I have to thank my new friend, Kennedy, for this one. Earlier that morning, he reminded me of the Value Village sale for Memorial Day. Lo and behold, beautiful and abandoned pieces of wood came home with me. Dan helped, too. When I asked him what his favorite painting was, he mentioned that the brightest…

I liked the rabbit, why not a little deer. I like the defenselessness of woodland creatures in a savanna landscape. Dan says that it’s too much or too little going on here. I regret snapping at him for saying that because it’s right and helpful to know these things. Tomorrow, I’ll add another boob tree.…

This is why I don’t draw faces or clothes very often… or because I don’t draw clothes or faces very often, this is what happens.

I was waiting for some new inspiration to come to me. I called my friend in Michigan and he said that he got a girlfriend. I was so glad for his lonely butt that I “facebooked” the girl to envision his happiness and her profile picture was of her (presumably) in a rabbit suit. I…

The Nicole Series continues. It just occurred to me that a stranger to me might think I have some boob thing going on. It’s not that I am a pervert, or try to be edgy, I just like the natural appeal and human quality breasts bring to a picture. I have been really enjoying the…

I work in a coffeshop and I like doing paintings that are personal to me. I plan on a coffee/cafe series, but I don’t know how far I can take something like that. I really enjoy the sillyness of octopi, I mean how many legs do you need? and so, here it is on my…

I think today was one of my coworker’s birthday. I don’t know him, but if I did, I would give him this (that I made today while thinking of the alternative universe where we did know each other):

This one was reborn from the “ashes” of another painting. The result of painting without an idea of the final outcome is often a gem in the rough. Here it is. Refined in my opinion. I have been enjoying the nicole series for what it has evolved from a surreal kneeling dogwood to this and others…