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

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"

Final photos of the Edison School of Innovation mural in their middle school building
11/01/2025

Final photos of the Edison School of Innovation mural in their middle school building

07/01/2025

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.

06/01/2025

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.

04/01/2025

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.

03/01/2025

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

I taught at a new place yesterday with some amazing kiddos and staff, and only had the sponge painting of the poinsettia...
20/12/2024

I taught at a new place yesterday with some amazing kiddos and staff, and only had the sponge painting of the poinsettias (left) ready to teach.
But the students flew through it and were totally done and cleaned up in about 20 minutes! Luckily, the center I taught at had tons of other materials, and we were able to put together things for the construction paper craft (right) to finish out the class.

Show Pony
20/12/2024

Show Pony

I'm thinking of titles for this one: "Knife Thrown" "Target" "Who is throwing exacto knives and scissors, why is there a...
18/12/2024

I'm thinking of titles for this one: "Knife Thrown" "Target" "Who is throwing exacto knives and scissors, why is there a giant dragonfly here"
Mixed media collage on a spray painted canvas, featuring cyanotypes I made last year.

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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

I started installing art for Young Arts Arizona Ltd. and got to put up this adorable Charlotte's Web themed show at Valley Youth Theatre - who's performing the play Charlotte's web starting this weekend!

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