Though really, why not do both.
Ten points if you can name who belongs to this rarest of smiles.
Catchup
A few new things. A really fun commission and an idea I’ve had in my head for ages.
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Noir
Another custom Ex Libris design, this one for a rad bar owner in LA. There’s so much personal meaning and messages coded into it, it was a real thrill to work out.
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Far Out
A recent custom Ex Libris tailored to a love of sci-fi, space, and music. Midcentury vibes took hold.
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Ceci N'est Pas Deux Mille Vingt
Digital color study illustration, after Keaton’s “The General,” 2020.
We’re here again. Please wear a mask.
twentytwenty
“TwentyTwenty” digital illustration, Lauren Elyse S. 2020.
Is haunted. Self portrait of the times we’re experiencing.
Dangerous Siren
I’ve been in a dead sprint creatively lately. A lot of it is digital work while I’m letting a few paintings take shape - though, digital is a dangerous siren.
I’ll always prefer the lightening bolt of dopamine a perfectly placed stroke of paint delivers, but in the meantime, getting these ideas out of my head and getting weird with it feels good.
“Siren” digital illustration, Lauren Elyse S. 2020.
The Rush, The Crash
This was a fun one.
“The Rush, The Crash” digital, 2020.
Storytelling
Dark Mysteries under way.
Click this image to go to my Dark Mysteries page here on my site and view many of the illustrations that will be used for the book.
Dark Mysteries
Inktober aims.
Apothecary’s Darling. 2018, digital
Be Wary What You’ll Find. 2018, digital
Inktober 2017
Trying to see it through the whole 30 days of inktober this time around. Here's the last week - didn't mean to, but I think I've hit on a theme here. Let's see where it goes?
If you want to follow along with my daily drawings, my Instagram is where it's at. (Where's day one you ask? Good question. You'll have to get to my Instagram to see the time lapse of it. It's a bit NSFW)
