My Art

The Pied Piper vanishing fore-edge painting - Art Nouveau style

And a little historical research into its origins...they don't call 'em the Grimm brothers for nothing.

Sep 19

More character sketches - ArtFight 2025

Fairies, chickens, Middle-Earth and more...

Aug 5

In which I take a break from fore-edge painting to draw again

Jul 29

Gothic bell tower — vanishing fore-edge painting (SOLD)

A tribute to Edgar Allen Poe, among the broodiest of poe-ts

Jun 23

Jane Austen collection with not one but TWO hidden paintings! (SOLD)

Painting a split double fore-edge inspired by 'Emma' and 'Mansfield Park'

Mar 30

"The Red Shoes" vanishing fore-edge painting (SOLD)

Another Hans Christian Andersen collection receives a hidden painting. Also introducing...my Etsy store, Beneath the Gild!

Jan 23

Vignettes on a Hans Christian Andersen book

A vanishing fore-edge painting featuring The Ugly Duckling, The Ice Maiden, The Fir Tree, and The Little Mermaid

Jan 13

Notebook 'M' vanishing fore-edge painting

In which I indulge in some Disney-title-card-esque whimsy

Jan 7

And a Happy New Year to all

Dec 30, 2024

Recent character sketches

And some end-of-year updates...

Dec 19, 2024

Fore-edge painting plans: Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen

Project plans and thumbnail sketches for my new books

Nov 6, 2024

Inktober 2024 Sketches

Plus some old drawings from past years

Oct 20, 2024

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