Upright Citizens™️

The Origin

Upright Citizens™️ is an on going series of illustrations that I started in 2016, with the creation of the portrait of a giant silk (Polyphemus) moth, dressed as a Victorian era gentleman.

The ideas for most of the characters comes from playing on words; the Queen Bee, the Black Widow, the Moth Man for example. They are creepy and cool with a twist of humor, letting your imagination run wild with questions about their origin.

My concept is to choose animals we think of as more dangerous and scary looking and present them in a lighter mood. Most of us never interact with wildlife or take the time to look at them up close. This is a way for me to share the beauty and mystique of the insect and animal kingdoms.

The Process

I freehand each character on the iPad pro tablet using the Apple pencil with the Procreate app, although most are started as a pencil sketch on paper.

Using this process allows me to get each character from my head to the paper to your wall in no time!

Upright Citizens™️ Custom Pet Portraits

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Sharing the Love!

What my new friends are saying about their custom art portraits.

“I got my portrait of Snoop and I love it! He absolutely thinks he is the gentleman in charge of the house. Thank you!” –Season B. and Snoop the Bulldog
Texas

“I can’t look at it without smiling! I love that she’s holding tulips…nice touch!”
-Thelma W. and Tulip
Texas

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