I Promise New Stuff is Coming

Wow, I've done a lot of work over the years. Crab Juggler sure does bring back memories. It was one of my first entries into the Society of Illustrators and it got in. Number 45 I think. More stuff on wood and other somewhat lovely things. And I do promise to post some new things soon.

While We Wait

So while I can't put stuff up that I'm working on I will continue to bombard with older things. I really like handmade watercolor paper as a surface. Copper is great too. Between Damien Hirst like pigs and mechanical dogs this series really kept me interested. The faces thing is made up of really small, 1.5" x 1.5", paintings on copper.

Kidsy Stuff

Kids books are a great love of mine. I did one years ago for Random House but can't seem to find the time to write a new one. It takes quality time and I seem to be too distracted. Ideas I have. For me it's the writing part that really takes the time. Here are some things that I have done over the years that might work if I gave them half a chance.

Old Self-Promo

So you don't get bored and leave me. This is self promo stuff from quite awhile ago. I crumpled up these pages and put them in an envelope with a note saying: If you like this wait until you see the things I keep. Clever right? The problem was that I did this soon after 9/11 and I kept getting calls to see if I was for real. They thought the envelope was full of anthrax or something. Well yes I guess I didn't think it through very well. But if I did it now it would be cool.

Extended Doodle

OK, I do these extended doodle things starting from just one thing like a ticket booth. I work on them off and on as I paint or draw. Kinda like this one.

Comic Sketchbook Thingies

Silly comic things I do in my sketchbook. I just like to do stuff.

Octomania

"I Taught it not to Poison the Rats"
Just a new painting. Been too long since the last octopus.

Too Long

Been too long since the last post but you know busy, holidays all of that good excuse stuff. Here are just a few small things for myself and the show here. I try to keep painting between jobs and such. I usually succeed. And I love to do these no pressure drawings. Oh model no. 3a is for a card I did as a reminder bribe.

Couple More Circus Things and Wall o' Affordable Drawings Drawings

Just some more circus stuff and drawings/doodles for my upcoming show. I have a wall of, hopefully, less expensive pieces. Maybe my students can pick up something even.

Wall o' Affordable Drawings (continued)

I have a show coming up and always do a wall of less expensive doodle/drawing stuff. Maybe a few students can buy something.

While I Work

Because I can't show you what I'm working on now I will again return to the past. I did a cool show a few years back based around a fictional carnival: "The BlueGlass Circus/Carnival". A few of the pieces were partially 3d. I don't do them anymore and don't show them much because people want me to keep doing them. They were fun at the time but terribly time consuming and my soul is really 2d. One thing I have noticed and am happy about is that I really have gotten better. It's nice to keep getting better. I guess I'm not lying when I tell my students that if they work hard every day they will get better.

Motorized Pogo


Burd Birper


Sword Swallower


Master


Apprentice

New New New

I keep doing things even though I don't have time. I will still keep my deadlines. The little dog is a very secret taste of something coming. Nothing you do will make me reveal it. The top piece is going in an oval frame. Cool. The dog is 3"x 3". Small.
"Rabbit Ears"


"Ronco"

THANK YOU

Thanks to all who voted. I won the director's award. Pretty surprising considering the other kind of work in the competition.

Super Turkey 2008

In case you haven't picked up your copy of the Boise Weekly here's this year's Super Turkey. I really like the line drawing from which all Super Turkey, and Cranberry Boy, life sprang?-sprung?-did spring?-sprangeth?-hat gesprungen?.

Shameless Re-Post

I have just copied and pasted this from below as a reminder that if you love me vote for my work. Even if you don't love me vote for my work. And if you can't bring yourself to do either then just rock the vote. It might get you off the streets for a few minutes. November 26 is the deadline to vote.

So because this is my own blog I can do shameless pleading and begging. I have entered a show which, quite honestly, is full of work unlike mine. I made the first cut, as I did last year, and now public voting begins. Here comes the pleading. If you have a minute and like my stuff at all go to greenwich, register as a collector and vote for my pieces. If you go to the site and like other work better just don't tell me. I could win fame and fortune well at least fortune and have my paintings made into prints like last year's "Pig Out" below. Thank you and this concludes today's shameless begging.