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From a figure drawing session in North Vancouver.

Part of a huge doodle. Started as a doodle while I talked to a friend on the phone. She was one of those non-stop-don't-interupt-me talkers. I got hours of work done while on the phone. It ended up being purchased by our local public gallery for $4,000 bucks. Not bad! And I may use it in a future children's book.

Instead of a sketchbook I draw - doodle - on a table top sized sheet of 100lb paper. This allows me to cross-pollinate visual ideas more easily.

Tim was a great model. He started shy and then became emboldened when the women in the class wanted him to return soon.

Steve is a musician and head sound engineer for Microsoft in Seattle. I drew him after visiting, trying to capture a bit o the otherworldliness of his music.

A portrait of a friend.

This is a section of a larger drawing to be used in a children's book - one day in the future.

From a Victoria drawing session.

My three nieces doodled all over the background of this canvas and I did the painting of Neve in the foreground. I'll get my other two nieces painted in the summer.

An image for an upcoming poetry book, using lots of crosshatching with Rapidograph pens.

This is a combination of pen and ink, watercolour, pencil crayon, and marker.

This very small sketch/doodle, enlarged, inspired a six foot tall painting. The background on the painting is incomplete. I'm back at this work in progress based on this small image from a sketchsheet. This painting will appear at my solo show in Thunder Bay in a couple years.

A representative of the United Nations came so speak at Lakehead University years ago and I did this drawing of him.

This pen and ink drawing is in a poetry book.

Illustration for a poem in a book called Tettrennial Drift.

I hope to make a funny little book from this idea. Any suggestions?

I have female friends who are big science fiction fans. The is for them.

This is a stream of consciousness drawing. Turned out okay.

Part of an illustration where city authorities conspire to build roadways that will only get people killed.

Did this doodle while working at my vendor's booth at the local Country Market.

This was a model in a figure drawing class leaning on a black pillow. She had awesome hair.