Ribbons

I took this past weekend off to visit Austin.  It's been more than a year since I've been back and didn't realize how much the city has changed although some things remained as good as ever - El Chili, Polvo's, Jerry's Artorama...I-35 traffic.  We also hit up Eeyore's Birthday and the Buda wiener dog races in addition to catching up with some dear relatives; overall a great break and I look forward to returning more often to reconnect with some dreadfully neglected friends.  For now though, I'm happy to get back to work.


This is a study for a large watercolor that I'm planning.  The sketch was completed using a combination of micron, brush pen and Prisma marker.

Mix Media on Paper, 10"x 9"

Famous Dogs in History

I dusted off a 5 year old moleskin recently and started greasing the rusty gears so to speak.  I have a tendency towards precision - a mechanical pencil sort of anal-ness - and in the past, would have trembled in fear without my trusty eraser to correct any errant lines.  My main goal now is to attain a much looser and free style.  Alright...some of you may think that I haven't given up much control by the initial sketches but...baby steps - no eraser right! I bought some Tombow ABT duel brush pens a while back that I decided to finally try out.


The subject choice?  People love dogs but people love dogs dressed up as humans even more. Easy! I've posted the progression of the first four and will update as I finish.  

Leica the Dictator (not really)

The Beginning

...or probably more appropriately the renaissance of my artistic endeavors - a little paint, a little photography, some  philosophy and perhaps even some plantae (gardening is my Zen) along the way. 


Also, I beg your patience on the rough status of the blog as I've got my hands full with a number of other projects.  So it's not going to be 'fancy' or (formatted for that matter) but then I'm a rare breed who doesn't like personalization much.  Non-commital says the shrink.  I'm working on it.