Zappa, the man

Frank Zappa. 9" x 12" mixed media

Paintings, Old and New

Oil paintings, all 16 x 20 or 20 x 16. Hooray objects.

Shown in descending order- so the top is most recent, then traveling back in time to September.

This piece was made for an auction scheduled for March 2011 to raise money for the American Heart Association. It was an excellent excuse to actually make a finished something over break, and yeh know, help the world and stuff.

16" x 16" acrylic on linen, January 2011

Artists Statement. With only a little bit of cheese.

This piece focuses on the strength of the human heart and the role it plays during hardship. The elk represents stamina, freedom, and power, which reflects both the physical action of the human heart as it circulates blood and the passion its spiritual aspect can produce to drive us through difficult situations. Elderflowers decorate the elk's antlers to represent true love, a reminder that life without love is dead. The frame behind the animal depicts the circulatory structure of a human's left lung, which lies near our hearts and represents the connectedness both beneath our own skin, and in the lives that surround us.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Beastly final assignment: three weeks, three illustrations on a classic novel picked out of a hat, 11 x 14, anything we want beyond that basically.

Gouache, acrylic, and graphite over a textured surface.

Woo hoo for one more semester under the belt.

This one is titled "Alone at the Movies."

angst angst angst

because everyone knows that it is weird going to the movies alone despite the fact that there is nothing wrong with it. Right Miles Webster?

Scratchboard for the first time wee woo

About 1 1/2 hours. Figure drawing, je t'aime.

Not too bad for a second swing at pastel eh?

Cold Turkey. Har har har, get it?

My first experience with gouache, which was mildly stressful.

Awh precious little eskimo family.