Tattoo and such

Commissioned Piece for Aubrey Daam, 9 x 11 - Pen an Ink and Brush
"Where then is my hope..."

Tattoo Design - "Jason"

Lamb and Bullets

Journal - Pen and Ink (thoughts on Easter Song "Lamb who sits on the throne")

Journal - Pen, Brush, and red ink
"Chess man"

New and Dark

Someone once asked me "why don't you draw nice things?"Every now and then I think about this questions and I think I've found an answer that I can live with. "Nice" things don't have to work to be pretty, to be beautiful. It is their nature to be pleasing to the eyes, soft on the mind and in some cases downright sugary. Ugly and dark things are often in the process of becoming beautiful and it is that process that I find beautiful. Below are three new images from The Final Transformation... that deal with just that idea, or rather are an example of the road to beauty.

9 x 11 - Pen, Brush, Red and Grey Ink

9 x 11 - Pen, Brush, Red and Grey Ink

9 x 11 - Pen, Brush, Red and Grey Ink

Inside out

Second post in just about a week...

What is and what is experienced internally are often very, very different. Take a glimpse into the past4 days.

3.5 x 11 Pen, Red Brush pen

3.5 x 11 pencil (various) gray brush pen

11 x 3.5 Pen, Red and Gray Brush Ben

3.5 x 11 Pen, Blue pen, Grey brush pen

Journals

It's been far too long once again since my last post which simply put means I've been absorbed in work on the picture novel and my work on The Communicator. Last night I was flipping through some old notebooks, spiral bound books of mass produced paper that I used years ago as a way of coping....coping with the observed world. They are a crucial part of the process or journey.

Notebook - Mermaid story

Notebook - Greedy little bastards

Notebook - Merry Mary

I'll keep posting these from time to time.
- Matt