Why?

I always used to think I did art because I enjoyed it. But the older I get the more I think I do it to stay sane.

Pallette and Rag

Bear and Squirrel

Seems like the only drawing I get done these days is the occasional idle doodle while at work.
This one made me smile.

















I'm not sure how Bear and Squirrel became friends (or learned to build fires) but they clearly enjoy their camping trips on the weekends. Squirrel especially enjoys toasting marshmallows.

Scar and Kolash

Since I'm hardly doing anything else these days I thought I'd post this drawing for a friend. He's upgrading my linux computer.
I haven't done fantasy or superhero drawings since college so considering the 20+ year lapse I though it turned out OK. Now I just have to add some background figures (it's supposed to be a tavern scene, see) and then ink it.
I know I'm a nerd.

Three Preludes

Because it started as a doodle posted here, I'm posting the end result.
My wife convinced me that it required a more open ended title for my show. So it became "Three Preludes". Which I like.
see posts Aug.20, 2008 and Dec. 8, 2008

Technique

I was just thinking about technique. Something I don't do very much.
I think I can best sum up my technique this way:
Since the age of 4 or 5 I've been trying to learn how to draw. For the past 12 years I've been trying to learn how to draw with oil paint using a no. 8 brush. All through high school I was an obsessive pen and ink cross-hatcher. I'm working in much the same way now but with a blunt instrument on a larger surface (and in color of course).

Near the Airport

...or another 20 minute lunch break sketch.