https://jesseracusen.com Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:37:29 +0000 https://jesseracusen.com en https://jesseracusen.com/Home Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:57:27 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Home window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-41FY29ECLN'); https://jesseracusen.com/Fluffy Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:22:26 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Fluffy window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-41FY29ECLN'); <img width="1200" height="1600" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ca21b57d62e3db2c7a0c01de69eec77b6ff733b6b212d1c970d7db919fdea89/Fluffy-web.jpg" data-mid="242111428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ca21b57d62e3db2c7a0c01de69eec77b6ff733b6b212d1c970d7db919fdea89/Fluffy-web.jpg" />FluffyAcrylic on canvas, 202518" x 24" https://jesseracusen.com/Digital-Sketches Sat, 06 Mar 2021 22:23:41 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Digital-Sketches window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-K4ZZHX6DFK'); Digital Sketches <img width="4800" height="3600" width_o="4800" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb783a6b770d101eb820ef9f6a130a6c0a21a16def4a7836d582d514ae227cb5/sunset-clouds-web.jpg" data-mid="241952950" border="0" alt="Sunset Clouds" data-caption="Sunset Clouds" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb783a6b770d101eb820ef9f6a130a6c0a21a16def4a7836d582d514ae227cb5/sunset-clouds-web.jpg" /> <img width="2339" height="1654" width_o="2339" height_o="1654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b169e3075e074e233dddbbf2eaf0b53d1874d90620de34e77560471017bc014c/still-life-web.jpg" data-mid="241669421" border="0" alt="Artifacts" data-caption="Artifacts" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b169e3075e074e233dddbbf2eaf0b53d1874d90620de34e77560471017bc014c/still-life-web.jpg" /> <img width="2200" height="2200" width_o="2200" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a44c40e48b868a2d7e9b9ec0b8354723827c88767c3545ef630577acdb0248e6/blackstar-web.jpg" data-mid="239428548" border="0" alt="Black Star" data-caption="Black Star" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a44c40e48b868a2d7e9b9ec0b8354723827c88767c3545ef630577acdb0248e6/blackstar-web.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="1362" width_o="3200" height_o="1362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6bd1289faaaa4739926bf2d8a6ae762976fc3df7a0f215e7d0fa4f99c88c0348/graduate-copy.jpg" data-mid="238916311" border="0" alt="Study from &quot;The Graduate&quot;" data-caption="Study from &quot;The Graduate&quot;" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6bd1289faaaa4739926bf2d8a6ae762976fc3df7a0f215e7d0fa4f99c88c0348/graduate-copy.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="2100" width_o="1650" height_o="2100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3acdb80828ee253082a4510a3ad449dc6c0c3219f514350911e7a477a70c22f7/StillLife-web.jpg" data-mid="234813944" border="0" alt="Still-Life Study" data-caption="Still-Life Study" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3acdb80828ee253082a4510a3ad449dc6c0c3219f514350911e7a477a70c22f7/StillLife-web.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c233e08ec7cd2dd2987bb9770be95e964eacff6b577a8255b9cabc431019616/BB-web.jpg" data-mid="234709028" border="0" alt="Beastie Boys" data-caption="Beastie Boys" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c233e08ec7cd2dd2987bb9770be95e964eacff6b577a8255b9cabc431019616/BB-web.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb880a3283e5675739bbe9052fee1611c1ed54c4d6b95e4da3b715e85c4abf3a/pastel-blossom_web1.jpeg" data-mid="234770291" border="0" alt="Magnolia Bloom" data-caption="Magnolia Bloom" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb880a3283e5675739bbe9052fee1611c1ed54c4d6b95e4da3b715e85c4abf3a/pastel-blossom_web1.jpeg" /> <img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97fbd59d922ffb7c7a5c4fa083c79803090e592aa4ff8ed2a2f5805a474be481/el-vigilante1.jpeg" data-mid="232769383" border="0" alt="Study of El &Aacute;ngel..." data-caption="Study of El Ángel..." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97fbd59d922ffb7c7a5c4fa083c79803090e592aa4ff8ed2a2f5805a474be481/el-vigilante1.jpeg" /> <img width="960" height="1200" width_o="960" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ab9bcfabd82670f1c2f6b6e4a14f8a146a49b5d649efa12752c06a0bbc40780/window-seat-web2.jpg" data-mid="221495185" border="0" alt="Window Seat" data-caption="Window Seat" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/1ab9bcfabd82670f1c2f6b6e4a14f8a146a49b5d649efa12752c06a0bbc40780/window-seat-web2.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="848" width_o="1200" height_o="848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fad2436c78c4128927b575f34d724dfe1a2ca459f8b0a7aad9e029e09fc5509f/trick-or-treat-web.jpg" data-mid="221226364" border="0" alt="Trick or Treat" data-caption="Trick or Treat" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fad2436c78c4128927b575f34d724dfe1a2ca459f8b0a7aad9e029e09fc5509f/trick-or-treat-web.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="1867" width_o="1400" height_o="1867" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9007f51859247b927c00408f387696267bb88e6ddbbcd816f473995a91028000/fleeting-glimpse-web.jpg" data-mid="190394534" border="0" alt="Fleeting Glimpse" data-caption="Fleeting Glimpse" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9007f51859247b927c00408f387696267bb88e6ddbbcd816f473995a91028000/fleeting-glimpse-web.jpg" /> <img width="4800" height="3600" width_o="4800" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/380221760863b693eaf0a5d48dbd5b9fa39d3db2ba6cc60a788485d5b4e2e7cf/luquilloatnight.jpg" data-mid="150900195" border="0" alt="Luquillo at Night" data-caption="Luquillo at Night" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/380221760863b693eaf0a5d48dbd5b9fa39d3db2ba6cc60a788485d5b4e2e7cf/luquilloatnight.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2700" width_o="3600" height_o="2700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f9086cb7e5a90d0df3154db9c5cd1c2dd1fcf626d1f6bc22707a89a4625d5d9/rama-and-pramila-hi-res.jpg" data-mid="150900214" border="0" alt="Newlyweds in Ranchi" data-caption="Newlyweds in Ranchi" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f9086cb7e5a90d0df3154db9c5cd1c2dd1fcf626d1f6bc22707a89a4625d5d9/rama-and-pramila-hi-res.jpg" /> All pieces digitally painted using Photoshop or Rebelle 7 Pro. https://jesseracusen.com/Last-Run-on-Stowe Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:37:29 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Last-Run-on-Stowe <img width="1800" height="1350" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75131b645626fcce2e76fd3b1decb3e4dfc7caaa6d3a03578842fd892d451534/stowe-mountain-web.jpg" data-mid="243168577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75131b645626fcce2e76fd3b1decb3e4dfc7caaa6d3a03578842fd892d451534/stowe-mountain-web.jpg" /> <img width="320" height="569" width_o="320" height_o="569" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b4483266525d741e8bb7f823e8342e55bdd478b97fadf739e9bda3ed1140ca1/ezgif-80a457ddeabb9701.gif" data-mid="243988222" border="0" data-scale="75" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/320/i/1b4483266525d741e8bb7f823e8342e55bdd478b97fadf739e9bda3ed1140ca1/ezgif-80a457ddeabb9701.gif" />Watch the entire livestream video from my Twitch channel. Last Run on Stowe Digital Painting, 2026 Rebelle 7 Pro https://jesseracusen.com/The-Suttons Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:53:32 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/The-Suttons window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-41FY29ECLN'); <img width="1400" height="1877" width_o="1400" height_o="1877" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d357c523489a01330dee1f62f6d632601787c24d49cb366921cd5af3dc63384/The-Suttons-web.jpg" data-mid="241500697" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d357c523489a01330dee1f62f6d632601787c24d49cb366921cd5af3dc63384/The-Suttons-web.jpg" />The SuttonsAcrylic on canvas, 202518" x 24" Process video, from digital sketch to finished acrylic painting. https://jesseracusen.com/Snake-s-Cake Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:29:24 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Snake-s-Cake window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-K4ZZHX6DFK'); <img width="1200" height="1627" width_o="1200" height_o="1627" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfa89089a98d230fb84e94b8de5ee43c4b59437ec816317e2c25c89826841cf7/Nature-sHeritage_SnakesCake_Poster_Web.jpg" data-mid="209183175" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfa89089a98d230fb84e94b8de5ee43c4b59437ec816317e2c25c89826841cf7/Nature-sHeritage_SnakesCake_Poster_Web.jpg" /> Snake's CakeDigital Illustration, 202418” x 24” This poster design for Nature’s Heritage Keep It Fresh campaign promotes their new strain, Snake’s Cake S1. I collaborated with Nature’s Heritage and Octopus Creative Group to illustrate a scene that evokes the bold flavor profile and powerful experience of the strain. This was an incredibly fun project because I was given so much creative freedom, resulting in a richly-detailed psychedelic landscape. <img width="1200" height="1600" width_o="1200" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9b22b6d8985f5eab1d5777f73cf35dda870562165c63ad474ad1dce9e2154da/IMG_3837.jpeg" data-mid="209666325" border="0" alt="I assembled a mood board which included crystal illustrations by M&ouml;bius and microscopic photos of trichomes, serving as a valuable style map throughout the design process." data-caption="I assembled a mood board which included crystal illustrations by Möbius and microscopic photos of trichomes, serving as a valuable style map throughout the design process." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9b22b6d8985f5eab1d5777f73cf35dda870562165c63ad474ad1dce9e2154da/IMG_3837.jpeg" /> <img width="1200" height="1500" width_o="1200" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e80a0d87ab9dd824e32befd4f9f1fabc895588f9504175a27b5537d10101c237/Instagram---SC8-copy.jpg" data-mid="209666330" border="0" alt="Preliminary pencil sketch" data-caption="Preliminary pencil sketch" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e80a0d87ab9dd824e32befd4f9f1fabc895588f9504175a27b5537d10101c237/Instagram---SC8-copy.jpg" /> https://jesseracusen.com/Kimchi-Breakfast Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:31:52 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Kimchi-Breakfast window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-41FY29ECLN'); <img width="1501" height="1200" width_o="1501" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/05d6b530a4839bfd090a1fee923256594c0f62d946e0ca8993a50038a7022265/KimchiForBreakfast-2024-Small1.jpg" data-mid="232776924" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/05d6b530a4839bfd090a1fee923256594c0f62d946e0ca8993a50038a7022265/KimchiForBreakfast-2024-Small1.jpg" /> Kimchi BreakfastAcrylic on canvas, 202420” x 16” A friend commissioned me to paint a portrait of him and his girlfriend for their first anniversary. He provided a great photo reference, which captured a serene moment the two shared over the breakfast table.In planning my approach to this painting, I drew inspiration from Vermeer and Hopper, and particularly their use of light, color and composition in their work. Both artists are also known for painting compositions that depict very unobtrusive, everyday scenes - much like the one depicted here. Process video https://jesseracusen.com/Memories-of-Burt Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:52:46 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Memories-of-Burt window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-K4ZZHX6DFK'); <img width="1200" height="857" width_o="1200" height_o="857" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eed71d0b9c9fdef10107793b069ebabd9455a9f87d09f86f71767cd90c0348a3/Brianna-sketch-1-web.jpg" data-mid="223684641" border="0" alt="Memories of Burt I" data-caption="Memories of Burt I" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eed71d0b9c9fdef10107793b069ebabd9455a9f87d09f86f71767cd90c0348a3/Brianna-sketch-1-web.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="857" width_o="1200" height_o="857" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/372c9e973a7cb06d38d9708332f12189a3e77b35e557fb9156a0f8d84f7bbcd2/Brianna-sketch-2-web.jpg" data-mid="223684669" border="0" alt="Memories of Burt II" data-caption="Memories of Burt II" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/372c9e973a7cb06d38d9708332f12189a3e77b35e557fb9156a0f8d84f7bbcd2/Brianna-sketch-2-web.jpg" /> Graphite on Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Paper, 20245" x 7" each https://jesseracusen.com/Khruangbin Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:27:39 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Khruangbin window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-K4ZZHX6DFK'); <img width="1800" height="900" width_o="1800" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13f4b52d22a7bd37ee3175a8f93b9efa3763dfde9fa456ba73951c435919de15/Khru-Web.jpg" data-mid="203583655" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13f4b52d22a7bd37ee3175a8f93b9efa3763dfde9fa456ba73951c435919de15/Khru-Web.jpg" /> KhruangbinDigital Sketch, 2024Photoshop This is a digital portrait of a band from Texas, Khruangbin. With this piece, I strove to capture the awesome psychedelic energy of their live concert experience. <img width="1000" height="585" width_o="1000" height_o="585" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/578e8661e1d7f3a779257668c6277ecacd51ca97953592b0cec380e385db8fcc/Khru-Prelim-Sketch.jpg" data-mid="203583656" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/578e8661e1d7f3a779257668c6277ecacd51ca97953592b0cec380e385db8fcc/Khru-Prelim-Sketch.jpg" /> Preliminary sketch. Pen and markers. I started by drawing a preliminary pen and marker sketch (above). Once that was established, I gathered different reference photos from their live performances - compositing together individual photos of the band members. I had a lot of fun experimenting with exaggerated color intensity and using ripple effects to mimic sound waves throughout. Process video https://jesseracusen.com/Aztech Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:52:26 +0000 Jesse Racusen | Artist · Illustrator · Designer https://jesseracusen.com/Aztech window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-K4ZZHX6DFK'); <img width="1270" height="1022" width_o="1270" height_o="1022" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5c5d681cbd708d1c91134ea35d194f6a26270a87d478b50693483a982a00e43/Aztech-small.jpg" data-mid="184803685" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5c5d681cbd708d1c91134ea35d194f6a26270a87d478b50693483a982a00e43/Aztech-small.jpg" />AztechAcrylic on canvas, 202324” x 30” <img width="2048" height="1638" width_o="2048" height_o="1638" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb9706fdc982b4cddfcc19f6c3657ff56dac12de49b2dd26fee0174d34321a27/ancient-tech4.jpg.JPEG" data-mid="185306738" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb9706fdc982b4cddfcc19f6c3657ff56dac12de49b2dd26fee0174d34321a27/ancient-tech4.jpg.JPEG" /> Preliminary digital sketch