Brian Dempsey paints, draws, writes, and noodles on his guitar from a small cabin studio in the Pacific Northwest on Vashon Island, WA.

His wonderful children's book The Man With Bees in His Beard (Chatwin, 2019), which Dempsey wrote and illustrated, is a glimpse into the life of a man who above all exists to commune with nature. The foundation of this relationship is stillness and the great potential inherent in emptiness. The theme and presentation were influenced by his study of eastern philosophy, especially Taoism, and the book was born out of Dempsey's desire as an artist and father to provide something different to readers young and old.

Find Dempsey on Instagram @boundless_seas.