RiSe N DRaW

COCK-A-DOODLE DOODLE

11″ x 15″ Pen & Marker on Watercolor Paper

 

Rise up this mornin’.  Yawn with the rising sun.  There is a bird, that’s in my mind set.  Singin’ sweet songs, to me to get me out of bed.  And get images into my head, head, head…  Singin’ start drawing… everything.  Cuz everything you draw… is gonna be just right.  Singin’ start drawing… everything.  Cuz everything you draw… is gonna be just right.  Rise up this mornin’.  I got a pen in hand.  I got some paper and markers too.  I’m gonna draw now, draw now for all of you, you, you… Singin’ start drawing… everything.  Cuz everything you draw… is gonna be just right.  Singin’ start drawing… everything.  Cuz everything you draw… is gonna be just right.  ~my take on Three Little Birds

MaKe WaY

THE PRINCE

11″ x 15″ Pen & Marker on Watercolor Paper

 

Now I see his face. I’ve seen him smile. Such in a lonely place. No golden mile, his eyes tell morbid tales of his black heart. His deeds through ages past tell of his part.
See his face, see his smile Time to die
An angel from below change my dreams. I want for glory’s hour, for wealth’s esteem. I wish to sell my soul. To be reborn. I wish for earthly riches, don’t want no crown of thorns.
See his face, see his smile Time to die
I was born a fool. Don’t want to stay that way. Devil take my soul with diamonds you repay. I don’t care for Heaven. Don’t you look for me to cry and I will burn in Hell from the day I die.
See his face, see his smile Time to die  ~Metallica

ANoTHeR DiMeNSioN

PORTALS

11″ x 15″ Marker & Pen on Paper

 

What would you do if there were portals that would let you travel back in time?  Would you go back and win the lottery?  Would you make sure you got all A’s in school?  Maybe re-live a moment in time a little bit differently?  Or maybe not use the portals at all?  Maybe everything that is happening now is happening for a reason and it doesn’t need to be changed.  Maybe this was written?  Maybe…

 

FeeLiN’ FiNe

WHAT A DANDY

11″ x 15″ Pen & Primacolors on Watercolor Paper

 

 

The name of this piece is brought to you by my co-worker/friend Seth.  I was scanning it when he came over and that was the first thing that came to his head when he saw it.  So, What A Dandy it is.  Hope today is a dandy for everyone else as well.  Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!

LiFe DaY 1

LIFE IS HAZEY

11″ x 15″ Pen & Prismacolor on Watercolor Paper

 

 

We only get one while we’re here and we can’t even remember most of the beginning parts.  What was I thinking about when I was in those first few years?  How were all of these things around me shaping the person I am today?  There are such high hopes for you when you are brand new.  Did my mother know that when she gave me a piece of paper and a box of crayons that it would turn into this?

i MeaNT To Do THaT

WHAT I WANTED

11″ x 15″ Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper

 

 

This is not what I wanted to draw.  This is not what I wanted to paint.  Or is it?  Is it the other way around?  This is what I wanted to draw.  This is what I wanted to paint.  I don’t know which I wanted to do or not do, but this is what I came up with.

iN LiFe

THIS LIFE

10″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper

 

 

Why are we all here in the universe?  Why are some people more well-off than others?  Why can I make art?  Why can’t I stop making art?  Why aren’t all people good?  The list of life’s questions goes on for eternity and we’re all here trying to figure them out.  Don’t worry… about a thing… cuz… you know the rest, I think :)

i See You

MONKEY SEE

8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Paper & Digital Image

I was sitting and relaxing in the hotel room in Asheville, NC after filming a wedding and staring at this picture on the wall from across the room.  I knew it was a picture of flowers, but from where I was sitting I saw something much different.  I saw a monkey.  So, I start sketching him out.  The petals were his ear & leg and the space between the petals were his eyes & body.  I still see him in the flowers every time I look.

GiVE HiM a HaND

HANDYMAN

10″ x 10″ Mixed Media on Paper

This is my hand.  This is my drawing.  This hand drew this man.  I dipped this hand down into the paint and pressed it against the paper.  After it was dry I drew this man over it.  The letter “y” means “and” in Spanish.  Hence the name Handyman (hand y man).  Hand and man.  I guess I could have went with Manoyhombre as well.

CaN i GeT a ToY?

TOYS

8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Cardboard

 

 

I ran out of lined paper in my pad and was left with the cardboard backer.  These are some of the doodles I came up with for the backer while on a few breaks at work.  I think my friend Todd is in the background.  A toilet shoots out designs.  There are some old school toys like the paddle ball, a mask and top.  Kids these days, they don’t know what they’re missing out on.

SCRiBBLe TiMe

WHAT TIME IS IT

8.5″ x 11″ Sharpie on Water Color Paper

 

 

I’ve been carrying my sketch pad around a lot lately.  So, while at Panera Bread I decided to try and draw something in the time it took to finish my coffee.  This bunch of scribbles is what I came up with.  Don’t let the Mookie in the corner fool you, it’s one of my nicknames.  Oh yeah… don’t forget to change your clocks, unless the “world” has already done it for you.

 

Do You VooDoo?

VOODOO BOB

9″ x 12″ Marker & Pen

 

 

Don’t worry… about a thing… cuz every little thing… gonna be alright.  Even as a voodoo style drawing Mr. Marley still looks pretty cool.  Listening to his music gets me thinking about what I want my “legacy” to be.  What will I leave behind for people to remember me by when I’m gone?  Maybe that is what this project is about.  It’s allowing me to tap into my creativity and leave some sort of lasting impression and/or inspiration to people.  Only Time Will Tell

 

JuST WeiRD

WIZOCEROUS

8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Notebook Paper

 

 

This could be fun.  I don’t know what to say about this one so I’m going to need your help.  I will replace the text here with your words for it.  Submit them on the ideas page to be included.  Make sure you write Wizocerous somewhere in your submission.  Good luck…