Mini-Update

Life came up again. Fell behind on posting. This is some old work I haven't had the time to post yet.

Hello

I am thinking I will start making my entries a little more interesting then just meaningless posts and images. I was thinking I'd start WAY back at the beginning. As a kid. How did I get to be how I am? To draw this way? What kind of life experiences shaped me into the cliche eccentric anti-social artist?

Splash

"His laughter, which was never far below the surface of his conversation, now sparkled like a splash of water in sunlight."
~ Joseph Lelyveld ~

You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

"Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
~ The Hulk ~

Portraits

"A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth."
~ John Singer Sargent ~

I started practicing doing quick portraits. I want to be able to go sit in a park some day and draw random portraits of people. I think that's a fun thing to say I have done in my life! These are all 13-25 minutes long.

Banana Paintings

"On a traffice light green means go and yellow means yield, but on a banana it's just the opposite. Green means hold on, yellow means go ahead, and red means where the hell did you get that banana at..."
~ Mitch Hedberg ~

Banana Preparation Work

"My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so...yeah'"
~ Mitch Hedberg ~

These are sketches and ideas for the next couple paintings. I asked a friend to give me a random thing to draw. She said "A Banana!". I decided, if I'm really an artist, I can make a banana look good!

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"
~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Commission Work

I decided to make things easier to view by leaving a post near the top of my commission work.

Illustration

Finally getting around to working on illustration style art.

Iris, 11x14, Watercolor, Gift

People

Started drawing people again. I rediscoved the joys of pencil while i was at it.

Barney

Commission, 9x12, Ink

Snow on Tree

Daily

Daily

Blue Tulip