Hurricane Ike

I'm hoping to get some art posted once power is returned, probably this weekend. I plan on adding a prompt from Ike to the Life Drawing Session tomorrow, if we have it. More on this later. To anyone that was affected by this storm, I hope you are doing well.

Son of Tron

Well I know that this is an Art Blog, but it's also the only blog I really have now. So here's something sort of art related. Cosmic Bowling.

We went out last night to the local bowling alley. I'm glad I don't have seizures, but at first it was a little tricky aiming with the lights dancing on the floor. Still I almost broke 100, haha. Oh yes, the art part. With the black lights on, I loved the way the bowling shoes looked. It reminded me of Tron. I intend to do something artistic with this. Just you wait.

Wednesday Life Drawing Sessions

Well, this last week was the first Wednesday Evening Life Drawing session that I've run. It was a lot of fun, and I hope that next time even more people show up. I took off the whole day from work to get ready for it, (not knowing exactly what to expect). As a consequence I got to attend the daytime life drawing. There was not a model, so us artists had to take turns modeling. Unfortunately, I was not able to sketch myself as a model, but here's what I did get.

These were the tree sketches I did get. I wish I had something more than my moleskine, but it was fun. I tell you, my 20 minute pose definately helped me empathize with my models. I promise nothing longer than a 20 minute pose.

Here is the model from the evening session that I ran, and the final drawing I ended up with.

And I want to give a special thanks to Cory Todd for modeling for us. He did a great job.

Working the Studio

I just started moving into a studio in Houston. Still not much up there, but I figured I should start trying to put out as much work as possible while there. It is easier to focus. I've started three pieces so far. Nothing done yet, but here are some previews.

Tree Zombies

I was noticing a lot of dead and dying trees along the new jogging path. I don't know if this is a result of the path (hopefully not) or just the dry weather. Anyway, I thought the were cool and kinda creepy looking. I'm going to try and post more.

Brazosport Art League Daytime Model

Here are some sketches from the daytime life drawing session at the Brazosport Art League. Didn't have enough time to really work on the face. Anyway, learned a lot in preparation for the first night-time session. Can't wait.

The Surrender

Ok, a lot of people fed into this idea.

Portrait

Wood-Grain Bear

I really saw this in the wood grain of my kitchen cabinets.

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.