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