Category Archives: Drawings

HaPPy BiRTHDaY

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20.75″ x 32″ Mixed Media on Poster

 

Happy Birthday to Robert Nesta Marley!

So, I find an old Bob Marley poster (pic on right) in my art studio and I’ve got no where to put it, because my office is already a Marley museum and Nicole won’t let it hang in the living room :(  The most logical thing I could think to do was to draw on it.  But that would be sacrilegious wouldn’t it?  I turn on my ipod and get to the Reggae genre and hit shuffle.  There are over 1,200 songs on my ipod in the Reggae genre, over 1,200.  Which song (Marley fans) do you think pops up first?  GUILTINESS by Bob Marley & The Wailers. What the???  I still couldn’t help myself and kept drawing.  Thank you Mr. Marley for all the beautiful music, the fight for peace & equality and for inspiring so many people throughout the course of your short life.  Your legend will endure beyond this world.

GoiNG uP

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UP and UP

8.5″ x 11″ Marker on Watercolor Paper

 

 

Those of you that are familiar with Keith Haring will probably think that this drawing resembles his work.  Those of you that like his work will probably like this drawing.  Those of you that are still reading this are probably wondering how many more times I will write “those of you” or “probably” in this paragraph.  I’ll probably only write those of you this last time.

DoN’T Be SQuaRe

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CIRCLE GETS A DOT

8.5″ x 11″ Marker on Watercolor Paper

 

 

After I finished this I looked at it and it reminded me of the old game show Hollywood Squares.  Then I put it down and came back to it a few days later and… it still reminded me of Hollywood Squares.  I know circle gets a square or x gets a square is how it went, but in mine circle gets a dot instead.

MaSKeD

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IN HIDING

8.5″ x 11″ Pen on Paper

 

 

Another meeting at work and an artist named Sam Flores brought me this masked man.  Sam is a true master at what he creates.  He draws and paints people with masks in some of his work and I was inspired by it.  I love the way these drawings come out and will probably try painting one in the future.

FRoM THe NoTeBooK

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LOOKING DOWN

8.5″ x 11″ Ink on Lined Paper

 

 

Drawing in morning meetings at work is a good place to get new ideas.  I know I was supposed to be taking notes, but all I could come up with was this.  I like to draw on lined paper.  It lets me use the lines as guides while laying down my own lines.  Next meeting I’ll try and take better notes… I mean make a better drawing.

HeaDS uP

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ROCKA

Digital Image of Drawing & Photo

 

 

Who is that?  Is that you?  Is it me?  Anyone that draws faces a lot will encounter these questions at some point.  Right Kev?  I love to draw faces.  Not real faces, just faces that pop into my head.  Maybe they are a part of my subconscious or something, but they always keep coming up and they speak to me.  Rocka is one of them and is set over a photo that I took of a concrete wall.  I’m sure there will be more of these to come.

CiRCLe CiRCLe DoT DoT

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THE PATTERNS  (GIFTED)

8.5″ x 11″ Markers on Watercolor Paper

 

 

I’ll make something with circles.  No, how ’bout lines or squares.  No.  I don’t know.  Maybe some fades and checker boards.  This is what the conversation in my head sounded like until I just started using them all.  The Patterns is a mash up of… well, patterns.

BReaTHe iN BReaTHe ouT

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MEDITATION

24″ x 36″ Vinyl on Metal & 8.5″ x 11″ Ink on Paper

Metallic vinyl and sheet metal.  Not exactly the two best words to describe relaxation.  I wanted to try and make something very soothing out of some things that are not soothing at all.  It started from a drawing I made while in Japan.  It has transitioned over to this piece here in the states.  I heard it might be moving onto someone’s body in the near future… stay tuned.

WHaT’S a CHeWBaFooT?

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CHEWBAFOOT HUNTING

8.5″ x 11″ Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper

 

 

It’s simple mathematics really.  Chewbacca + Bigfoot = Chewbafoot.  The Chewbafoot must hide high up in the trees to avoid humans and keep their anonymity.  People claim to have seen one before, but no hard evidence exists.  “Yeah I seen one.  I seen one just the other day.  Musta been ’bout 8 feet tall.  Fast too.  Faster than Dale Jr. in a high speed POlice chase,” said one resident.

iNSPiReD

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SOPHIA’S WORLD

8.5″ x 11″ Marker on Watercolor Paper & 8.5″ x 11″ Watercolor on Paper 

Sophia’s World is inspired by my 4 year old niece Sophia (Sophie).  With my collection of Sharpie & Prismacolor markers I tried to put my own twist on Sophie’s creation.  When my version was presented to her she simply asked, “why he do that?”  I think she felt kind of ripped off.  I thought it was a cool idea, but I’ll have to check with Sophie first next time.  Mine is the one on the left, in case you were wondering.

DooDLe Me THiS

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THE KING

8.5″ x 11″ Ballpoint Pen on Paper

 

 

I get a lot of my ideas when I doodle.  This may seem like a bit more than just a doodle, but really it’s not.  I made this at several of the airports while K-Lee and I were waiting… and waiting… and… you guessed it, waiting… to get on our flights to and from North Carolina.  A cancelled flight and many delays later I was done doodling and we finally made it home.