korengal valley patrol

after watching some youtube videos of marines in afganistan i decided to make some drawings of the images i remember. acrylic, pen and marker on paper.

korengal valley patrol

dreamland revisited

more pics of trees. i love the light in these. 

waking 

this way

lazy 

one for the weekend

a close up of an ole favorite. 

dark down under

branches. water. sepia. simple but i like it.   i love branches.

the dark down under

more from the museum

more pics from one of my favorite places.  people like looking.

all aboard

gold birds

windows and rams

lion in wait

no skulls in this one.  i like playmobil looking animals.  i think i got that from paul goble, one of my all time favorite children's book authors and illustrators.  acrylic, pen and marker on paper.

lion in wait

The Hunter

has an ole british feel. a moment before the unfortunate accident. acrylic, ink, marker on paper. i think i am gonna frame this series in something small and wooden. 

the hunter

disparit parts

i have been spending these last few weeks cutting together a new acting reel.  here is the link. click on "2010 acting reel" below and enjoy!
2010 acting reel

one for the weekend

a few times a week i like to walk around at sunset and snap pictures in griffith park. the sunsets over LA can be really beautiful.  i love the color contrasts in this one.

tomb

blue bunny and the grocery list

blue bunny

not sure why, but i am attracted to using gold all of a sudden.  when i was in NY i painted in primary colors and rectangles.  now in LA, i am more interested in circles, new colors and images.  it makes me happy to find out that i am developing new art that surprises me.

take THAT hill

today - a video to enjoy.  click on the link below:

take THAT hill

the gauntlet

passing it on. the powers behind the clouds.  decisions are made in the unseen world.  pen, indian ink, marker, acrylic paint, and gesso on paper.

passing the gauntlet. 

rainbow viking ghost

i like the colors in this one.  just a simple design.  the skull, helmet, and neck are all one line.  marker and pen, indian ink on a sheet of paper.

rainbow viking ghost 

dreamland

pictures of griffith park at sunset. reminds me of a dreamscape.

the beast looks again

a new angle of the picture.  i like the motion of it. 

the beast looks. 

the beast looks.

the golden skeleton looks on.  pen, acrylic paint, marker, indian ink, gesso on paper.

the beast looks.

death from above, above.

i had a very full day today but managed to finish this one.  the hand behind the scenes.  acrylic, indian ink, marker, gesso, and pen on paper.

death from above, above. 

the man in the sky

sometimes i find an image that feels right and i want to explore.  a skeleton man in the sky selecting, helping and moving things along feels interesting to me right now.  here the king skeleton is selecting a soldier (a sniper fires from the black and white corner window, the victim is unaware).  the skeletons taking the place of angels and unseen powers.  i used marker, acrylic paint, indian ink and pen on paper.  

the man in the sky. 

an offering

jumping onto the image i drew yesterday of a skeleton handing something out of the sky.  acrylic, indian ink, pen on paper.

offering.  

the magic death arrow

i have always been drawn to the indian wars of the old west. i drew a series of people passing away in that world.  a kind of morbid coloring book.  this picture is me revisiting a fascinating topic.  the death god hands off a fatal arrow to an embattled comanche indian. marker, color pencil, acrylic paint, pen, indian ink, and soft pastels on paper.

the magic death arrow

making a tree

19 seconds to make a tree.  i think that's about the amount of time it says it takes in the bible. click on "
making a tree.

a few of my favorite things

side effects of creating that make me happy.

a busy work space.

how paint gets on everything.

ship and storm

after

a starless night.  a little ship facing rough seas.  the crew tucked inside the cabin, hoping it will pass.  acrylic paint, indian ink, ball point ben, chalk on cardboard.  

before

the woods is burnin!

i like this one. reminds me of the wildfires.  i use pieces of cardboard instead of a brush sometimes on canvas.  the result is a a mix of colors and textures that i find beautiful and unpredictable. i sometimes would save these pieces and tape them to my wall as little reminders of the beauty in randomness. it is only recently that i decided to look at the colors and create an illustration within them. "the woods is burnin!": acrylic paint on cardboard, indian ink, pen.

before

after

illustration: lost comrade

lost comrade

three soldiers look over a fallen friend.  another stands guard.  acrylic and pent on paper.  the colors: gray, black, white and "oasis green", indian ink and a ball point pen were also used.  it reminds me of a scene from a brecht play.

illustration based on blotches

bird.

again, turning a piece of paper that i would normally throw away into a picture based on the random blotches of paint (my own ink blotch analysis). the piece of greeting card paper was initially used as a temporary palette - why toss it?

the museum

birds.

gold bears.

ramming speed.

the benefit of dead animals. 

one of my favorite places to go is the museum of natural history.  something classic, untouchable and magical about these places.
click on the photos to enlarge. i love the "gold bears" one.

half way through to the end in 23 seconds

creating a painting a step at a time.  i wish the idea would have came to me when i had a blank canvas but this will do for the first go.  i learned a lot by making this one, but it has it's own hypnotic merits.  enjoy friends!  click on the link below:

half way through to the end

lightening storm

the storm.

being ok with chaos may be some of the best advice i ever got. painting over something that looks good but doesn't really work, not being afraid to ruin something.  the chaos allows me to explore new places i never went before.  the thing is, i like this but i probably paint over it if i am left alone with it long enough.  trying to find something more, a new option.  it feels to soon to be done.

flowers on snow

i like the challenge of finding what to make out of found scraps.  turning some blotches into a picture.  looking at everything being valid. not believing that there are mistakes while creating but everything is a gift or a guide to the next step.

korean war sketches

surrender 

hiding

hiya, i saw these black and white photos of the korean war and it inspired to create these pictures.  i used pen, gesso, then indian ink and more pen, then white, blue, red, black acrylic.  throw some pastel orange and yellow in there, smear it with a paper towel all on the back of an envelope from the government. suiting. i think.

on guard

starting a painting

painting

this is a video i made with my laptop recording how i start a painting and part of the process i go through.

illustrations based on dreams

depths

map

the soft animal 

the drop 

from a period of drawing my dreams.  here are some illustrations on paper.  i used color pencil, oil pastel, marker and pen.  

dreaming