Tadpole

Frisby Golf at the Park off Memorial

Building a Foundation

You need some kind of foundation to really achieve your goals. At least that's what I was thinking about when I sketched this

Egg Road

Idea for a new painting

Tree at Discovery Green

I loved the grass in the photos from my trip to Houston. tried to capture it.

Meditation

A picture of me after a run, right before getting rained on. Trying to work on my breathing

Three-Eye Emotibot

Sometimes you just don't know what it's thinking.

Quick Trip

Images from a recent trip to Houston.

a turtle

relaxing on the pond.

Texting

post your text on the tree.

Tuesday Night Sketch

Tuesday Night Sketch - At the Java Jazz Cafe in Lake Jackson, TX. In collaboration with Ester Wilson (esterwilson.blogspot.com). Sketching on Tuesday nights in person and on the web.

Sorry about the quality of these images. I'm working off my cell phone camera right now. When i get a chance i'll upgrade it. Plus, watch for the collaborative collage project.

Out Of Gas

Ok, so here's what has become of the Mower Heads so far. Did this in class last night. I think it needs some more work, but maybe as a painting (i keep saying that don't i?).

Mower Heads

I was walking through Lowes the other day, picking up paint for the front hall. I walked down the lawn mower aisle to get some prices, and everywhere I looked I saw heads. So here's a sketch of what I thought, and maybe there will be paintings to follow.

FMSF

It's the attack of the Flaming Marshmallow Starfish!!

Onion Moon Sketch

Here is the latest Glassell post. I wanted to do a painting with an onion moon, and this ended up being a sketch for that painting. It's charcoal and pastel on collaged tissue paper. I really liked it.

Tree Form

I caught this picture at the park today on lunch. The tree in the back was very dynamic compared to the ones in the front.

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Drafty Room

This is the piece from class last night. I'm not too happy with it. I wanted to make the figure look more unsteady, like they might fall over. I appologize for the quality on this. Since my camera's gone out I'm using my cellphone.

In the Woods

Here is the latest peice from my Life Drawing class. There are a few problems still in it, but I think when it's done it'll be really good. I fought over this one. The way the model was sitting, her legs were folded in an interesting form, but all the story was in her face and shoulders to me. I started out with a much smaller figure on the peice, but had to keep increasing the size. I'm going to add some more elements to the background, but I'm still trying to figure those out.

Sisyphus on a Good Day

Here is the drawing from class this Tuesday. I am planning on turning it into a painting. Hopefully it will get better in the process. I really need to go buy some more materials this weekend. I'm running into a wall with this gray pastel, I think it makes me try too hard for a sculptural look.

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Success!!

Not a charcoal artist. That being said, I was pretty happy with the way this sketch turned out from class last night.

Kicking an Ogre

Worked on this sketch before and during class last night. Started with the kicking form (Tae Kwon Do on the brain).

Birds Off a Wire

Got the idea for this sketch while driving home from work yesterday. There were several little birds on the wire, and they kept falling down to the ground like leaves. The way they moved was really cool, and although I know this didn't capture it, I wanted to try.

Floating Planet

Floating through space like a planet. In the warm glow of a distant star, the only way to travel. This sketch is really light, and didn't scan so well, I appologize. I love the idea of being in space, just in space, not a spaceship in space. I think that's the real goal of astronomy.

When I started this pose, it looked like someone falling. But, somehow it seemed to slow. That's what made me think of space. Enjoy.

Tree at Glassell

Did this sketch while waiting for class to start. The Glassell is such a big cool space, a tree would look good in proportion to it.

Votan - Lord of the Horizontal Drum

Here is Votan. Did you know? ... He was on Wikipedia today, and now he isn't Norse. Inbetween lines of code I was surfing a little and saw this article on Votan on Wikipedia. I thought the glyph looked like a cool template, and so designed this guy of it.

Tree Shadow

The tree looking at itself in my window, casts a shadow on my wall. Strange, I don't remember asking him in.

On the Water

Did this at the Library. It started out a rainy day today, but ended up bright and cool. I love sitting in the Library, it's like being in the woods. And yet there is so much to ponder I'm just floating.

Tree at Jack in the Box

Saw this tree a Jack in the Box while getting food after class last night.

Return of the Graviton

The return of the Graviton. Feeling reminiscent for old works, I decided to draw up the Graviton again. Actually the combination of two previous symbols, the Fundamental Bronze Eye, and the Oracle. Still, I like the amalgam better. Not to go into detail in this post, I might post some earlier versions with more history later. Enjoy (and yes it involves physics)

Preparing for School

My thoughts are buzzing around my head, and I'm trying to get ready for class tommorrow. This semester I'm determined to get something great accomplished.

Beach Woman

Manx

This was going to be my post for Illustration Friday this week "Legendary Tail", or lack there of. Next week is Life Painting. I can't wait, but I need to get my materials together.

Duck N Fish

I don't know what the ducks intentions are here, I'll leave that up to the viewer.

Atmosphere

What is the atmosphere? Is it the box or what's inside?

Quick posts for a hump-day

Here is another cubic sketch of a person stargazing.

Mermaid sleeping with her whiskered octopus.

Night Sky

While walking home last night, I looked up and saw the smooth low clouds tear open, to reveal the high islands swimming past the moon. The air was cool, and the ground felt extremely solid and deep.

It Came Galumphing

While wandering the course today I thought I saw galumphing from the thicket a long-necked grimaced monster. Or perhaps it was just some poor soul that lost his disc in the rough.

Big Monkey

Yes, everyone knows he's there, just don't make eye contact. ok?

Blower

Wrapping up my trees with a blanket of fallen leaves.

Though I would be still.

It seems that the problems that used to hold me back have taken root. Though now I often feel drawn to their shade, and to lay in the grass at their feet, I shall resist. There are clouds rising, and I with them shall pass.