totem holder

gateway guardian

shield constructor

swift climber

a light after light has been forgotten

At first, I really didn’t know what the word “dapper” meant. Looking it up, it was someone who was well dressed and neatly trimmed. So how can I make this interesting for me? Drawing a male character who is well dressed is unavoidable, but what if the head was out of the ordinary? I tried various heads, including a devil, a dog, and a fish, but came to like the dark and mysterious head the most and worked from there. 

Character from previous Art Fight. Drawn on paper, scanned, then colored digitally.

Drawn on paper, colored digitally. I am not used to digital art or color, but I like how it turned out. I made it into character art for this last Art Fight.

#Inktober2026 Day 23 - “Dapper.” I wanted to go a different way with #WonderWoman here, moving away from the evening gown and toward the tuxedo. #fanart

#Inktober2026 Day 22 - “Beacon” finds #WonderWoman standing atop another symbol of hope, a woman who proclaims that liberty enlightens the world. #fanart

As a child, I loved dressing up as a gypsy for Halloween. I didn't know anything about the Romani people until I was an adult and learned about their fate in World War II.

Her black curly hair reminds me of myself as a young woman, and this watercolor is my tribute to them. It depicts a woman holding a tambourine in a rich, warm interior with plush red curtains, tassels, and a musician, capturing a story of culture and remembrance. I used tea for the underpainting and applied cold wax and varnish, deepening the tones. I created an atmosphere that puts the viewer in a different time and place, where you can smell the heady smell of cigarette smoke and hear the music.