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Abstract Vulture Studies: Expressive Line Drawings Inspired by Form and Motion

These abstract vulture studies began as an exploration of shape, movement, and personality through minimal linework. Created with flowing marker lines and layered color edges, the pieces reduce the bird down to its essential forms while still capturing its posture, weight, and strange elegance. I’ve always loved vultures artistically. They’re awkward, dramatic, intelligent, and somehow both ugly and beautiful at the same time. Their hunched silhouettes, stretched wings, and exaggerated necks create natural abstract shapes … Read more

From Marker Sketch to Modern Geometry: Turning Hand-Drawn Lines into Digital Abstract Art

Many of my geometric pieces start in the simplest way possible: paper, markers, rulers, and a handful of circle templates scattered across my desk. No grand plan, no complicated concept—just lines, curves, and shapes beginning to interact with one another. What I enjoy most about this process is the balance between structure and spontaneity. The tools create order—perfect arcs, measured angles, repeating circles—but the way those elements intersect is often completely intuitive. I draw a … Read more

Tiny Canvases, Big Ideas: My Hilma-Inspired Miniature Abstract Paintings

Sometimes the most interesting creative experiments happen on the smallest surfaces. These tiny 3 x 3 inch abstract paintings were created during a short burst of studio experimentation where I focused on color, symbolism, and simple geometric forms. The inspiration behind the series comes from the bold visual language of Hilma af Klint, whose work explored spiritual symbolism, geometry, and color relationships long before abstract art became widely recognized. While these paintings aren’t direct copies … Read more

Floppy Flowers: When Shapes Refuse to Behave

Every once in a while, I make something that feels like it has absolutely no interest in following rules. This is one of those pieces. Floppy Flowers started as a simple geometric exploration—circles, curves, repeated shapes, a color palette that felt balanced and intentional. But somewhere along the way, it stopped behaving like a clean, structured design and started leaning into something a little… weirder. The forms began to feel soft. Flexible. Almost alive. Not … Read more

Backward Thinking (and the One That Escaped the Floor)

Every once in a while, I step away from faces and let the rest of the body take over. This was one of those moments. These two pieces came out of the same session—same mindset, same flow, same refusal to behave. One became Backward Thinking. The other… just kind of slid off into existence as a body stretched out on the ground like it gave up halfway through making sense. Backward Thinking This one is … Read more

Graphite, Grit, and a Bit of Obsession

Every artist has that one medium they keep crawling back to like a comfortable bad habit. For me, it’s pencil. Not flashy. Not trendy. Just graphite, pressure, patience—and a borderline unhealthy attention to detail. These three pieces span years of work, from high school all the way to more recent explorations, and they show exactly why I’ve never been able to quit this medium. Each one uses a completely different approach, but they all come … Read more

Abstract Geometry & Modern Form: From Intuitive Sketches to Bauhaus-Inspired Vector Design

These two pieces sit on opposite ends of the same creative process—one driven by instinct, the other refined through structure, but both rooted in simple shapes and bold decisions. The first composition began the way many of my abstract pieces do: fast, loose, and completely unplanned. Originally created with markers, the shapes built on each other through repetition and balance rather than intention. It wasn’t until the piece was finished that any recognizable idea emerged—something … Read more

When Dinosaurs, Aliens, and Stonehenge Collide: The Joy of Absurd Collage

Some art tries to make perfect sense. These collages do the exact opposite. One of the things I love most about digital collage is the freedom to build scenes that could never exist in the real world—and then present them as if they might have actually happened. When completely unrelated elements are combined in the same space, something interesting happens. The image starts telling a strange little story, even if that story is completely ridiculous. … Read more

When Nature Gets Darkly Funny: Owls, a Squirrel, and the Art of Absurd Collage

Sometimes a collage begins with a simple visual idea. Other times it starts with a story. This piece definitely falls into the second category. At first glance, the scene feels dramatic: two powerful owls perched among twisted branches beneath a glowing moon. Their wings are spread wide, their eyes fixed forward, and the lighting suggests a moment of intense predatory focus. The woodland colors—earthy browns, muted greens, and foggy grays—ground the image in a natural … Read more

Abstract Portraits from the Sketchpad

Over the years I’ve filled many sketchbooks with quick drawings of people. Not detailed portraits—just simple line work that tries to capture a moment or emotion. These abstract portraits came from one of those sketchpads. I started drawing them many years ago while experimenting with how little information a face needs in order to communicate a feeling. A few lines for the eyes, a curve for the mouth, the angle of a head—suddenly a personality … Read more

Interview with Wendy Spurlin, Founder of ArmLin House

Hello, and welcome to my interview, although it’s more of a brain dump. I figure it’s fitting to go 1st person considering I’m the one who posts the interviews in this blog. Who am I, and why did I decide to start a publishing and video production company? Well, there’s the fact that it’s what I know best. I’ve been a writer forever and have written all kinds of stuff. The only thing I love … Read more

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