ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT JOSEPH, OREGON

10" x 8 "
Watercolor, Uniball pen and white China marker in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook
from Austin Barton sculpture

OLD CHIEF JOSEPH GRAVESITE, JOSEPH OREGON

8" x 10"
Watercolor and Uniball pen in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook
"In 1926 2,500 people lined up to see the remains of tıwi·teq̉ıs or Old Chief Joseph interned at a new gravesite at the base of Lake Wallowa, overlooking the lands he once called home. Located in northeastern Oregon in the Nimiipuu or Nez Perce homeland, tıwi·teq̉ıs is the father of Chief Joseph, a leader during the conflict of 1877.
Ttıwi·teq̉ıs was born between 1785 and 1790 and grew to be a leader of the groups of Nimiipuu living in the Wallowa's. He signed the Treaty of 1855 but refused to put his mark to the Treaty of 1863. He died in 1870 but not before compelling his son to hold fast and defend his home land and people, "My son, never forget my dying words, This country holds your father's body. Never sell the bones of your father and mother." Unfortunately, under the threat of being evicted by the US Army, Young Joseph left the Wallowas in the spring of 1877 for the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho. When tıwi·teq̉ıs died, he was buried further down the valley but his grave was desecrated.
After the Nimiipuu left the valley in 1877, the land was settled and several prominent community leaders lobbied for tıwi·teq̉ıs to be reburied. In 1926 that happened. While the Nez Perce have been gone for over a century, the grave is a tangible link to a place that is still special to the Nez Perce."
National Park Service

Mascall Formation John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon

8" x 10"
Watercolor and Uniball pen in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook

KAM WAH CHUNG & CO MUSEUM JOHN DAY OREGON

8" x 10"
Pentel brush pen in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook

PAINTED HILLS JOHN DAY FOSSIL BEDS

8" x 10"
Watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook

PAINTED HILLS JOHN DAY OREGON

8" x 10"
Watercolor in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook

FIGURE STUDY RED

14" x 11"
Watercolor and ink in Strathmore sketchbook

PORTRAIT OF SITTING BULL

18" x 24"
Ink and florescent acrylic on Bristol paper

FIGURE STUDY JAUNE

14" x 11"
Watercolor in Strathmore sketchbook

BROKEN BRIDGE

11" x 17"
Pentel brush pen, Kuretake Fude brush and Faber-Castel brushes in Canson sketchbook

MTA (after John Wentz)

11" x 17"
Fude brush and Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

WAVY GRAVY ON THE FLOOR

11" x 17"
Uniball pen, Faber-Castell brushes and florescent acrylic in Canson sketchbook

Hugh Romney was laying down on the stage at a concert in Texas when he heard the PA announcement that B.B. King was there and was going to play for free.  Suddenly he looked up and there was King standing over him.

"You Wavy Gravy ?"
"Yes Sir"
"Well you be Wavy Gravy on the floor and I'll work around you".

From that day on Romney became Wavy and went on to entertain and raise money for many charitable causes including the Seva Foundation which to date has funded over 3 million successful cataract operations in poor countries around the world.

EMPRESS OF THE BLUES

19" x 25"
Mixed Media on Canson paper

PRELIMINARY STUDY

18" x 24"
Watercolor and ink on Canson paper

OUR GARDEN

11" x 17"
Ink, Faber-Castell brushes and florescent acrylic in Canson Sketchbook

WHERE'D I PARK?

11" x 17"
Ink and Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

GABRIEL

11" x 8 1/2"
Ink and fluorescent acrylic in Canson sketchbook

THE COWGIRL THOUGHT WHEN PIGS FLY

8 1'2" x 11"

Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

TWISTED SUNFLOWERS

24" x 30"
Acrylic on canvas

INSANITY OF THE CITY

11" x 17"
Ink and acrylic in Canson sketchbook

NYE BEACH

11" x 8 1/2"
Ink and florescent acrylic in Canson sketchbook

THE JORDAAN

11" x 17"
Ink and watercolor in Canson sketchbook

PRELIMINARY SKETCH SUNFLOWERS

18" x 24"
Watercolor on paper

SUNFLOWER DANCERS

14" x 22"
Watercolor, Ink and Acrylic in Strathmore sketchbook

Painted in honor of John Imber using my non-dominant left hand as he did after ALS destroyed the use of his right hand.

JURY DUTY

11" x 17"
Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

PORTRAIT IN FRONT OF PORTRAIT

11" x 17"
Pentel brush pen, Faber-Castell brushes, Dr. Ph Martin Bombay India ink and China marker in Canson sketchbook

MARSH VILLAGE BAR

11" x 17"
Pentel brush pen, Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

11" x 17"
Mixed Media in Canson sketchbook

LEFT HOOK

18" x 24"
#2B pencil, Dr. Ph Martin Bombay India ink, Kuretake Fude brush, Faber-Castell brushes and Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush on Strathmore 400 Bristol paper

WHITE HORSE

18" x 24"
Acrylic on paper

TEST SHEET

11" x 8 1/2"
Mixed Media
Day 2 of 7 Art A Day Challenge:

I keep a test sheet taped on the right side of my drawing table while working. I roll the tips of my brushes on it to get a fine point, test our colors, shapes and textures, jot down notes, etc. Pretty soon I'm really working on two drawings at once. I'm falling and have no idea what's going on as images appear. It's a great way to stop thinking and just have fun.

95% of the time it's just a mess and I cut up the sheet into colorful bookmarks on which I write quotes and jokes. I have a LOT of books so eventually each one will have it's own bookmark. Waste not want not..

5% of the time these test sheets hold interesting art that comes from deep in there somewhere.

SUNFLOWERS AM

24" x 36"
Acrylic on paper

Day 1 of 7 Art A Day Challenge.  In the morning when I wake up I see Julie on my left. As I turn right to get out of bed I see  my Sunflowers in the morning. Every day is a miracle!

FIGURE STUDY YELLOW

11" x 14"
Pentel brush pen, Kuretake Fude brush, Dr Ph Martin Bombay India inks, Faber Castell brushes in Strathmore sketchbook

FIGURE STUDY

11" x 8 1/2"
Kuretake Fude brush, Faber - Castell brushes, Dr Ph Martin Bombay India inks and Winsor Newton #8 series 520 brush in Canson sketchbook

ROEBLING'S DREAM

8 1/2" x 11"
Dr Ph Martin's Bombay India inks, Faber-Castell brushes and Winsor Newton #8 Series 520 brush in Canson sketchbook

IT'S LIKE A JUNGLE SOMETIMES

18" x 24"
#2B pencil, Kuretake Fude brush, Faber-Castell brushes and dayglo acrylics on Canson watercolor paper

MUSIC IN THE PARK

11" x 17"
#2B pencil, Kuretake Fude brush and Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

F TRAIN TO WEST 4TH STREET 3:00AM

11" x 17"
Kuretake Fude brush, Dr. Ph Martin Bombay black India ink, Faber Castell brushes and Kuretake White ink 30 in Canson sketchbook

PORTRAIT OF ROBERT CENEDELLA

8 1/2" x 11"
#2B pencil, Kuretake Fude brush, Pentel brush pen, Faber-Castell brushes and white China marker in Canson sketchbook

Happy Birthday to a great artist and teacher.  I learn a lot from studying this man's work.  You can check out his story in the documentary "Art Bastard" (Amazon)

HOLLYWOOD DARTBOARD

18" x 24"
Uniball vision fine black pen, Faber-Castell big brushes drawn in Canson sketchbook then photocopied and glued onto watercolor paper.

CHANNELING PHILIP GUSTON

8 1/2" x 11"
#2B pencil, Pentel brush pen, Kuretake Fude brush, Faber-Castell brushes and white China marker in Canson sketchbook
When I was in High school our class visited the Marlboro Gallery for Guston's show in 1970. I thought is was great. Huge cartoon like paintings filled the space. I'd never seen anything like it and was completely blown away. Imagine my surprise when the "art establishment" universally criticized this exhibition. The "swells" and academics were offended that he dared to paint his own way! I learned then that sometimes when you don't follow the crowd they will try to make you stand in the corner.

BASQUIAT AND VAN GOGH MODERN ART MARTYRS

11" x 17"
2B pencil, Kuretake Fude Brush, Pentel pen, Faber - Castell brushes and Kuretake white ink in Canson sketchbook

MUHAMMED ALI INTERVIEW

 11" x 17"
#2B Pencil, Kuretaki Fude brush, Faber - Castell brushes and White China marker in Canson sketchbook
In the late 1970's Ali continued to make money in prizefighting but he was slowing down physically. It was obvious that the unthinkable was happening to him as it does to all mortals. But wasn't he immortal?
One day a particularly rude journalist started in on him with questions about getting old and slow. Ali remained gracious and tried to politely dance his way around the journalist's unbearable smugness. Then the journalist said "Ali, you appear to have slurred speech."
Ali answered "People 'been whupping me upside the head for twenty five years. How 'bout I punch you in the head once and see how you talkin'."

STRANGE CATS

11" x 17"
Pentel Brush pen, Kuretake Fude brush, Kuretake white ink and toothbrush in Canson sketchbook

SKINNY PETE, COMBO AND BADGER

11" x 17"
#2B pencil, Kuretake Fude brush, Kuretake white ink and Faber Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

STUDY OF FRANK MILLER'S RONIN

 8 1/2" x 11"
#2B pencil, Pentel brush pen and Faber-Castell brushes in Canson sketchbook

JIMI HENDRIX

18"x 24"
#2B pencil, Dr. Ph Martin Bombay black India ink and Raphael 8404 #3 brush on Strathmore Bristol board

SUBWAY RIDE

11" x 17"
Kuretake Fude brush, Faber-Castell brushes and China marker in Canson sketchbook

DREAM JOURNAL EARTH

11" x 14"
#2B pencil, Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush, Dr Ph Martin Bombay black India ink and Faber Castell brushes in Pro Art sketchbook
In this dream I was taking part in a meeting with three other beings. I'm explaining why comic art and the sequential art form are wonderful ways to tell a story. These beings are looking at my like I know what I'm talking about so then I feel like I know what I'm talking about. Pretty soon I'm laying it down like it's the gospel!
One of them asks me where I'm from and I said I was from Earth, "How interesting," the being said but clearly he had no idea where Earth was. "Virgo Supercluster?" The being still had no idea. "Milky Way Galaxy?". Still no clue.
I realized I had no identity, no pose. Nobody to impress. Then I woke up.

STUDY OF STEVE DITKO DR. STRANGE

11" x 17"  #2B pencil, Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush and Dr. Ph Martin Bombay black India ink in Canson sketchbook