Sketchbook: Goldfish.

Goldfish (Pen, watercolor, and gouache in Moleskine sketchbook. 7x4.5"). This is a study for a larger painting.

Art: Glasses.

Close-up of glasses from a two hour portrait drawing with a live model. Conte charcoal on newsprint.

Sketchbook: Coffee Shop Work.

Here are some sketches I drew while sitting in my favorite Ocean Beach coffee shop.
Statue in Las Vegas Paris Hotel fountain (pencil).Great Buddha of Kamakura (pencil).Ink and watercolor.

Sketchbook: Red Angel Wings.

At San Diego's Comic-Con, the people and outfits are often more interesting than the exhibits. It's a great place to people watch. These are drawings done in a Moleskine sketchbook based on photos I took five or six years ago at Comic-Con of two women dressed with red angel wings, representing a booth. There is something about people with wings that make it fun subject matter to draw. All drawings are various combinations of pencil, watercolor, and gouache.

Sketchbook: Pens And An Occasional Brush.

Stairway in Eze, France (Pen).

Vase (Pen).

Portrait (Watercolor).

Sketchbook In November.

Some sketchbook work done over the last few weeks....

Palace of Fine Arts (Pen and watercolor, 8x8").

Bellydancer (Pencil and watercolor, 4x6").

Woman With Red Angel Wings (Pencil and watercolor, 4x6").

Irish Deer and Elephant Skulls (Pencil, pen, and watercolor).

Sketchbook: Triceratops Skull.

Triceratops Skull (Ballpoint pen and colored pencil in Moleskine sketchbook, 6.5x4").

Ten-Ten.

Block Prints.

Koi.

Plush Chair.

Target.

Sketchbook: Morgan In Regency Costume.

Morgan in Regency Costume (pencil in Moleskine sketchbook, 5x6").

Rock Poster: Throwing Toast (September 19).

Throwing Toast - September 19, 2009 (click image for larger version).

Beginnings.

The beginning stages of two long-pose costumed figure paintings.

I Love A Great Bust.

For some time, I've been interested in buying anatomically accurate plaster casts of the figure to use for drawing and painting studies. It is nice to work from casts because they are stationary and you can easily control the environment (i.e. lighting, position, studio set-up...). However, they can be equal parts elusive and expensive. When I found this full-size bust at an antique store for $150, I jumped at the opportunity. Hopefully she’ll be making appearances in some artwork soon.

A Painting.

Santee (Oil on canvas board. 9x12"). I drew the picture, filled in the background, and painted the tree while painting plein air (outdoors) in Santee. It started to rain on me so I had to finish the rocks and foreground at home.