Old Small Jewel

  "Quiet" done in watercolor and ink crowquill is a work I finished a few days ago - after this piece sat langishing in various stacks of half started pieces for a number of years.
  I love it's vibrant misty silence. I can hear a hush of water and a rustle of leaves. I think I kept it unfinished for so long because of how much I enjoy this small jewel.

Ink: Forgotten Shaman

This is a surreal ink splatter piece made from two separate pieces and merged digitally.

Honeycomb Heart

Mixed media watercolor, ink, and colored pencil on bristol paper.

An (unfortunate?) Aspect of an Artist's Temperament

Wow. So, the last time I posted was back in February and one could assume that I had died or absconded to some strange corner of the world with no network connection, but I've been actually been buried in the mist of living life. And as always, it seems to get more hectic the moment I think I have a good handle on thangs.

I have fallen into an artist-specific trait of "Just Drawing/Painting/Sculpting" (basically working)and generally not following through with the well-intentioned updating of the website/blog/facebook or any socializing, although I have been better on the FB posts as it's usually pretty instantaneous and requires no real writing effort. And for reals, I know to be "viable" I have to update on a regular basis. But, really, all I think most of the time is "fuuuuuck that shit. I got some art to do." This is also present in Justin Sweet's recently updated site, which has new work and is, as always, so friggin' cool it's not surprising that he's a huge influence for me.

Anyways, here's some photos that I have posted via Facebook but will be a good li'l artist and post here as well.

ze tiga-a sketch that started somewhere else

"Be a Good Girl"

"Smoke Hyena of the Future Plains"

"Laundry Clairvoyant" in progress

"Tiny Senorita"

"Smoke Hyena of the Future Plains" is a mixed media acrylic and pencil painting. "Tiny Senorita" is gouache and water color on a 2"x3" trading card. "Laundry Clairvoyant," essentially one piece of collage, laundry drying on lines in the sun, on lace affixed surface, is an in progress work.

I will endeavor to be better about posting, although I will most likely fail.

Color: plum
Sound obesssion: Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album
Word of the moment: Hootenanny

Peacock Weed

This is ink and gouache. It came from waiting in airports, wishing to be in nature, getting into Shenanigans and such. Don't really know what to do with it, so I'll post it here until I have a reason to put it on the website.

Song Obsession: "Valium Blues" by Entrance
Color Obsession: Seafoam
New Word: Eisegesis

Star Killer Dream Retriever

So this is Star Killer Dream Retriever which is based of a piece I did in a sketch book with a poem that went with it. This was a creation that came about super late night after another failed attempt at making a connection with my then best friend. I was pained by remembering all the wishes and dreams I've made...I wanted them all back, because I was and at times still am, extremely embarrassed and angry that so many have never come true. But, being older, and in a better place emotionally, I'm not so disappointed in all the wishes that have never come true, because really, the world is better for the wishes, the hopes in your dreams, however outlandish or impossible. I try to remember this.

Finished Commission for some very important folks

So, I finished (finally) a very large painting for my cousins Aubrey and Josh. Being my first paying customers, and being that they are particularly awesome and stupendous human beings, I spent extra time and care on this and now that she's all done, I'm sort of sad to let her go. Here's a picture that I shot with my digital camera with afternoon lighting (it's the best time to shoot, I've found. That or overcast days), no flash (ever...don't use flash people; it makes everything flat and value-less...super big poo!). As soon as I get this monster shot, I'm sending it down south to the proper owners.

Word of the Month: Attainment
Color of the Month: Deep purple
Song of the Month: "Starla" by The Smashing Pumpkins