This week’s iFriday theme was “influence.” First I was going to draw some pill bottles, thinking of all the annoying side effects of the meds I am on, but that was too depressing. This is my uncle Larry (1955-2009). I didn’t know him until the past decade because he lived in Iowa, but I always [...]

Decided to do something completely different: it’s more lighthearted, and it’s in colored pencil. Now you see why these are things I avoid. ;0) Inspired by my dog’s obsession with anything edible (and sometimes, with eating things that really aren’t edible).

Irises. My grandma used to grow them and my mom used to grow them, too. I liked helping my mom pick out pretty colors as a kid, but I know nothing at all about growing flowers. I can hardly identify most types of flowers, but I thought an iris would be a challenge because of [...]

for Illustration Friday: “Gesture” I was reading about Nikola Tesla and some dying pigeon coming in his window or something, and he took it be greatly meaningful. Done very quickly with French Ultramarine Blue and white oils on illustration board. The gesture is the pigeon coming in and being seen as some kind of messenger [...]