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.  

offense

offense

if you're gonna do a picture about defense, a soldier staving off an elephant, than i have to do one about offense. a double sworded grenadier riding a fox.  icon galore.  acrylic, marker and pen on paper. 

one for the weekend: metaphor

 wouldn't it be nice

metaphor 

silverlake

back in LA. lovely night.  

street lights

defense

defense

acrylic, marker, pen on paper.

roots

images from the place i grew up.

a place to watch the corn grow

the family farm

schoolhouse 

light in the shed

the shed

christmas lights hang from the ceiling.  i love the light in this.

more from home

it's hard to appreciate it until you leave it. but so beautiful to me now.

black cow 

marker

primrose cemetery cont.

more from the primrose cemetery.

out in the fields 

primrose cemetery 

peaceful surroundings

primrose

back in wisconsin for a bit.  i went to the township where my family originated.  this is from the primrose cemetery.  a lot of peters in here.  back into the 1800's.

primrose cemetery

bored in beauty #3

bored number 3

seen it all before, but i will look again.

Press

acrylic, marker and pen on paper. 

press.

bored in beauty #2

if you want to hate what you love, get as close as you can without doing it.

bored in beauty 2

send it.

charge.  a tank roles up hill while the powers look on.  acrylic, pen, marker on paper.

send it. 

bored in beauty #1

i use to be a security guard.  night watchman. one of the worst jobs a person can do.  i understand why people can walk out of museums with art work.  the security is bored to a half-sleep/half-wake state most the time. i am kind of fascinated by the idea you can be around art work that changed history and be bored to tears. this is a series in the honor of the job.

bored in beauty 1

owl away!

owl away! 

the magic owl and unicorn in their symbiotic relationship.  pen, marker, acrylic on paper.

The Magic Owl

i have never seen one in person, but i hope they exist. pen, acrylic, marker on paper.

magic owl

ambush

a sketch based on photos i saw of soldiers during the korean war.  pen, gesso, acrylic, indian ink on paper. 

in hiding 

sniper in the trees

Based on a still from a youtube video. marines perched on a rooftop in afganistan, trying to dislodge a sniper.  acrylic and pen on paper.

sniper in the trees

norton simon

i like this picture.  the framing and this guy taking in a sculpture.  it feels like he has been struck by something, something new is opening up in him.

ghost boat

i can imagine a movie called ghost boat.  "ship" is so passe.  ghost barge? ghost junk? anyway...viking rainbow skeleton overlooks his old boat.  boy, i bet he really misses it.  just look at that longing on his bone face.  marker, pen, on paper.

ghost boat

one for the weekend

i have decided to highlight some older paintings for my weekend post.  close up of an oil one i made when i lived in NY.

over the hills.

more vikings, what can i say, i like the colors.  marker and pen on paper.

neon shall pass 

little hungry bull

i heard the oddest sentence today - "the sun feeds your teeth and bones" it stuck with me and then this came out.  strong bones, strong teeth - thanks sun.

little hungry bull

temperance

temperance 

an angel is pouring water between two cups.  fighters embattled below.  the golden path is within sight.  acrylic (still a bit wet), marker, pen on paper.