Snake to Horse, it must be February 2026!

What a transformational month February 2026! I shifted from drawing to digital exploration with image editing and abstracts.

February 2026 Projects

I always have some projects that are ongoing. This month my creative flow crossed several of my ongoing projects. One of the ongoing projects has been about utilizing the abstracts created for the model name cards. I tried to keep my main focus on finishing model gallery pages. As part of that process, I also wanted to create new digital work for those new pages.

Mixed Media with Painted Abstracts for Image Editing Projects

This particular project with painted abstracts from the name cards was used with previous work from several models this month. The digital work resulting from the image editing is shown below. The models included in this project are @malemodelmtl, @mistry.3y3z, @mrkendonagasaki, and @lifefigure_.

@malemodelmtl

@mistry.3y3z

@mrkendonagasaki

@lifefigure_

Along with the digital image editing of previous work, there is also new sketchbook and artist trading card work for @lifefigure_.

Newsprint with Painted Abstracts for Image Editing Projects

Another project for February 2026 was digital exploration with archived newsprint drawings. For the abstracts used in the digital image editing here I utilized some of my paper bag abstracts. (More on the paper bag project coming soon to my artcie.com site.) From my archives, the newsprint life model for this digital exploration was Christine K. from art gym at San Diego Art Institute in 2013.

Christine K.

Model Photography
with Mixed Media Abstracts for Image Editing Projects

I also worked a bit on image editing with archived model photography. The images below are of Donovan from a San Diego Gay Men’s Art Group (SDGMAG) event in 2018. One of the digital images below uses the abstract for Donovan from the name card project.

Donovan

Model Pages

Well that’s the direction I was headed in. I am in need of catching up on model pages for the site. I did finish a new gallery page for my work of @lifefigure_. Other new model pages are still in development.

Thank you for your time and your continued support. It is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to what’s ahead in March 2026!