Art

over and under

alas, it's finished! i think i was calling it 'red pepper' there for a while, but i think its title has advanced to 'over and under'. just a little print, i was keeping up on all i learned at anderson ranch over the summer. so, now i'm ready for a big print....i think!

magnolia

wrap 'er up, i'll take 'er! this one seems a little more chaotic than my usual style. but it seems a little chaotic around here, so maybe that's why. this will be in a show in three weeks at johnston portrait studio for a quick and small abstraction exhibit. it reminds me of a drawing i did around 1997 of a tie-dye shirt i used to wear all the time, unfortunately i don't have a photo of it to show you what i'm talking about...

smelt roe

i think this one is finally finished. i had fun with this painting, no pressure no expectations. there's hand stitched mylar prints, ribbon, and stenciling; all acrylic on canvas. smelt roe because of the little reddish/orange circles along the edges of the shapes. dig it!

celtic cross (green)

i'm still trying to figure out which painting/drawing i should do my first solar plate with. i'm thinking this would be the best bet because of its simplicity and one hue design. hopefully i can put some time in this coming week on it!

garuda IV

still painting my garudas! i like this one better because he's orange...

black heart

when i was out in s.f. i had a request for a black heart on a red shirt. it's a little delayed, but here it is! i hope cindy likes it...

garuda III

as you can see i keep drawing/painting these 'garuda' guys. i have become strangely attracted to them, and the idea of them. they are protectors of images.
i'm trying to find the perfect drawing for a woodblock print.

revisiting Hokusai

this is just a little sketch from a Hokusai woodblock print. his prints are absolutely amazing and his compositions are wonderfully orchestrated. this particular print was the basis for a woodblock i did last year and had great fun with.

"Ricemarch Psalter"

that's what the book calls this "ricemarch psalter" with no description of what is really going on. i do know that it's the first letter from a paragraph... yeah, that's about it. i just couldn't help but draw it!

celtic cross

this was drawn from a book i bought at trinity college in dublin. i remember being blown away by the whole experience of not only being in ireland, but going to trinity and seeing the book of kells - what a day! i did this drawing last night, it was one of those times when i needed to creatively purge. i told steve that it felt like my arm wasn't even connected to my body, it was on autopilot, just drawing like mad.

done and done

here's my sister and i so very close to the finish line. she had the biggest smile in a lot of the photos that my mom took. we did it, our second and final marathon. thanks for all the support - mom, steve, and christy!

colors of spring

spring is slowly arriving, it's definitely taking its time this year. these are just a few of the colors that are starting to appear around my neighborhood. i love the flowering trees, but boy do they mess with my sinuses!

garuda II

just can't get enough of them garudas!! i'm trying to find the perfect composition, so i can make a print of a garuda over the summer.

spine tree

this is from a project i'm working on for a physical therapy office. you might recognize the tree from a previous post, but this is its true intention. the idea is that our spines, pelvis/legs, ribs, shoulders and arms are all locked together, if one area is off it effects the 'whole tree'.
steve thinks i should have it made into a t-shirt...i can't decide...
would you wear a shirt with this on it?

garuda

this is more like half garuda and half dragon? in 2000 i went on a school field trip to cambodia, where a friend and i discovered garudas at the ankgor wat temples. i was spellbound by these creatures, and we just had fun saying the word as many different ways as possible.