Doodles

Back in late March I took a trip....a long road trip to Florida for a wedding. Between my audio books, sleeping, and gaping at the immense volume of "adult" road signs in northern Florida I did some drawing, nothing profound, just doodles to keep my mind active.

Pen and Ink - note book

Pen and Ink on Note Book Paper

Alabaster gets a cover...

Over the past three days I've found myself in the midst of a paradox of exhaustion and intense energy. I've officially crossed the 50 illustrations marker on this project (though I still have over 60 yet to complete) and am more than a little tired after several months of work. Sunday afternoon I decided to take a break from the inside of the book and try my hand at the cover art...an idea that I've been reluctant to even touch. However, after several hours of experimenting I took the plunge and the I couldn't be more excited at the final product thus far.

Watercolor, Pen and ink

I hope to add some slight color hints digitally later on, that will bring out some of the hidden color.

Looking back

Several days ago, a friend e-mailed me about some of drawings I created a number of years ago during and around my weekend visits to Chicago. I haven't taken time to look back over all of these drawings and reflect their significance in my development as an artist, storyteller, and overall individual.

These drawings as a whole are at their center a map of a time of my life and the things I observed and struggled to comprehend. They are a story in and of them self.