Desk Friend

I've recently moved into a new place that has a nice little nook with windows over looking north Chicago and Lake Michigan.  I've set up a desk in this spot and made it my new art station.  I drew this little guy to keep me company there.

J, R, and C

The Dollop Double Planets

Creep(s) #3 (in color)

A very quick creep exercise followed by a fill with colored pencil.

Fragile Tree

Untitled (pen, pencil, color pencil)

Two contrasting styles coming together.  From the cartoon world, the hopeful, wide-eyed, bald man visits the world of the little people.

Escaping Thoughts, Escaped Thoughts, Hanging Thoughts

Escaping Thoughts

Escaped Thoughts

Hanging Thoughts

 

 

 

Creep #2

That weird experiment where I talk out loud and draw at the same time.

Keepsake

Tea Stain #5

Because They Had To

Tea Stain #3

Tea Stain #2

Tea Stain #1

On a strip of sketch paper, I rested a tea bag for only a moment and let it dry over night.  The following morning I drew with pencil the face, people, and planets.

The tea?  Tension Tamer.

Lumberjack

Aureus Fleo

30" by 20" Project (SOLD)

This is a commissioned work on a 30" by 20" sheet of soft fibrous paper.  The three portraits in the drawing are of Solomon Burke, Charles Caldwell, and R.L. Burnside, all blues musicians.  Included in the mix are trees, planets with hitching posts, and little people traveling with their balloons.  I don't currently have the means of scanning a piece this large, so here are pictures of the drawing, both of the entire work and of various details.

Once again, the weapon of choice was a black pilot pen.

Entire Work

Solomon Burke

R. L. Burnside

Charles Caldwell

Little People

November 17, 2012 (For Sale)

One of six drawings that will be on display at Emerald City Coffee, 3938 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60613.  The six works should all be up sometime next week.

November 16, 2012 (For Sale)

One of six drawings that will be on display at Emerald City Coffee, 3938 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60613.  The six works should all be up sometime next week.

The Tippler (Pencil)

This is a pencil version of The Tippler that was posted earlier in pen.  They are, for the most part, identical, though I find the Tippler himself to be a completely different person with a completely different personality.  This piece was done per the request of a private collector.