Drawing / Sketching
Mr Clean Gone Good
watercolor and colored pencil
Studies in Libra Light
When you catch a glimpse of sunshine, you gotta soak some rays.
crayon
watercolor pencil
flair-tip markers
Terima Kasih
Just a thumbs-up word of thanks to that “crazy bag lady” at Bulan Lifestyle.
Imaginary Friend
Postcards for Claudia McG
Looking East…
Looking West…
Wind Chimes
black ink and watercolor
Six Portraits: Anne
Based on a photo of a friend, drew three blind contours without looking down at the page, then three more looking up and down but keeping the pen on the page. Black ink and watercolor pencil. Click to enlarge.
Backyard Treasure
Just a few nuggets found while weeding a few weeks back.
Sepia ink and watercolor pencil on cardboard
Afternoon with Art
Went to see the Edvard Munch exhibit at the downtown art museum. After all the pain and nightmarish terror in his work, found a bit of calm relief with the peaceful floating bowls.
Jar Brush & Apple: Nine Variations
Click for larger view.
Drums of Summer
View from Doorman’s window, Montevideo.
Drums of Summer
—San Francisco
I’ve showered and shaved and brushed my teeth
Slipped my hips through a pair of loose jeans
So many things I could do tonight
The drums of summer rumble by nine
.
Left on Mission to the Tip-Tap Club
Sweaty old hispanos drinking rum
Right on Mission to St Pats Saloon
Bearded burners done dropped outta school
.
There’s the Castro, lotsa bars for guys
Bears and buffs and twinks, a trap surprise
How about a hotel bar? The Rex?
Someone’s always lonely in her bed
.
I could go out — I could — and I still might
But I prefer to drum right here, to write
.
Yellow Studies
More quick sketches from photos taken in Montevideo, many from the bus.
Love That Boy
Pencil sketch, crayon, and water color on cold-press heavyweight paper.
Sunday Morning Sloth
Backyard Fuchsia
One Year Today
Package arrived today, one year after I started to draw, with a new Stillman & Birn Delta series sketchbook, plus a tin of Prisma Marketing Basic Colors.
Still Life with Cell Phone
Three Inspirations
It’s that time of year — not only my one-year anniversary of starting to draw, but also World Watercolor Month. Can’t wait to see all the great stuff everyone creates worldwide. Here’s my first painting of some frequent inspirations.
