illustration

Healing Through Art

| randie.hov

Yesterday I finished this watercolor painting in memory of my pet Uromastyx, Liz Lemon. Liz passed away on January 20, 2018. She was one cool reptile and an excellent roommate; I miss her dearly. My apartment is not the same without Big Liz in her desert habitat, lounging under a heat lamp and gazing through the window at other, less spectacular animals. Painting this portrait helped me get through the doldrums of the past week or so without her.

Liz-Lemon-Uromastyx-watercolor-Jan2018

“Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.”
– Leo Tolstoy

Ode to Grumpy Cat

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Starting my master’s degree this year has turned me into a frequently fatigued juggler of tasks, but sometimes I still design things just for fun. I drew this in Adobe Illustrator last summer after I was simultaneously inspired by Grumpy Cat and a solar-powered, paw waving, Good Luck Cat that I picked up in Chinatown.

I spent five hours doing stats homework today; I needed to express myself somehow.

Good Luck Grumpy Cat