SMILE

11" x 14"
Uniball pen, Pentel brush pen and acrylic in Pro Art sketchbook

Soft footbed sandals are super comfortable and I wear socks with them.  My sandals are not a political statement, I just know that if I take care of my feet the rest of me feels great too.  Wearing the socks prevents dirty feet. Socks are a barrier between the feet and the icky stuff on the streets. For some reason wearing socks and sandals causes people to smile when they see them.  Even grouchy people who schlep along with eyes cast down have smiled or at lest rolled their eyes when they see my socked sandals.

I'm happy to provide smiles to the world but will someone please tell me what the deal is?  

COMPASSION

30" x 22"
Ink and Acrylic on Arches paper

Terry murdered Patty over money or drugs, it doesn't matter which.  Stabbed her twenty seven times.  Cause of death was exsanguination.  She once appeared to me in a dream sitting on the edge of the bed staring directly at me.  At the time I thought it was real, that she was there in the room with me.  But it must have been a dream, right?

Terry died in prison doing a life bit with a ten year tab.  Heroin overdose.  This week I dreamed that when they met in the spirit world she understood and forgave him.  He was suspicious and wondered why? She explained that compassion was they only way to end their endless cycle of suffering.  There was an angel comforting them as I woke.

UMATILLA REZ, OREGON

8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Uniball pen and watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook