Category: visuals

  • Places In-between

    Places In-between

    I haven’t talked about myself much lately, or my latest thoughts on life, so I thought I’d share what I’ve been reflecting on and do a little illustration to mirror my mood. (I’ll get back to my story very soon!) I saw this quote several months back and thought it was one of the best…

  • Punk’s Not Junk

    Punk’s Not Junk

    A Short Story (Part 2). Sometimes I get sidetracked when I talk about Ray. His story has very little (ok, nothing) to do with what happened when we were five, but it was our very first encounter and I believe it has significance. Not that he even remembered my racy proposition, or the scolding that…

  • The Golden Boy

    The Golden Boy

    A Short Story. I was five when I first met Ray. I remember the encounter vividly, weeks before kindergarten was to start. Ray had moved in with his grandma, and she lived two doors down from us. I’d never even seen the woman before – until that humiliating, hot August day. “Get out of here!”…

  • Rockabilly

    Rockabilly

    I thought I’d entertain myself (and you, hopefully!) with a little song & dance while I’m on my time-out. This illustration was super fun to make, and it all started with a photograph that I found of Elvis (note the hair and the dance move). I was in no mood for faces or body details,…

  • Land Ahoy!

    Land Ahoy!

    It’s official now. I am a cheater. Haha! Well… not exactly. My son, who was eager to learn about photography, took a trip to South America several months ago. He has a friend who was living on a boat in Chile, and they ended up sailing around and visiting Argentina and Uruguay. I’m pretty sure…

  • Ladies Night

    Ladies Night

    I went off track today. I had a few ocean photographs that I was working on but I was distracted by my desire to illustrate / paint this woman from the past. Her name was Louise Brooks and apparently she was a young starlet in the 1920s. I had never heard of her… and still…