Eureka!

I was just experimenting and messing around in Autodesk Sketchbook, and I actually managed to figure out a coloring style that works for me! It's all about practice and making progress!

Piebald Camel

Another experiment in the new painting technique. I think I'm getting the hang of this! I'm having fun with it at least.

Painting Experiment

I decided to try a little experiment with a new digital painting style. I think I'm going to keep practicing with it for a special project I have in mind...

Journal Cover

I'm taking a 2-d design class semester and our very first assignment is to make a personalized cover for our binders. Ain't being an adult grand? :)

Quick Sketchdump

The great thing about sketchbooks is that you can fill the pages with whatever you want, and you can be as rough and loose with your drawings as you want.

Cactus Cat

Of all the cryptids out there, one of my favorites is the semi-ridiculous Cactus Cat from the American southwest. According to travelling cowboys, cactus cats looked like either bobcats or cougars made out of cacti. Supposedly they would only come out at night, and when they did they would find a large cactus and slice it open with their claws to let the sap run out. Then the cats would come back later to drink the fermented juices and just kinda...wander around in a drunken state.
This character was a lot of fun to design and draw, and I'd definitely like to do more with him in the future.

So I Decided to Make a Blog

Hello everyone! Welcome to my humble art blog. Many of my favorite artists have a Blogger account (although most of them seldom use their accounts anymore) so I decided it might be fun to make one of my own. I'm an artist from Fort Worth Texas who, at the moment, is attending community college with the hopes of doing art professionally with the big boys. If you like what I post here, I also have a twitter and an instagram (where I'm the most active). Plus, if you really like my work and want to commission me to make your very own custom drawing, you can contact me at artofryancox@gmail.com or send me a message through my website and I'll respond as quick as humanly possible. I'll post my first drawing(s) here soon. Until then, I'm looking forward to a bright new year of drawing and creating, and I hope you guys are too!