A commission and a trade! Yes, I do trades for art. Want some art but don't have the $$, I'm open for trades for art supplies, art, books, instruments, vintage things, plants, whatever. Obviously the best trade for me is money for rent- but there's more to life than dollars. 

​My commissions page has basic info and pricing, if you're interested in a piece. 

These were both colored pencil on illustration board, the hamsa is 7x7, forest scene is 15x20.
And I once again revamped my website, take a look!

Looking for some art to be a constant reminder to do anti racist work? There's systemic racism in  every aspect of American culture. For us whites who benefit from these racist institutions, it's easy and comfortable to not actively work towards making this country more just. Art can be a silent reminder, a constant nudge. 

Donate to a local BLM group, black led organization on the frontlines, or bailfund for those protesting and I will send you a FREE art piece from my whiteness series and donate $10 per piece to Black lives Matter Seattle-King County.

In this series of 5 blacklight screenprints, I have white paint dripping over non white perspectives and truths. A literal white wash.  Education in the US and general world history is a big example where white perspectives wash over others, purposefully blocking their history. One current example being addressed is policing in the US. Whites say the institution was built to protect and serve communities and point to a "few bad apples" whenever there's a police killing. Actual history shows us it is an institution to protect white people and white property. First volunteer policing groups started in the 1600's while the first publicly funded police force started in the early 1800's (before the civil war) to protect property. Only white men were allowed to have property at this time and black slaves were considered property. We can see the very beginning of this institution has a white supremacist foundation. While there has been mediocre reforms, still today we see cops protecting white property and hunting black lives.

You can read more on the history of policing here:
The Racist Roots of American Policing
A Historical Perspective on Police Oppression
Policing Black Americans is a Long Standing, Ugly Tradition
The History of Policing in the US

With the Covid-19 lockdown many places are moving their business/meetings/offerings online. The Pacific Science Center has been providing educational tools through their social media platforms. Last month, I worked to create an educational video on drawing techniques which has been featured for their “pollinator week”

This project was quite the learning curve. I had never made any time lapse videos or used adobe premier before. Lots of experimenting and looking up “how to. . .” But I really learned a lot and would like to continue making videos. There’s coloring pages which go with the video, those janky looking download buttons below are downloads for the coloring pages. I don’t quite know how to make them look more inviting. . . But they are indeed just coloring pages.

You can download two of these from the science center HERE

With Spring in full force I've been sketching a lot of flora and fauna. Yay spring! Flowers can be quite complex and difficult to accurately render, so I've been focusing on difficult ones. . . PEONIES!!! Below are some recent sketches from mah sketchbook. 

If you look around you'll see I've really changed my website. Got rid of a lot of old work and focusing on what I offer as an artist through original work for sale, commissions, live painting, and murals. Take a look around, there's a lot of new work added in as well. I hadn't drastically updated my site since its creation in 2013! WOW 7 years.

More larger updates will be coming throughout the year, maybe sooner rather then later with the newfound time I have to work on these projects. One project is creating a bug/botanical series. A few pieces of the series are above, have a bug or flower you'd like to see in the series- let me know! I still have a ways to go. :) Please offer up any feedback you have on the new design, good, bad, or seemingly pointless- I'd appreciate any thoughts. :)  

The top piece is a large colored pencil piece which has been the most challenging to date! I leaned a great deal through the process, and it was a process. This was the first time I actually recorded my time working, which ended up being nearly double what I anticipated. Clocked in over 100 hours. The biggest lesson was to not overthink and put in the research in the early sketching period. The better initial sketch, the easier the larger fleshed out piece. But I'm very proud of how it turned out.

The four botanical ink pieces were super fun to do and I absolutely LOVE how they turned out. Very excited for next quarters botanical illustration course.

If you would like a commissioned piece feel free to send me an email at erinfox1224@gmail.com. 

​Peace! 

Tomorrow I'll be live painting at the Tractor Tavern for this wondrous event. Event page HERE. Four bands AND a bellydancer. There will be a photobooth to take photos of your awesome outfits- yes psychedelic attire encouraged.

I did the above posters for the show as an experiment, the one on the left is digital, the right is colored pencil. The color of the colored pencil one is a bit off but you can see the colors are a bit richer. I've never done digital art before, just starting to get into it and there's so much available. I'll do a post soon of what I've been experimenting with. :)

First things first! Hope you're having a good life, solstice is upon us, lighter days are coming! Below are some of the pieces I did for my first quarter in the scientific illustration program! 

I learned a lot this quarter. Most importantly, how to effectively use graphite and PEN AND INK. Stippling is life!  I never understood the letters/numbers on graphite pencils and always used one for one drawing but graphite is like colored pencil, you don't use one shade for one color. . . more like 5. I love pen and ink, I think inktober pushed me into it as well but stippling has such a polished, professional look. The intro to photoshop workshops were also a treasure chest of knowledge for me, I've never used used the program before and it's essential in the industry. I even resized all these photos for web (wowzers, look at me!) I did do a couple assignments again outside of class through my own colored pencil style, below. Looking forward to next quarter but I now have an exciting commission to tackle! 

My work will be up at Bon Voyage Vintage for the month of November! Opening reception on November 7th along with the Pioneer Square artwalk. There will be a new series hanging I haven't shown before! This Thursday we'll have live music by the amazingly talented Maya Marie and the wondrous Jose Simonet from 7:30-8:30.

FB Event HERE
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For my first time participating in inktober I decided to do a leaf drawing a day. I didn't get to it every day but still did quite a few and I'm surprised to see how it evolved. Through the month I learned about stippling with India Ink and absolutely love it. Especially from a sustainability aspect. I hated always having to throw out micron pens. With India Ink, I got a large bulk container of ink, a wooden/cork pen, and metal nibs! So I'm very excited to explore this medium and start to wean off micron pens, or any other plastic pen for that matter.

Looking through these drawings you can really see how different pen types really affect the overall look of the piece. Overall, it was great to draw plants!