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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. -Spinoza

I aimed to have the water look believable while painting a jellyfish with long flowing tentacles. Drawn digitally in Rebelle 6 w/very minimal effects. This is not AI nor is any part of this AI.

A different kind of mouse than I normally make. I am taking a year long class w Danielle Donaldson and we work on a different animal each week.

No peaking, and the experience is more valuable than the product.

Whenever I think of tags and/or labels for people, be it things like ‘gammons’ or ‘snowflakes’ et al, narrowing it down to a single person who represents that group is always running a fool’s errand in my opinion.

I do these in alcohol inks but I have pages and pages of doodles in B/W and Colored Pencil or Markers in my sketch books of these far away things....oteresa

I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to paint a design on a rather large gorilla! I am so excited to do this. It's taking an age but getting there slowly. When he's all done he will be going on show at Paignton Zoo.

Not quite what you think you see, look closer, creating that perfect moment at the end of the day

New drawing drawn with my Sailor Fresca Tangerine 1911s F fountain pen. Ink = Noodlers Black American Eel. Color coming next.

There's a phone in Graham's Up the Tree and kids will have no clue what they're looking at or how those "buttons" work.

Rabid Dog for K2 Snowboarding- found on the 2016 Happy Hour

Another face under construction. Spray paint, ink, acrylic paint, marker on wood panel. 46"x36"

The bold white initial letter is sitting on a blue pen and ink hand drawn illustration with a watercolour background.

Oil pastels on board. I used terpenoid to blend the pastels like paint on the canvas. From my latest art class.

Forsythia is in full bloom, and the cherries, magnolia, and dogwoods are next. Spring is here!

Teaching painting is a great task to ask of a person who doesn't paint. I do not paint. I teach the manipulation of media through experience. "Learn from doing!" I say. Monochromatic pastel exercises help my students to get a handle on the media. We explore value and composition and the handling of media. Sometimes happy accidents occur. This was my example to the teens on composition and value. It is a journey.

Acrylic on wood

Acrylic on cradled board

Charcoal on Bristol mounted on board

I am REALLY uncomfortable drawing portraits, especialy of myself!

This feels like it could be a fun kids activity page. When I started this doodle it was just the hill with the tunnel maze and a few things added in the maze area. It didn’t feel like it was going anywhere, but as I kept adding things I started to get into it and now I’m happy that I didn’t ditch it. It’s always fun when a piece surprises me. It never gets old.

I don't know why, but I had to make yellow buildings. I wish I had more time on this, but I took it as far as I could and hit submit with 1 to 2 minutes to spare. Why do I do that to myself? Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

Trying out some different paper, not sure I like it. Mostly just practicing layering and pencil work.

This guy makes me smile. Watercolor with pencil.

Smokin' Squirrel for K2 Snowboarding- found on the 2016 Happy Hour

Powdered graphite and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paper

Third version of animals nest and hide-out sketches using Moleskine reporter Notebook

Name calling