

I've shifted the colors in the Kamehameha...

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Pagan Ritual

Ink on Bristol board, cut and reassembled, with acrylic wash ~ 10x15

Nights of the full moon, days of the Sun King; contemperary Pagans of eclecic variety...

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Shelter

Watercolor on Arches paper ~ 12x16 inches

Being a parent takes a lot out of you, but in the same way as...

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Portrait of Tom Porter

Acrylic over color photocopy montage ~ 11x13 inches

This was a school exercise to illustrate an American Heritage Magazine article on Native American...

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Mother Sun

Watercolor on Strathmore paper, ~ 8x10 inches

A simple, warm, and comforting piece. My first daughter's kindergarten teacher always reminded me of...

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A Game of Leap Bug

watercolor on Arches paper, ~ 12x16 inches

As I reclined this afternoon, exhalting in my joys, between the weeds I chanced to...

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Moon Folly

Watercolor on Strathmore paper ~ 17x11 inches

This scece depicts the opening action in Anne Hill's song "Moon Folly," A beguiling and...

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Vision of Caer Aislign

Watercolor on Strathmore paper ~ 12x17 inches

Castle of Dreams, Citadel of Aspirations; Caer Aislign appears in many forms, as fluid as...

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Potions for sale

Virtual pen using Photoshop and Wacom tablet

I don't think any of these bottles contains lemonade. But I'm not actually sure.

This is...

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Where Does the Diaper Go?

sketch and digital typography

This book, still in sketch form, follows the musings of Daddy changing Baby: all the...

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Good Morning

watercolor on Arches paper, ~ 12x16 inches

Twittering butterflies and fluttering birds; tree spirits and assorted funnly little creatures putter about their...

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Midgard Serpent

Watercolor on Strathmore paper, ~ 7x10 inches

I wanted to convey the dramatic burst of speed as the serpent erupts from the...

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Waking Mabon

Vector art created in Adobe Illustrator. ~ game board produced at 11x17 inches

The Great Boar rampages toward your castle, and only Mabon son of Modron can tame...

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Good Neighbors

originals are watercolor on Strathmore paper ~ game boards produced at 8x8 inches

Eight villagers are planning where to put their new houses. Each has random likes and...

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Crystal Caverns

Carved and painted wood ~ special edition is 18 inches

Three gnomes looking for beautiful gems have ventured too close to the troll's cave!

Use strategic...

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Summoner

Created in Adobe Illustrator. ~ game board produced at 11x11 inches

Celestial spirits dance to the music of the spheres!

This is a game of juggling tokens...

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Triage

custom vector symbols with 19th century clip art (in several cases modified for amusement) ~ produced at 2.5x3 inches

What would nineteenth century wartime be without the good support of dedicated medical staff? Without...

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Castle Sketch

Rapidograph pen on tracing paper ~ 5x11 inches

This was a relatively quick drawing to design the skyscraper castle of Charsil in Wurlinstine....

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Races of Arvaal

Watercolor on Strathmore paper ~ 10x8 inches

Helpful for those new to the world of Arvaal, a quick overview: a Bruson guard...

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Map of Arvaal

Created in Adobe Photoshop

This suspiciously familiar-looking globe is the world of Arvaal, seat of high adventure and epic...

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Alaric Genser, Character Design

pencil and ink

For following the long and lonely road - and the wanderer archetype - Alaric needed...

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Taking Flight (T-shirt)

Drawn digitally in Photoshop

Huddled, she waits.

Nursing wounds. Building strength.

Shedding the past. Growing the future.

Resolute in will, desperate in...

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Cyclops Prouctions

Scratchboard ~ 4x6 inches

The foudner of this film prouction company is naturally a bit of an old movie...

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A Beer and the Game (T-shirt)

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

For some reason I had turkeys on my mind over Thanksgiving weekend. Plus Wacom digital...

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Tender Paws Business Card

Drawn and assembled digitally in Adobe Illustrator

If you happen to be in Portland Oregon and need your pet pampered for a...

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Space Opera Rocket Kit

Drawn digitally in Adobe Illustrator

This lovely little piece of quasi-retro space design is a printable and assemblable paper rocket...

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Amahl and the Night Visitors

Ink and colored pencil over watercolor ~ 9x12 inches

This cover for a Waldorf school production of the classic Menotti stage play was a...

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Forest House Catering

Ink on Bristol board ~ 4x4 inches

The "four element" kitchen implements, old style cauldron, and tree sillhouettes evoke the natural feel...

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Pizza Party Invitation

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Birthday party invitations count as product marketing. Event collateral.

We made little mini pizzas and all...

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An Unwilling Accessory

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Episode 1 of the Goth Girls mini-comics, released with the character dolls of...

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A Scandalous Review

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Episode 2 of the Goth Girls mini-comics, released with the character dolls of...

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A Cordial Invitation

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Episode 3 of the Goth Girls mini-comics, released with the character dolls of...

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A Slight Miscalculation

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Episode 4 of the Goth Girls mini-comics, released with the character dolls of...

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An Equitable Arrangement

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Episode 5 of the Goth Girls mini-comics, released with the character dolls of...

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An Intruguing Encounter

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

Episode 6 of the Goth Girls mini-comics, released with the character dolls of...

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Caldedonian Boar

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

From the Fantasy Beasts Coloring Book (WoollyBlossom, 2010)

Snort!

(...mumble...)

Snort!!

"Quiet, blast you!"

SNORRT!!

"Fer Laird's sake, wommin! Ah'm tryin'...

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Mushroom Gnome

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

From the Elemental Spirits Coloring Book (WoollyBlossom, 2010)

Lurking amid the fungi, their silky fillaments woven...

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Sky Castle

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

From the Elemental Spirits Coloring Book (WoollyBlossom, 2010)

Bricks of cloud and mortar of rain. Shingles...

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Rite of Passage

Pen on paper ~ 8.5x11

From the Kid Witch Coloring Book (Dancing Cauldron, 2007)

It was the third day.

The night chill,...

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Four Elementals

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

From the Elemental Spirits Coloring Book (WoollyBlossom, 2010)

The Lord of the East sighed. "And what,...

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Dust Bunny Trainer

Pen on paper ~ 8.5x11

From the Home and Garden Fairies Coloring Book (Dancing Cauldron, 2007)

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

May I direct...

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Water Spirit

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

From the Elemental Spirits Coloring Book (WoollyBlossom, 2010)

Shimmering in ripples of silver light, in waves...

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Bellerophon's Petting Zoo

Drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop

From the Fantasy Beasts Coloring Book (WoollyBlossom, 2010)

Place two coins in slot as shown. Hold...

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Kitchen Gremlin

Pen on paper ~ 8.5x11

From the Home and Garden Fairies Coloring Book (Dancing Cauldron, 2007)

Salt in sugar and butter...

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Circle Dance

Pen on paper ~ 8.5x11

From the Kid Witch Coloring Book (Dancing Cauldron, 2007)

Air, fire, water, earth. Transformation and rebirth....

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Grandmother Turtle

Pen on paper ~ 8.5x11

From the Goddess Coloring Book (Dancing Cauldron, 2007)

Rowing gently through the sea, at the interface...

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Garden Picnic

Pen on paper ~ 8.5x11

From the Home and Garden Fairies Coloring Book (Dancing Cauldron, 2007)

Rainwater tea, blueberries, blackberries. Grass...

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Four Ornaments

Watercolor and acrylic on wood ~ 3.5 inch diameter

Four fairy style hanging ornamental paintings: Unicorn Dance, Garden Fairy, Peach Castle, and Rapunzel.

The wood...

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Green Man Pouch

Purple, black, and tan leather, dry brushed with green acrylic paint ~ 7 inches

Circular sueded leather pouch. Seventeen individual sueded and painted leather leaves riveted onto a black...

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Coral Reef Cake

Chocolte-vanilla swirl with buttercream and colored goldfish crackers

An edible sculpture in low releif, suitable for various occasions. There was no actual party...

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Dragon Onesie

Batik on organic cotton

I designed the baby dragon logo, and my good friends at Brigid's Well...

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Goth Girls

HTML, PHP, CSS, JS. Images in Adobe Photoshop

This is the online home of the Goth Girls comics I creted for...

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Knight Errant

HTML, PHP, CSS. Images in Adobe Photoshop

Knight Errant is an original RPG gaming rulebook suppliment in web form. Built...

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National Semiconductor Webench™

HTML, JS, Images in Adobe Photoshop

I've designed websites and graphics for National Semiconductor. I developed the code and graphics for...

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Children's Book Illustration Portfolio

HTML, PHP, CSS. Images watercolor on Strathmore paper

My children's illustration site was the precursor to (and is largely superseded by)...

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