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Illustrations > Soft Times

Watercolour painting of two gnomes holding hands as they walk through the forest at dusk. The gnome in the red hat is carrying a pack of fresh logs on his back, and the gnome in the blue hat is holding a lantern to light their way.
The Gnome Ghusbands' Winter Walk
2025
Ink painting of a goblin blacksmith hammering a blade-to-be. Golden sparks spray out from where the hammer strikes the hot metal.
Unnr's Forge
2025
Ink painting of a werewolf and a vampire bat running and flying together through the forest under the full moon
The Zoomies
2025
Ink painting of a skeleton fellow in a wizard's robe and pointed hat. They are pouring magical ingredients into a large cauldron set over a fire.
Bone Wizard
2025
A watercolour painting of a cute ghost barista pouring an espresso drink at their coffee shop. Behind them are shelves of books and cafe ingredients. They have an espresso machine and a bakery case.
The Boorista's Coffee Shop
2025
Ink painting of two kiwi birds. One is sitting on a kiwi egg, which is almost as big as the bird himself.
Kiwis
2023
A watercolour painting of the kasa-obake, an umbrella creature, which is a type of tsukumogami, a subset of yōkai who are objects which have gained a spirit. He is standing on a residential Japanese street, looking shy.
Kasa-Obake
2024
Watercolour painting of two little guys among the many labyrinthine shelves of a used bookstore, its shelves lined with an array of interesting books.
The Bookshop
2024
Watercolour painting of two hamster ladies in Victorian dress riding a bicycle down a hill. The hill is studded with violets, a longtime symbol of sapphic and lesbian love. Because these hamster ladies are in love.
The Bicycle Ride
2024
Watercolour painting of Rangi, a kākāpō in the forest. He is a chubby flightless bird with bright green plumage and a short beak.
Rangi the kākāpō
2024
A watercolour painting of a paper drake, a small creature resembling an origami dragon, perched atop a stack of antiquarian books
Paper Drake
2023
A watercolour painting of a werewolf and a vampire bat snuggled down to take a nap together in the forest, beneath the full moon. They look very peaceful.
Naptime
Watercolour
2023
A watercolour painting of two gnome husbands snuggled down under a patchwork blanket on the sofa in their cottage. One has a red pointed hat and a big grey beard, the other has a blue pointed hat and a big blonde moustache. They are drinking cocoa and hol
Gnome Ghusbands
Watercolour
2022
A watercolour painting of a rosy maple mothman wearing a flower crown, carrying a picnic basket and blanket as they walk along the beach. Behind them are hills and colourful little cottages.
Rosy Maple Mothman's Day at the Beach
Watercolour
2022
A watercolour painting of an 18th century lighthouse, illuminating the sky over a stormy sea. On the shore beneath is a couple of piratey-looking gentlemen in a romantic embrace.
By the Lighthouse
Watercolour
2023
A watercolour painting of two gnomes on their way to a picnic spot under a rainbow in a meadow. They are holding hands. The bearded gnome is carrying a picnic basket, and the moustachioed gnome is pointing out the best spot for their picnic.
The Gnome Husbands' Picnic
Watercolour
2023
A watercolour painting of Terry the forg mage in his pantry. He is a frog in adventurer's clothes, sprinkling something into a cauldron. Behind him are shelves of curious bottles and jars, and herbs hanging to dry.
Terry's Potion Pantry
Watercolour
A watercolour painting of two little fellows bathing in the river on a summer day. The long-haired fellow is swimming in the water, and the blonde fellow is reclining on the grass. Their clothes are neatly folded by a tree behind them.
Bathers
Watercolour
2022
A watercolour painting of Terry, a frog in simple mage's clothing carrying a tall stack of books. Behind him is a wall lined with bookshelves, each stacked full with various interesting magical tomes.
Terry's Library
Watercolour
2022
A watercolour painting of a skvader - a cryptid with the front end of a mountain hare and the back end of a wood grouse - snuggled down with her baby skvaderling, surrounded by wildflowers.
Mumma Skvader and her Skvaderling
Watercolour
2022
A watercolour painting of Terry the forg mage embarking on an adventure in the deep dark forest. He is a frog fellow dressed in a light tunic and burgundy trousers with a green cloak, and holds up a magic staff, which illuminates the forest around him.
Terry's Adventure
Watercolour
2022
A watercolour painting of man and a ghost harvesting pumpkins from a pumpkin patch. The man has short silver hair and wears a burgundy argyle jumper and cuffed indigo jeans, and dark-rimmed glasses. The ghost is friend-shaped. In the background, other gho
The Haunted Pumpkin Patch
Watercolour
2022
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