Commission examples — by Erica Bottger on

These are some examples of  some private commissions I've been doing lately.  If you're interested in hiring me ...

Happy 2015 to all! — by Erica Bottger on

I hope everyone had a great holiday break and will have a spectacular year in 2015.  I realize I've been a little quiet in a...

Potential! — by Erica Bottger on

So the images in this post circle around a story that I've been slowly building on the side for the past few months. It's a little...

Gatlinburg Forest Nights — by Erica Bottger on

Gatlinburg nights and a self portrait.

Imagined Book Interiors — by Erica Bottger on

Interior for Dune by Frank Herbert Interior for American Gods -The creation of a god-

Imagined Book Covers — by Erica Bottger on

These two pieces are part of a series I did of imagined science fiction covers.  The one on the left is a cover for Dune by Fran...

Summer time self portrait — by Erica Bottger on

Summer time self portrait Watercolor and watercolor pencil

BFA Reception and Link to Buy the Book! — by Erica Bottger on

 The is the grand reveal of my BFA piece. The reception was this past friday, May 2, and it went really well. There were a lot o...

BFA Teaser — by Erica Bottger on

 Hello everyone! This is a teaser of my Bachelor of Fine Arts piece that I just finished. You get to see the cover, end pages and on...

Commander — by Erica Bottger on

Commander of the leafy forest greens, master of stealth, and the honor of the 1766 French army. A formal portrait of the Irish Green Man ...

self-portraits — by Erica Bottger on

These are just a collection of self portraits that I completed in 2013 for various classes. The majority of these are portraits ...

Sketches — by Erica Bottger on

  I thought it would be appropriate to put some nicer sketches on my blog instead of just keeping them all on my tumblr....

Night Terrors — by Erica Bottger on

This was a very disturbing dream I once had about coral growing out of my eye and being paralyzed as it was happening. What better than t...

God Galaxy — by Erica Bottger on

A simple but sweet painting that opens you up to the eye of the universe. This painting is no longer with us and hopefully found a good h...

Cowboy — by Erica Bottger on

A gouache study of an awesome kid.

Rocket City — by Erica Bottger on

You might recognize this from somewhere else on this site. This is a gouache piece that's 15"x 44" inspired by 'Rocke...

Pathways — by Erica Bottger on

Acrylic on Canvas 22"x 22"

The Dream Sequence — by Erica Bottger on

This is a series done in gouache and Acrylic. It was also when I had a messed up wrist and had to learn how to paint with my rig...