Noms the Mouse
Adorable Noms was started on a gorgeous fall day while sitting under a tree visiting with a friend, Em, a talented young artist. I adore the secret life of animals which is why I chose to create him while he nom-nom-nommed away on an expired apple. A very special man taught me to see the beautiful way we fit into the delicate ecosystem of this earth and how instead of fighting it, by learning about it and watching nature, we can see it for what it really is and be thankful for it. My creativity thrives on being outside which is why little Noms came alive so fluidly I didn’t even think to capture his creation!
Noms was born in October 2020 and created in pencil, ink, colored in Copic markers, and highlights were added using Golden acrylic paint. This fine-art print is 5x5 inches and on 100% cotton, true baryta (barium sulfate) fiber paper that offers the density of a traditional darkroom FB-type paper to hold detail in the deep blacks of the shadow regions, while producing natural white highlights that’s enhanced with a slight fiber glossy surface texture.
Why are mice awesome? “Mice are a keystone species in almost every ecosystem. In forests, fields, and deserts, mice represent food to predators of all sizes. They link plants and predators in every terrestrial ecosystem. Weasels, foxes, coyotes, hawks, owls, skunks, shrews, bobcats, and bears all eat mice. Name a predator, and it probably eats mice.” - wvnews.com
Adorable Noms was started on a gorgeous fall day while sitting under a tree visiting with a friend, Em, a talented young artist. I adore the secret life of animals which is why I chose to create him while he nom-nom-nommed away on an expired apple. A very special man taught me to see the beautiful way we fit into the delicate ecosystem of this earth and how instead of fighting it, by learning about it and watching nature, we can see it for what it really is and be thankful for it. My creativity thrives on being outside which is why little Noms came alive so fluidly I didn’t even think to capture his creation!
Noms was born in October 2020 and created in pencil, ink, colored in Copic markers, and highlights were added using Golden acrylic paint. This fine-art print is 5x5 inches and on 100% cotton, true baryta (barium sulfate) fiber paper that offers the density of a traditional darkroom FB-type paper to hold detail in the deep blacks of the shadow regions, while producing natural white highlights that’s enhanced with a slight fiber glossy surface texture.
Why are mice awesome? “Mice are a keystone species in almost every ecosystem. In forests, fields, and deserts, mice represent food to predators of all sizes. They link plants and predators in every terrestrial ecosystem. Weasels, foxes, coyotes, hawks, owls, skunks, shrews, bobcats, and bears all eat mice. Name a predator, and it probably eats mice.” - wvnews.com
Adorable Noms was started on a gorgeous fall day while sitting under a tree visiting with a friend, Em, a talented young artist. I adore the secret life of animals which is why I chose to create him while he nom-nom-nommed away on an expired apple. A very special man taught me to see the beautiful way we fit into the delicate ecosystem of this earth and how instead of fighting it, by learning about it and watching nature, we can see it for what it really is and be thankful for it. My creativity thrives on being outside which is why little Noms came alive so fluidly I didn’t even think to capture his creation!
Noms was born in October 2020 and created in pencil, ink, colored in Copic markers, and highlights were added using Golden acrylic paint. This fine-art print is 5x5 inches and on 100% cotton, true baryta (barium sulfate) fiber paper that offers the density of a traditional darkroom FB-type paper to hold detail in the deep blacks of the shadow regions, while producing natural white highlights that’s enhanced with a slight fiber glossy surface texture.
Why are mice awesome? “Mice are a keystone species in almost every ecosystem. In forests, fields, and deserts, mice represent food to predators of all sizes. They link plants and predators in every terrestrial ecosystem. Weasels, foxes, coyotes, hawks, owls, skunks, shrews, bobcats, and bears all eat mice. Name a predator, and it probably eats mice.” - wvnews.com