Deep Dives

Welcome to Deep Dives. Here I will go through the inspiration, experimentation, and development of chosen pieces of work.

I will include doodles, notes, progress photos, and anything else that I may find notably insightful.

Mikey Ilkiw 6/24/26 Mikey Ilkiw 6/24/26

Shallow Dive - Red, White, & Phew

Red, White, & Phew

Mikey Ilkiw 3/10/26 Mikey Ilkiw 3/10/26

Mikey Ilkiw 1/6/26 Mikey Ilkiw 1/6/26

COMING SOON!

One of my favorite paintings with references from most of the family.

Mikey Ilkiw 11/10/25 Mikey Ilkiw 11/10/25

Find out how and why this “self-portrait” came about.