While cleaning up my office, I found this little swatch book I made for the mural I painted a few months back. There are 34 colors, more than I had initially planned, but I got ambitious and made more mixes as it progressed. (Probably too many. 😅) #art #painting #mural

A is for Anteater. I’m taking a crack at some animal illustrations to push my poses, use more interesting shapes and compositions, and work with limited colors. #illustrationartist #spotillustration #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #picturebookartist #illustrator #anteater

B is for Bison.   While collecting reference images I found one of a leaping bison, which was unexpected. Turns out they have a vertical jump of 6 feet! Who knew?   #spotillustration #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #picturebookartist #illustrator #illustration #bison

While working on a project last night, I took a quick break and doodled this little self portrait off to the side. #illustrationartist #picturebookillustrator #kidlitart #illustrator #illustration #picturebookartist #editorialillustration #selfportrait

I’d never played with Procreate until last week, when my buddy Javier lent me his iPad for a couple hours. It’s pretty cool! I decided to do a study of John Lautner’s iconic Garcia House, a true design inspiration. #illustrator #illustration #johnlautner #architecture #procreate

The timelapse from last week’s Garcia House study. (I cut out a solid 30 seconds of me just trying different brushes. It’s not interesting 😅) #art #spotillustration #illustrator #illustration #johnlautner #garciahouse #architecture #midcenturymodern #procreate Procreate

If you’ve ever thought to yourself, ‘I’d like to hear Brendan read a short story,’ then it’s your lucky day! (If not then I’m sorry, this is an unlucky day for you.) This is “Twice Around the Block”, a 9-minute thriller written by Lawrence Treat. on.soundcloud.com/4onp3

It’s Halloween already??? October always goes by too fast. #illustration #halloween #spooky #demon #illustrator #drawing

C is for (dromedary) Camel. Did you know that camels can hold grudges? It's been written that a camel that’s been injured by a person will bide his time before taking revenge with bites and kicks. I, for one, can identify with that mentality. Especially the biting part.

Have one more Krampus before the new year.

Practicing a new fountain pen with a very stylish mid century house that’s in Austin.

I picked up a new pen not too long ago, a piston blade pen made by Dan Berry. It’s really interesting to draw with, and it’s been fun playing around to get a feel for it. As practice, I drew this early 1900s Ford Motor Co. Hanlon Lincoln hearse, appropriate for the season.