robert locklear

Imagine being a bright-eyed J-School grad eager to launch your reporting career, and the editor of Cleveland's metro daily puts you on blast for wanting to be a journalist instead of an AI content farmer. cleveland.com/news/2026/02/j…

these are my four favs i think :)

i painted 14 watercolors for my boyfriend to open every day of february leading up to #ValentinesDay. here’s how they turned out!

I usually create graphics for our website and all social platforms, but my favorite one to design for is Instagram. I’ll plug my design Instagram account again—you can see all of these graphics and more :) instagram.com/lockleardesign

I try to come up with a new take every year for visualizing candidates on Election Day for our digital coverage. This year, I went for this nebulous gradient look. This graphic was one of several in a matching set; this one includes the six statewide candidates in Virginia.

🧵: It's been another great year working at @ABC13News! These are five of my favorite graphics I designed in 2025, and some explanations for my creative decisions. You can see all of these and more on my design Instagram too.

last week, my watercolor painting won third place in the national juried exhibit at riverviews artspace, a lovely gallery here in lynchburg. my first time entering a national juried show! i’m super proud of this.

@ifnneedtechhelp @ethanleeart AI slop. Posting this as a comment on an actual piece of art is pretty wild.

@ethanleeart I like the picture

for a brief moment it was sunny at this cafe

our reporter Rachel Tillapaugh did a story earlier this week looking at the impact of SNAP benefits potentially being taken away in November. I made this graphic for her, visualizing the households in lynchburg alone which receive SNAP benefits. i’ve really been into maps lately

some paintings i did last week in nyc

some social graphics today for a story by @sarahweitzmantv

some graphics i made this week to go with a story by our brilliant reporter @AlexiaStanbrid1

a graphic i made today about pulpit politics

some photos from the “no kings” protest in downtown lynchburg today

some watercolor self-portrait attempts i painted this week