http://meghan-rock.com/portfolio daily 1.0 2016-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439608788634-JL632ONCMEYAADOMANBT/image-asset.jpeg portfolio - The Jelly Sea A painting from 2011, acrylic on canvas 24" x 36" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439608788634-JL632ONCMEYAADOMANBT/image-asset.jpeg portfolio - The Jelly Sea A painting from 2011, acrylic on canvas 24" x 36" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1478632131555-K5R28C1YZUJJD0IP7SND/Rock_HapalochlaenaTattoo.png portfolio - The Blue-Ringed Octopus Tattoo Hapalochlaena sp. Ink on vellum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439841328420-COQ4BJ5AVOXCR0FK56BW/Octopus_vulgaris2.jpg portfolio - Octopus vulgaris Prismacolor on mylar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439842760612-MPHHH8L5VK8374EM1A7R/Grymnothorax_miliaris.png portfolio - Eel Gymnothorax miliaris. Prismacolor on mylar film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439829963715-IFAIFVGED8HPHF3J6HXJ/Rhinecanthus_aculeatus.jpg portfolio Rhinecanthus aculeatus. Prismacolor on mylar film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1478632066350-4BJB7EXTOY5WHWDM6AH4/MeghanRock_OctopusKnitting.png portfolio - The Octopus Knitting on the Waves Tattoo design for a client. Ink on vellum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439841039193-X4BRS198M6TE7IAH82UJ/Rock_RiverOtters2.jpg portfolio - Tricksy Otters Commissioned piece for the retirement of a marine mammal handler at the Seattle Aquarium. Watercolor and colored pencil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439840693594-D3PMT22A6RO30E3KH7PH/CoonSkullAdjusted.png portfolio - Raccoon Skull Procyon lotor. Graphite. Scale = 1 cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439840683638-A39NKQWKFEYDNVEXIZOQ/BlueRingPrismacolor.png portfolio - Blue Ringed Octopus Hapalochlaena maculosa. Colored pencil on mylar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439609572713-PV75D3QAZLHLQE1EZR3F/avian+silhouettes.jpg portfolio - Nighttime, Daytime! Commissioned portrait of the hunting behavior of the black heron, Egretta ardesiaca. Based off of the BBC Walk on the Wild Side clip here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439609154960-Z0MZ092Y58HITXYGW5K6/image-asset.jpeg portfolio - CJ A portrait of a beloved service dog to commemorate his passing. Watercolor and colored pencil on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439841079345-IHSUM3GFQN9L75YEVYH0/SpiderEyes.jpg portfolio - Spider Eyes Eyes of a jumping spider. Ink on scratchboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439609816188-A8P5H159H2WQW0GIMUSB/iguana+ennui.jpg portfolio - Iguana Ennui Blue iguana, Cyclura lewisi, ink on paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1439830034928-IQ56PUOY50VYMCHR01H1/sea+turtle+cropped.jpg portfolio - Baby Turtle Baby sea turtle. 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Watercolor on paper. http://meghan-rock.com/blog daily 0.75 2017-02-11 http://meghan-rock.com/blog/2016/12/19/blooming-serenity-out-now monthly 0.5 2016-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1482117727071-QOQORVYCLN0IY81PCWA3/image-asset.png blog - Blooming Serenity Out Now http://meghan-rock.com/blog/2016/11/13/i-feel-like-howling monthly 0.5 2016-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1479073497572-LPDNQ2UN2ERT8EK52UUU/Rock_TheHowlingMoon.png blog - I Feel Like Howling This is the wallpaper I made for myself when I was feeling lost. You can click on this to download the image for yourself! http://meghan-rock.com/blog/2016/11/8/octopus-tattoo-designs monthly 0.5 2016-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1478633372020-A6ZO1N4OAY96H1ATV0JF/image-asset.png blog - Octopus Tattoo Designs Deanna wanted a tattoo of a blue-ringed octopus, similar to a piece that you can see on my portfolio page! The proportions needed to be a bit different to fit on her upper arm so I got started designing her piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1478633442212-MA4SHWN2348PT03TO3G3/image-asset.png blog - Octopus Tattoo Designs Natalia originally went to another tattoo artist who felt that they couldn't do the tattoo idea justice. She wanted an octopus knitting on the waves, fighting with the water. Luckily, she knows me! As both an avid knitter and lover of octopuses, I was so excited to take a crack at this concept. We are both delighted with the results and can't wait to see the final piece on her! http://meghan-rock.com/blog/2016/7/22/its-been-a-rough-year monthly 0.5 2016-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1469202468034-5DVCTUIR0Z1CYNEJXTXR/Rock_raisinghell blog - It's Been a Rough Year http://meghan-rock.com/blog/2015/10/8/the-traveling-artist monthly 0.5 2015-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1444356791966-HB33AZLUPPCHQOO0QCR1/image.jpg blog - The Traveling Artist! All my art supplies. Really.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1444357856417-G33DNUEKI2PM3IJ6X2JM/image.jpg blog - The Traveling Artist! Two-toed sloth!  http://meghan-rock.com/blog/2015/9/14/sketchbook-review monthly 0.5 2015-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1442291005132-77MM3MAWIUXZ3XJA6TNP/image.jpg blog - Sketchbook Review Owyn smiling. He is just so handsome it's hard not to draw him sometimes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1442290697475-8NRE0AYF6HNFB7I1CS0S/image.jpg blog - Sketchbook Review This one is a more somber, as it relates to someone who passed away in my boyfriend's family recently.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55cbf4d5e4b065516c5b26f4/1442290718782-VUCY8FGFLKZH0BAPTAXL/image.jpg blog - Sketchbook Review An orchid I saw on my recent trip to an orchid nursery here in Chicago! 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