Illustrations
Until recently I had restricted myself to “grown-up” art. But now I’ve also begun creating children’s illustrations. Kids’ art is extraordinarily fun and illuminating. With its innocent charm, it offers a glimpse of the hidden harmony that unites us all. It stimulates the imaginations of young minds and inspires them with the curiosity and courage to go out, explore new worlds, and find new friends. In my illustrations I search for, and often find, beauty. I paint people and animals and, by extension, life, in all its contradictions. I either tell the truth, as I see it, or shamelessly indulge my fantasies, but with equal honesty. No matter whom I depict, whether a goat or goatherd, my work always somehow ends up being about myself. My brushstrokes and colors are a direct visualization of my soul.
My illustration technique is a softer, cuter version of my fine art painting technique. I work economically, simplifying and stylizing my shapes and seeking to achieve cheerful color harmonies. I illustrate for all ages and specialize in children’s characters and anthropomorphic animals, as well as multicultural, ethnic, and historical themes.

koala bears
ink/acrylic on paper

eagle carrying off guinea pig
ink/acrylic on paper

Bo has an idea
ink/acrylic on paper

a mission of diplomacy
ink/acrylic on paper

bunny
acrylic on paper

tailbiters
acrylic on paper

goatherd
acrylic on paper

lion cub with balloon
ink/acrylic on paper

red bulldog puppy
ink/acrylic on paper

pet tapir
acrylic on paper

escorted by guards
ink/acrylic on paper

kneeling before the Emperor
ink/acrylic on paper

hedgehog and husky
ink/acrylic on paper

cherry tree, where are you?

oryx antelopes
ink/acrylic on paper

handstand
ink/acrylic on paper

keep quiet, listen, and learn
ink/acrylic on paper

monkey dancing on a horse
acrylic on paper

girl with lamb
ink/acrylic on paper

Bo hanging cherries
ink/watercolor on paper

collie
digital

Gouldian finch
acrylic on paper

trading pets
ink/acrylic on paper

shiba dog
ink/acrylic on paper

running shiba dogs
ink/acrylic on paper

caracal kitten
acrylic on paper

hurrying through the palace
ink/acrylic on paper

kimono girl with umbrella
acrylic on paper

purple bulldog puppy
ink/acrylic on paper

Yumi carrying Bo
ink/acrylic on paper

girl with hat
pencil/acrylic on paper

Princess Xìngyùn
ink/acrylic on paper

strutting cranes
ink/acrylic on paper

smiling tiger
acrylic on paper

Bo running
acrylic on paper

steenbok and lioness
ink/acrylic on paper

boy on water buffalo
ink/acrylic on paper

flamenco dancers
ink/acrylic on paper

the young lord
ink/acrylic on paper

wild boar baby
acrylic on paper

camel ride
ink/acrylic on paper

children with cow
ink/acrylic on paper

calf
digital

dancer with peacock
ink/acrylic on paper

Pia & Paco take to the skies
ink/acrylic on paper

jaguar boy
acrylic on paper

running with friends
ink/acrylic on paper

giraffe in pink savanna
ink/acrylic on paper

princess on horseback
ink/acrylic on paper

Xìngyùn and Cōngmíng
ink/acrylic on paper

goat in argan tree
ink/acrylic on paper

lords pledging loyalty
ink/acrylic on paper

kickin’ with the Boogeyman
ink/acrylic on paper

girl holding pink sloth
acrylic on paper

cat with ladybug
ink/acrylic on paper

girl with pets
ink/acrylic on paper

boy with Great Dane
acrylic on paper

Boncho on his boat, the Tusker
ink/watercolor on paper

back in the palace
ink/acrylic on paper

leopard on a branch
ink/acrylic on paper

hyena tamer
ink/acrylic on paper

girl with dog
ink/acrylic on paper

Arctic fox
acrylic on paper

riding Gonta
ink/watercolor on paper

aardvark on termite mound
ink/acrylic on paper

learning to stitch
ink/acrylic on paper

Yumi pressing Bo to her cheek
ink/watercolor on paper

heron
ink/pencil on paper

mice with fancy tails
ink/acrylic on paper

hanging cherries

gnawing on their tails
pencil on paper

goat girl
ink/acrylic on paper

owl girl
ink/acrylic on paper

combing their tails
pencil on paper

Nami with butterflies
ink/acrylic on paper

Yumi and Bo
acrylic on paper

orangutan reaching for durian
ink/acrylic on paper

owl baby
ink/acrylic on paper

Bushashak the husky puppy
water-soluble pencil on paper

Yumi-pressg-Bo-to-her-cheek

collie at sunset
acrylic on paper

alpacas in the mountains
acrylic on paper

flying squirrel
ink/acrylic on paper

girl with parakeet
acrylic on paper