Interlocked

Here is another one that has taken a lot of time. I finally decided to end it.


graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Spaghetti Junction

Having worked so long on some other drawings, I was determined to make a quick one.


graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Striped Circles

Yes, I used a circle template to begin this drawing. Inside the circles I made gestural lines. The other night I had just finished my latest grid. It was then I decided to go back to this unfinished sketch and render the shapes I had created inside the circles. It didn’t take me long to finish polishing my image. Given the “oohs” and “ahs” from folks watching me draw this sketch, I will probably pursue more drawings like this one.


graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Fantasy Grid

It’s hard to believe I started this sketch back in October during the New Orleans Film Festival. The drawing gave me something to work on while waiting for the next film to begin. Like similar grids, before this one, I kept the direction open-ended. I wasn’t worried about keeping shapes a certain way or having a specific formula for the whole image. My goal this year will be to create a finished color pencil piece in the spirit of these intuitive grids.


graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Tangles

I've been playing with this one a while now.


graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Copeland's

This drawing took a while to complete. I began it when I went to a Copeland's Restaurant. You will notice the similarity of this one to Fox and Hound Shaded. In this one I wanted the effect of a map. I've been on a tangent with map-like drawings.


graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Recent Viewers

Although I finished this drawing last, I started on it before my other five works. Unfortunately I got bogged down filling in each rounded square with an avatar drawing. I made certain my drawings were varied. Also, I did my best to use cultural characters folks would recognize generally, and not to involve specific characters that belong to individuals.


color pencil on paper, 18.875" x 25.875"

Beta Bugs

Every now and then I’m invited to test out some site before it is live. I figured I’d give so-called bugs a visual representation. To keep my image interesting, I decided to vary the color of the bugs and the background. Also, I varied which way the bugs turned without worrying about exact symmetry. Using the medium watercolor pencil, I drew and then applied water with a brush. I glazed the piece with several layers.


watercolor pencil on paper, 18" x 27.125"

Just Add Circles

The title “Just Add Circles” is my reaction to a recent online design trend that includes groupings of concentric circles as a pattern. Anyway, I played with circles inside circles, but I made it my own. Also, I drew vertical lines to break up my shapes as a positive/negative space game – if you will. I rendered the piece with graphite on Reeves BFK paper. It is a rag paper that can take a lot of abuse.


graphite on paper, 19.875" x 25.875"

Viral Mutation

Over the last few years I have been interested in the viral phenomena online. A video will suddenly become a sensation that spawns remixes and parodies. I decided to take a shape of a virus and let it change color and spikes as it repeats across the page. The first one is green. The other ones follow a continuous rotation around a pastel color wheel.


acrylic on paper, 18" x 27.125"

Tweetmania

To capture the spirit of the exploding Twitter phenomenon, I repeated the shape of a bluebird soaring upward. To render my watercolor painting, I used several of the blues available including: cobalt blue, phthalo blue and ultramarine blue. After much thought, I decided to not add any other colors to this work. I figured they would be more a distraction then an improvement.


watercolor on paper, 18.875" x 26.125"

Crop Addiction

A few months ago a friend on Facebook invited me to try a game called Farm Town. In short order I was addicted to the game. Since then, I also became hooked on a very similar game, FarmVille. Anyway, here is my gouache abstract painting celebrating both games. I can’t escape grids.


gouache on paper, 19.375" x 15.875"

Warp

graphite on paper, 8.5" x 11"

Stay Tuned

Several weeks ago, I irritated my drawing hand. It has flared up several more times since then. The pain is slowing me down a bit. I just need to rest my hand for a while. More drawings are in progress. Stay tuned.