I an art teacher in Georgia with a wife and four kids. I dabbled in comic book art as a teen, ran away from art in my twenties, painted murals in my thirties, and now teach drawing to other up and coming artists. I am a jack of all trades and master of none. I am learning digital art and loving it. Above all else, I am a Christian and hope to glorify Christ as an artist, husband, father, and teacher.
Once again I am first. I wanted to combine my inking practice for Inktober with the September prompt. This was a trial run for how I plan on creating art for Inktober: a combination of ink (brush pen and micron) with grey alcohol markers and white gel pens. I know everyone else is going over the top with great ideas but it would still be a shock if you accidentally brought mice for lunch!
The photo is abysmal but I don't have time or the inclination to clean it up in PS. Enjoy! 
I had this idea of a smiling alligator, because personally I was rooting for him.
I hate to be first but I am really happy with this one. I start my classes next week so I made the time this week to finish. Enjoy!
I just thought I would share. I had left a comment on a big name artist's IG. They saw my comment and checked out my page. They liked my recent stuff and asked for a small commission. This would be the first complete stranger requested commission I have ever gotten from social media.. I know to most of you that is small potatoes but I am thrilled. You may let the small scale rejoicing commence.
I know this is supposed to last all month long but due to family and school constraints, I am having to go ahead and submit. I did spend time researching the elements and working through thumbnails and getting a little critique help from the forums. To be fair I did quite a bit of character development for these characters that I have dubbed the Ink Mice during Inktober. I also did quite a bit of inking and coloring practice to develop this particular style. So without further ado here is a Christmas card cover: The Three Wise Mice!
I deleted my first one and am entering this one. Special thanks to @Aleksey for the inspiration and the fun. I hope you enjoy this one.
Where do Merpeople go when they retire? Why Sunny Florida of course!
So here is my submission. Sometimes we don't understand the love between a girl and her dog. Penny knew a thing or two about biochemistry and wasn't going to let little things like death or decay tear her apart from Fluffy.
Done with ballpoint ink and edited a little.
Well, here goes...
Too often technology isolates us from each other.
Here is my day one:
"Look! A crown!" said Tobie as she put on Mrs. Frou-Frou's giant ring.
"You look beautiful!" said her brother, Inky. He poked his nose out of the jewelry box, admiring his sister.
"Maybe this one can be my crown!" Reb held up Mr. Frou-Frou's wedding band."
Here is my interpretation. Chris Van Allsburg is a hero of mine so I thought I would try and emulate his style. !
@Chris-Perry-0 Thank you for the very kind words. I appreciate it!
The Sword of Damocles is a fable told by Cicero in which a tyrant switches places with a commoner to teach him the perils of ruling.
My little dragon fly dragon inspired me to retell this story as a story in which a tiny little dragon fly, Damocles, wishes to trade places with a real dragon to enjoy the power, prestige, and wealth of being king of the domain. The bigger dragon grants him his wish and Damocles soon finds himself fending off knights, wizards, and even princesses in order to keep his position. He eventually comes to his senses and begs the dragon to let him come back to his humble pond.
I would call it The Hoard of Damocles. It would be a lesson on the perils of greed and pride and the value of humility and a simple life.
What do you think? I doodled some character design and concept art for the domain of the big dragon, Dionysius.
@erinrew it does feel that way at first, but its still your art and your artistic choices. The trick is to use layers to make it all look cohesive.
I found the beginning photoshop class to be the most helpful since I wasa complete newbie a year or two ago.
@erinrew I subscribed to Bardot brushes on you tube. Super easy to follow along and learn the basics.
@Laurel-Aylesworth thank you!!! I love your work so thats a huge compliment.
I hate to be first but I am really happy with this one. I start my classes next week so I made the time this week to finish. Enjoy!
Oops! he was missing a leg. I added more detail on his wings. I brightened it up a little and added a frame. 
