It begins...

Our first time snowshoeing! It went really well.

Observifying

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, and I've decided to start observing again. I want to get back into teaching myself how to "see" things, and the best way to do that is to observe, and draw from life. I received a great email from my friend Michael Renouf, and everything he said made so much sense.

I'm still going to create puns and such, but I want to concentrate on improving my drawing skills and building my portfolio.

I thank all of you for your support, and for your continued support.

Death of a box

Reduce, reuse, recycle!

He will soon live another life!

Doodle by the phone!

A little sketchy-sketch done while talking on the phone...

Blinking red light of doom!

A little drawing I did of my work phone.

When I get to work in the morning, I dread the fact that if the red light is blinking, it means I have some messages. Stinks.

Post

A post for today's post...

Artsy Vegas

Viva La Greece?

Vegas baby!

Old school...

Here's a piece from 2006. I read an article on how some people are buying art for investment purposes.

-watercolor and ink

Thirsty

Another quick, little drawing. Fun!

There's always one...

Simple black and white image. I like it...

"The first drawing was a simple line..."

Becky got me this fantastic book, "Leonardo's Notebooks", for my birthday. I've always loved his sketches and thoughts, so, to extract inspiration from his work, I decided to don a Da Vinci head piece and beard. It hasn't worked yet...

Pail impaled by a pale

Maybe a little morbid. Whaddaya gonna do?

Postcard Row

It was cool to see the famous houses in-person.

I'm posting these pictures because it reminds me of warmer times, weather wise.

Lakefront Property

Cutting the Clipper...

I'd like to get rid of that clipper that keeps bringing us frigid air and snow...

I like the idea, but not so sure on the execution.

Coffee cup with steam as hand...

I'm not a big fan of coffee. I'll have a cup every now and then...

AND, I couldn't think of a clever title. Stinks...

Self-contained

...it's within reach.

For this piece I went back to using my pens. Boy, did I miss them.

*Update* Apparently my eyes were a little sleepy last night and I didn't catch one of the "dashes" over his arm. Oops. I'll fix that tonight.

**FIXED**

Like a fish needs a bicycle...

Some doodling done recently. I was listening to U2's "Tryin' to throw your arms around the world"; hence the fish on a bike.

Book with dripping pages

...don't really know what this means. Just an idea that popped into my head.

I was looking at my past work, and I kept coming back to this image: Bounded Leap

This is probably one of my favorite pieces that I've done. I'm using it as an inspiration for my other work.

I've been debating lately whether to start producing more work traditionally or digitally. In the past I used to think that if you didn't produce work the traditional way, you were "cheating". As I've gotten a little older (I know, 34 is still kinda young), I've begun to realize that I need to work the way I feel most comfortable in. As of this moment, it's digitally. I've done watercolor and acrylic in the past, but each piece would come out looking like it was done digitally. I've talked about this before, but, I'm still going back and forth with it. Stinks.

I'll continue to color my pieces digitally, and maybe throw a gouache piece in there. I'm thinking of doing some paintings as well. Something more "arty"...

...and counting

Well, I turned 34 today. We're not going to do much. I'd like to get some new glasses, so we'll go do that. Um...and get some dinner.

As you can see, no new image. I've been going to bed early because of a cough and sore throat. Typical for me this time of year.

New images soon! (I know I keep saying that, but I will do it! Promise!)

*why is that song "Promises, Promises" running through my head? (admit it, you started singing it!)

zzzzz...

Sorry I don't have anything new. I will soon. I promised myself...

I'll try to post more often, though outside obligations may take some time away. I work from 7:30 - 4:00, with a 40 minute commute one way. Also, I'm trying to lose weight as well, so I workout after work. That goes to about 6 (I don't get home until 4:50). Then we have dinner, and by that time it's 7 - 7:30. I'd like to spend some time with Becky before the night is through, and not always hunched over in front of my computer.

If it were a commissioned piece, that's another story. Then I'd work all night on it. With personal work, sometimes life "gets in the way".

Thanks for listening to me vent, and thanks for your continued support.

observation #1

Yo!

Just wanted to say hi. So...hi.

Home sweet home

....what rock did he crawl out from under?

Each drawing this week will be done in under an hour. This was done in half an hour...

Drowning of your inner soul

Morbid? Maybe...

(cue the melancholy, sad-bastard music, with a dash of hyperbole)

House and tree

I'm working on new pieces....promise.

Through the woods...

...to grandmother's house we go.

Still dreaming of warmer weather...

Email campaign

A tad late with this post.

I soon will be launching an email campaign. Wish me luck!

Daydreaming

It's cold, gray, and dreary outside....