BIGMOUTH

11" x 8 1/2"

Uniball pen and Faber Castell brushes in hand:book sketchbook

FUNHOUSE LIGHT

11" x 17"

#2B pencil, Dr Ph Martin Bombay black India ink and Windsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush in hand:book sketchbook

64 SQUARE MADHOUSE

11" x 17"

#2B pencil, Pentel brush pen, Faber Castell brush in hand:book sketchbook

“Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” - Albert Einstein

I used to play a lot of chess. More accurately, I lost a lot of chess games. Even though I only played for fun I always felt bad for the opponents I'd beaten, and felt bad when I lost. I don't know what the correlation is between chess and madness, if there even is one. I do know that drawing is a more enjoyable compulsion for me. Was Einstein correct? Maybe he was just a weak chess player!

BARDO OF BEING BUSTED

11" x 17"

#2B pencil, Uniball pen, Pentel brush pen and Faber Castell brush in hand:book sketchbook

It's that moment in between. The criminal thinks he's getting over. He's high on a big score. Easy street!

Then suddenly that knock on his door. Yes, there is a search warrant. He's suspended between the big score and a long stretch in jail. It's a weird place for his consciousness, but it can prove fruitful for his spiritual progress.