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jewel toned flowers on yellow

Watercolor 2003-4. Patience, good temperament, civility, humility, love describes my grandmother's life--born in the late 1800s, she faced more difficulties in life than I have ever faced. This painting represents longing to return to her.

This rare fish often adopts elaborate though usually ineffective disguises to spy on other fishes and for his own amusement.

Black and white, graphite (pencil) portrait drawing.

Thought I'd take a break from humans. I'm great at drawing them, and I love creating characters, but... why not?

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This oil painting was , for me, an explosion of a new freedom I found after finally getting a home nearly 40 years ago, a room with a sink and a bed and a window. I hadn't painted for years, and never without extreme self-consciousness. But years of homelessness changed me and my appreciation of "art". That freedom eludes me these days, that 'ignorant' notion that I can do whatever comes to me. I'd love to get it back. Surely it's in us all. It may be better to paint to be satisfied than to paint to satisfy...

My wife had asked me to do a picture reacting to all of the media coverage on 9-11. I was feeling this way, too, so I did. Acrylic on cardboard.

Calico kitty in my sketchbook

Another face to work on.

This little illustration was motivated by recent changes I have experienced at work. We've been asked not to eat lunch together- even when socially distanced, due to recent outbreak of Covid 19 in our area. This captures the feel of isolation at work for me. Hope you like it!

Just a simple drawing.

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The bird vs bird are on both trees. They're about to fight, but they actually didn't. Instead they had a normal day.

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This little book had several tiny squares/rectangles per page. At first I didn't know how to fill it (2017). Eventually I sketched trees, scenes, birds, animals I'd seen during a days walk. It accidentally became a diary of seasons! Not all my art is nature sketching, I'm a watercolor artist as well. But line and pen drawing, halftone is what I've been up to for a while.

The hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

its a full body full page body shot

Clancy's Pumpkin Patch by the zoo by my house. Sketch walk with the Oceanic Sketchers.

Are you open to others' perspectives? When presented with a difficult or polarizing topic it can be easy to ignore nuance rather than discuss it. Challenge yourself to be thoughtful and attentive in conversation - understanding begins with an open minded attitude.

I was inspired by my favorite shows Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden.

Pencil Drawing

I wasn't a big fan of this piece, but my parents really enjoyed it. It's something that they can enjoy without having to like the place where it came from. It's sort of like a still life.

Acrylic on 20 x 20 canvas