Back to Surrealism!

(And watercolors)...It's been a while since I've worked in watercolors, and as a result of the recent sales of two of my surrealistic watercolor pieces, I thought it would be a good choice to do something of the same genre....

I'm calling this piece Fragility-- and as usual, take from it what you will :)...Her skin is meant to look like broken glass, and she is holding an egg...This photo was taken about a week ago, so it already looks a little different, as I've introduced more browns in the piece...(I'm still not sure if that is the right call!) :O ...we'll see-- I have a feeling this piece will evolve over time.

Howard Jones!!! It's not just a Hotel....

I completely forgot about this song until I stumbled across it accidentally...I loved this song when I was a wee little thing...we had it on our family juke box when I was in elementary school and such...WAY long time ago, but the feeling the songs gets at is still the same...further proof that young ones are in touch with adult emotions...it's interesting how melody effects emotions, and those related parts of the brain...anyway-- enjoy!!!!...and oldy but goody you could say :)

Adios Little Ones!!!! :)

The last 2 weeks have been rather fruitful-- 2 large paintings and one little one out the door, into the homes of 2 very cool people. Thanks Nila and Gary!!! :)...time to work on some more surrealism! I've started a new sketch...should be kind of freaky and beautiful at the same time :)...Here are my babies that flew the coop!

Mr. Chicken Paints Happy LIttle Trees...#14A

Upon discovering his newfound love of trees, Mr. Chicken decides to pay an homage. He therefore pulls out the paints, does his hair in the style of lush shrubbery, and airs a highly successful painting show which obtains a cult-like status...In the artful world of Mr. Chicken there are no accidents-- only happy little mistakes, excitable perms, and happy little trees. Paint tree Chicken san, wash brush..

Where is My Mind?...the Pixies...

More good painting music!...or creative endeavor music ;)...and of course, you can't go wrong with cute doggies, so this is all around good! (for lack of a better adjective :)...I was listening to this in my car, then while drawing...and then while making handmade recycled paper....it's just GOOD!!! Hope you like it too :)

PS: the fact that the Pixies influenced Nirvana is pretty f%$$#@!!! cool too! ;)...Yeah!! :) ....

Hey Man, You Can Be Girly and Badass at the Same Time...

Think skulls and butterflies...this is what I have been working on lately. It was a drawing originally intended for a t-shirt design, but I'm not sure exactly where it will end up...It almost looks like a tattoo design at this point...either way, it was fun to work in ink again for a while. Nothing like a good old Bic pen. It's amazing what you can create artistically with inexpensive materials! :D

Here it is!!!

The gigantic oil painting I worked on for about 5 months is now finished! Well, I actually finished it about a month ago, but I wasn't able to post it until now due to some camera issues...I had a basic vision of this one, but it definitely evolved over the months into a whole new creature...I've packed it with personal symbolism, but take from it what you will people! I love it when people find their own meaning in my whacky, crazy artwork...