Thank You, Mirrors.

What I think I look like:

What I actually look like:

You Know You've Made It When. . .

On the day that I posted "One Whole Year of Being An RM!" my dad read it and liked it.  So he texted about it to my lil' brother.

That's right--I just added shading to that iPhone display in paint.  No big deal.

Unfortunately, my dad didn't realize that my brother was in school at the moment (seriously, what kind of teen is in a classroom on a weekday?).

He also didn't remember that the high school we go to has a very strict no-cellphone policy.

Five minutes later. . . .

Yeah, I'm pretty much famous now.

Some Big News!

So I've been working on a pretty big project this last summer that has finally come to fruition, and I'm really excited about it.  As of right now, I am officially a published artist!

I was approached to illustrate the children's songbook that accompanies Celestial Song's Children's Primary Songs Keyboard.  The project involved creating watercolor paintings for 22 primary songs as well as the cover of the songbook.  The book is now available to order in both full color and coloring book form.  In addition, the Mormon Marketplace has been generous enough to create a number of limited edition prints of the original watercolor paintings that are available to order.  These prints will be numbered and signed by yours truly.

For this project, I wanted to try to push myself to do something new.  I went for a style that is meant to loosely mimic the stick figures that kids draw.  I focused on drawing kids living today, in settings that relate to the song.

Book of Mormon Stories

Called to Serve.  A personal favorite of mine.

Families Can Be Together Forever.  Based on a statue on BYU campus.

I Am a Child of God.  I got several of my friends to model for the various kids.

I Hope They Call Me on a Mission

I Love to See the Temple.  This was the first painting I finished.

Once There Was a Snowman.  Not exactly a doctrinally drenched song, but a primary favorite nonetheless.

Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree.  Another fluffy song, another favorite.

Scripture Power

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

The Wise Man and the Foolish Man.

When I Am Baptized.  "I want my life to be as clean as Earth right after rain."

This isn't all the pictures that i made for the songbook.  In fact, some of my favorite pieces are missing because--and this is going to sound weird--I don't have digital copies of them yet.  I'll post them on here when I get a chance.

Honestly, the whole experience is somewhat surreal and humbling.  I never thought that I would ever be a marketable artist.  I'm very grateful for this opportunity and for the gifts that Heavenly Father has bestowed upon me.

Please visit MormonMarket.com and have a look at some of their other products!


Also, I wanted to announce that I am now accepting commissions.  If you wanted a personal piece of artwork for yourself or a friend, please get in contact with me.  Facebook, email, and the comments here are all acceptable forms of communication!  I can work in acrylics, watercolor, pencil and ink; and in several different styles.  I am willing to negotiate price.

It's a Cold Rainy Day Today