Thursday April 28, 2011

Ever wonder what could be going through an indoor cat's mind as it watches the goings on of the world outside? ... the taunting of those pesky old crows?

I found this in one of my old sketch books. Crows and buzzards ... interesting creatures indeed.

Thursday April 21, 2011

I heard someplace an artist's deepest subconscious thoughts can come through in his or her work. That being said, I think I'm in trouble. When I get to posting my current stuff you'll definitely see what I'm saying!

Wednesday April 13, 2011

I'm posting a half day early this week. I've a busy day planned tomorrow and I wanted to be sure I didn't miss getting these beauties(?) out.

This one, titled "Divine Internevtion", goes out to my Harley pals out there. Well, Reg and Kerry N. for sure. I personally don't ride but I love the machines ... some are such amazing works of art.

Pretty sure I was having a Zen moment when the inspiration for this one hit me. Hmmmm ... Elk Lake is beckoning ....

.... so how am I doin' so far?  Feel free to comment.

Until next week ......

Thursday, April 7, 2011

During the 1980's and 90's Gary Larson was a huge influence on me. His "out of the box" view slayed me every time. I finally found someone who sees the world the way I did, and still do.

His influence is especially evident in this weeks offerings. The above drawing (taken from my sketchbook) came about as I was thinking "what would it be like for Gumby and Pokey if they were to explore the desert?" .... ever seen what happens to a crayon left on the dashboard of the car in the hot sun?

The second drawing evolved from the first. Something about buzzards ... I love 'em.

If the caption's hard to read it's "Did anybody think to bring a straw?"

Thursday March 31, 2011 offereing

I came up with this back when our boys were 4 and 7 years old. "Teenage Mutantant Ninja Turtles" was the #1 kids cartoon show and so heavily marketed we parents of the 4 to 10 year old set were beseeched with pleas for "Turtles" merchandise ranging from toys to clothing items to school supplies. Locating a particular item at Christmas was an experience akin to being caught up in a mob of looters during a riot.
The model for this drawing was taken from a discarded cardboard box that once held one of the coveted Ninja toys.
After a few head scratching hours of trial and error sketching I finally came up with a finished product. I proudly unveiled it to the boys and was rewarded with a distainful (in unison) high pitched chorus of "DAAAaaaAD!" .... how dare I mock their idols!
I recently showed this to our guys (24 and 27 now) and the reaction was interesting .... nothing.
Kids .... sigh.

Old socks never die ......

A wee update

I've decided to not wait until the weekend to add new stuff. Thursdays will work out better .... so there you have it .... until Thursday .........

So here we go ....

.... and so we begin ....

This was one of my earliest creations. When I showed it to my friend Reg, he suggested the caption: "Well Morley, I guess it's back to fishing for us."  Morley ... what a great name for a dog!

Seems to me I submitted this along with others to Island Angler Magazine about 20 years ago. My submissions were never used nor returned. Their loss and quite literally mine.



Well, that's it for this week. I hoped you enjoyed these. I'll fire up a couple more next weekend.