Digital painting of a sepia-colored, anthropomorphic hornet wearing an old-fashioned American football uniform and running with a football down a football field. The hornet has four arms, two legs, and wings poking up from behind its shoulders. The insect’s face is cartoony and determined, brows lowered over its beady eyes, lips pulled back in a grin across gritted teeth. Stacked in the infield behind the insect are block letters forming the words “Sac State,” “sac” bouncing above the hornet’s stinger. Fans in the bleachers cheer on the hornet, while a blimp bearing the word “Sac” floats in the sky.

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I’ve been busy with freelance projects and accidentally took a month off from posting, but I’m back with the color version of “Stingers Up,” my ode to Sac State football! You can see the ink version here and the work in progress here.