An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

  • The Mystery Unfolds

    The Mystery Unfolds

    “Over my dead body!!”  That was the very last thing that I heard Yvonne say. And the last time that I saw her before… well… before I didn’t.  She was coming out of Leo’s Diner at the time. Her husband… Read More

  • “Rock This Town…

    “Rock This Town…

    Rock it inside out.” -Stray Cats I’ve been working on this image for a while now, and I decided that it was time to call it a day on it. There’s so much more that I could do with it,… Read More

  • a gentle calm

    a gentle calm

    I wanted to try my hand at some more minimalistic scenes. It’s a far cry from what I had originally planned, which is an illustration of a woman yelling – which I was going to call “Crying Wolf.” It’s a… Read More

  • Commercial Break

    Commercial Break

    “Too many people today know the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” -Oscar Wilde I thought I would do a little humor today, shaken up with a pinch of grumbling. The quote that I found isn’t meant to… Read More

  • Go on… Do It!

    Go on… Do It!

    When in doubt, paddle out. So I’ve been going to town with my Photoshop lesson #2, selected at random to learn how to turn a photograph into an illustration. I have to tell you that learning new things brings new… Read More

  • You Sneaker

    You Sneaker

    “It’s not about the shoes, it’s about what you do in them.” -Michael Jordan So… this is a little sad. I spent an hour or so learning a new technique in Photoshop by reading a tutorial; how to turn an… Read More