branches

winter river

this is the sugar river in late december.

winter river

willow and snow

this morning, the trees along the sugar river were laced with ice.

willow tree

sugar river

the sugar river is almost frozen.

winter river

winter tree.

winter tree

back in wisconsin.  the ice formed on trees this morning.  so beautiful. 

locked up

locked up

fruit tree

fruit tree

jump cut christmas

a 23 second collage of images from the last month.  http://youtu.be/iSRanPhrAq0

dusk

the city glows. dusk.

up into away

wrapper

a chewing gum wrapper bounces light.  the cement is wet as night falls in san francisco.

alley

alley near chinatown, sf. i like the colors and how everything is a rectangle.

feather and lightening

feather and lightening

a feather lays on the cement.  kind of perfect.  

images from chinatown: jackson

shapes, colors and words.

images from chinatown

i love the colors that chinatown highlights: red, pale blue, gold.  this is from chinatown in san francisco.  

bat star - embrace your fear

the creepiest thing of all - the bat.

bat star

blue bird fly

blue bird fly

id vs. ego

id vs. ego.  mixed media on paper.  or "meanings of the fox and hound revealed".

id vs. ego

nether-there

river styx just up ahead.

nether world 

nethermost

dream scape, crossing over. satyr (not pictured).

nethermost

Lincoln addresses vampires...

the lesser known lincoln address.

lincoln addresses the undead

just beyond

just beyond

i am back: myth.

listening to joseph campbell this morning and thinking about myth and story and how we create our own.

myth

the drop, undone

mixed media on paper.  gold, red and bomb.

the drop, undone

spin clock

i am back (for a bit).  this is a mixed media pic on paper.  time and influence.

spin clock

sorry for my absence

i am creating top secret toy projects.  i will return to posting soon.

rain pony

mixed media on paper. watch out for lightening.

rain pony

animal boom! (honeybee)

honeybee

turning tide

mixed media on paper. 

turning tide

little red dog

mixed media on paper.

little red dog

pumpkin priest

mixed media on paper in time for halloween.

pumpkin priest 

proud

mixed media on paper.  skeletal bull marches into the sun past the storm.  the fox looks on.

proud

animal boom! (reindeer)

marker on paper.

animal boom! (reindeer)

unplanned

mixed media on paper.  a lion set for surprise. the unexpected about to be known.

unplanned

animal boom! (bird)

he is vibrating.

animal boom! (bird)

animal boom! (pony)

marker on paper. simple but i like the vibrancy and who doesn't like a pony?

animal boom! (pony)

animal boom! (fox)

marker on paper. i think paul goble (my favorite children's book writer) inspired me to draw animals this way.  simple outline that gives you the idea of what it is.  just the signposts of a fox.  pointy ears, busy tail...

animal boom! (fox)

emerging

mixed media on paper.  a figure comes from a jungle of weeds.  set on a purpose.   

emerging

sunset and moon

the moon coming out and the sun going down.  

sunset and moon

new website

ok, i have blended old art work with new.  here is the new site.  enjoy.

www.joshjpeters.com

fall

images of fall from the midwest.  boy, i miss it this time of year.

pumpkins

taking it in

taking it in 

another from the museum.  not bored.

birch trees in spetember

i love birch trees.  so relaxing.

birch trees in september

the other side

of the midwest, without much thought.  

foxfield movie house

hey, it's corfu!

you're not the bosa me

crossroads

one comes, one goes.  i wonder if they make eye contact when they pass?  acrylic, charcoal, marker on paper.

crossroads

ibsen can't go home

i am experimenting with new materials.  now i am trying charcoal and pastels (thanks jaime).  i am always amazed how changing materials changes what comes out.  charcoal gives voice to something in me that metallic silver doesn't.  oil paints bring out something that photography doesn't.  perhaps they are all playing different instruments in the same song.

plus, i think autumn is a good time to start trying charcoal.    

ibsen can't go home

hints of fall

my favorite time of year is here.  i love overcast skies, cool air and the hint of snow. 

fall field 

one for the weekend: bored in beauty #4

bored number 4

a continuation of a salute to those poor blank faced people who remind us not to use the flash.  i am talking about the polyester suited, museum security guards (of which i use to be one, terrible job).  surrounded by works of art that culminated from a lifetime of mastery and all you wanna do is go home.  

my promised

promised

early explorers and fortune seekers.  easy to judge them now, but at the time, who could blame them for going to get theirs.  people still do it without a thought.   acrylic, pen, marker on paper

icon

collection

a series of icons that keep popping up in my work.  why am i drawn to certain shapes and symbols?

acrylic, pen, marker on paper. 

the illumination

the illumination

come to show us the way!  magic owl appears on a starry night before the fox.  pen, marker, acrylic on paper.