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Art By Dakota Drake Dakota Drake is an illustrator, digital artist, comic artist, and painter. Commissions open!

I'll be showing off an entire garden of paintings at Trade Cafe this month!
02/03/2025

I'll be showing off an entire garden of paintings at Trade Cafe this month!

My splashy watercolors will be on display this month! Come to the opening, or drop by anytime Fair Trade Cafe is open to...
01/03/2025

My splashy watercolors will be on display this month! Come to the opening, or drop by anytime Fair Trade Cafe is open to take a gander.

These cyanotypes won't be on display with all their painted friends at the Fair Trade Cafe show in March, so please sho...
28/02/2025

These cyanotypes won't be on display with all their painted friends at the Fair Trade Cafe show in March, so please show them some love so they don't feel left out.

One of the only reasons I'm looking forward to summer in AZ is because the angle of the sun will be better for making cyanotypes: more straight down rather than from the side.

27/02/2025

I loaded up my paintings and took them on a little trip downtown to Fair Trade Cafe for their solo show!

Bridge and cliff swallows near Wagon Wheel Falls.24"x26" on canvas.
27/02/2025

Bridge and cliff swallows near Wagon Wheel Falls.

24"x26" on canvas.

"To Do Lists" will be on display with all the rest of the painted buddies at Fair Trade Cafe starting March 7th!Acrylic ...
26/02/2025

"To Do Lists" will be on display with all the rest of the painted buddies at Fair Trade Cafe starting March 7th!

Acrylic on wooden board, 12"x12"

I've been playing around with adding text to my collages."Though she set off, alone, but ready to see the world, she fel...
25/02/2025

I've been playing around with adding text to my collages.

"Though she set off, alone, but ready to see the world, she felt watched."
"She knew what they wanted, but not why."
"Would she feel free to seek adventure, AND safety?"

Thanks Sarah for inviting me to teach a painting party for your birthday! The weather was perfect to paint a flock of fl...
24/02/2025

Thanks Sarah for inviting me to teach a painting party for your birthday! The weather was perfect to paint a flock of flamingos in the backyard.

I've been adding some text to my collages to explain the story behind the maximalist mess - and putting spacers of foam ...
24/02/2025

I've been adding some text to my collages to explain the story behind the maximalist mess - and putting spacers of foam board between the layers!

"She admitted privately that they would make a fine pair.
But they must be protected from her Charge, who delighted in concoctions.
Such handsome bachelors!
'The poor dears,' she lamented.
Her Charge hummed happily to her Creations."

The gang's all here! We'll all be at Fair Trade Cafe in downtown PHX for my March show. Come see all my pretties and get...
23/02/2025

The gang's all here!
We'll all be at Fair Trade Cafe in downtown PHX for my March show. Come see all my pretties and get something cozy to drink at First Friday on March 7th at the opening.

Day 2 and 3 of Ryann Kay's fairy garden mural!
20/02/2025

Day 2 and 3 of Ryann Kay's fairy garden mural!

Day 1 of Ryann Kay's fairy garden mural! Listen to me: I will ALWAYS say yes to painting magical cottage gardens full of...
08/02/2025

Day 1 of Ryann Kay's fairy garden mural!

Listen to me: I will ALWAYS say yes to painting magical cottage gardens full of whimsy.

08/02/2025

How to start a mural: Chalk and snacks.

Ryann Kay

Today marks the year of the snake!Here are three old comics I made, which include the traditional past time of Snake Gol...
29/01/2025

Today marks the year of the snake!
Here are three old comics I made, which include the traditional past time of Snake Golf, an anatomically correct boa constrictor, and a lil comic about friends.

Luna, contemplating the next galaxy she'll inhabit, or if she'll just bat the galaxy around for a while until it stops m...
21/01/2025

Luna, contemplating the next galaxy she'll inhabit, or if she'll just bat the galaxy around for a while until it stops moving.
For Ted and Jeni!

Trail cam fox!Glossy black paint it so hard to photograph. This is the exact same picture in two different kinds of ligh...
20/01/2025

Trail cam fox!
Glossy black paint it so hard to photograph. This is the exact same picture in two different kinds of lighting.
8"x8"

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I loaded up my paintings and took them on a little trip downtown to Fair Trade Cafe for their solo show!

Final day of the Edison middle school mural!
Final day of the Edison middle school mural!

Day 4 - the final day of the mural!! 22-26 hours, 4 days, 8ft x 24 ft. Thank you Edison School of Innovation! And thank you to everyone else who connected us, who brought me food and kept me company, and encouraged me.

Day 3 of the ESI Middle School Mural
Day 3 of the ESI Middle School Mural

Day 3 of the middle school mural at Edison School of Innovation out in Glendale! I only got a few hours in on Saturday but I tried to make them count by doing the gears - a part of the ESI logo - and the Edison gramophone. And dancing a lot because no one was around.

Mural Day 2 At ESI!
Mural Day 2 At ESI!

Day 2 of the middle school mural at Edison School of Innovation! I got further along in the process than I expected , and took a little break to look around the school garden beds.

Day 1 of the Edison Middle School Mural
Day 1 of the Edison Middle School Mural

Day 1 of the mural in Edison School of Innovation's middle school!

Collage thoughts (No theme, just horse)
Collage thoughts (No theme, just horse)

Thoughts while making four mixed media collages all at once. No theme, just horse. #collage #collageart #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #mixedmediaartist #interiordesign #wallart #colorfulart #maximalism #maximalistdecor

Sketch process of a geometric mural design
Sketch process of a geometric mural design

This is the Procreate sketch recording for the recent mural I painted. I had the mood board and the palette, I just needed to draw out the actual design. The client wanted a modern Mediterranean look, as well as some Bauhaus influences too.

Even sketching is messy business
Even sketching is messy business

Even before the paint ever touches the wall, I somehow make a mess of myself. #mural #murals #muralart #muralist #muralartist #muralpainting

Every mural that I paint requires different supplies, but here are some that I take to every single one:

mural sketch timelapse
mural sketch timelapse

Timelapse video of a new mural! I'm using a relaly fascinating app called MuralMaker to get the sketch on the wall. Usually I'd make a grid on the wall to transfer the sketch, but this way is faster - as long as the sun's not causing glare on the screen, my back is not to the camera, the data/wifi is strong enough... there are pro and cons. Backyard by Mackenzie Collier Interiors

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