SPIDER SWEATER

  I knit this in one piece with the thick cotton i used from a couple mop heads; plus it makes a great wall hanging!

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IMAGINARY KITTY

Imaginary kitten cat on his imaginary stoop gazing at his cute little self in his own little mirror!

5" x 7", colored pencil on bond paper.

LUNA MOTH

On a hot, muggy July night this elusive beauty I managed to catch while it rested for its last time on the screen door of one of my neighbors.  I was 13 years old, 1972, and one of my many hobbies was insect collecting, 

I would catch, mount, and display them at several country fairs earning ribbons and a buttload of knowledge.

This is a Luna Moth (actias luna), a male.  A member of the giant silkworm moth family Saturnidae, it lives in the forests of North America.  I have had this moth -- along with several others -- still mounted and in pristine condition.  More than likely I will donate the collection to a university or  museum so they can continue to raise a sense of awe...many of you have no idea that these amazing creatures exist along side of us!

Granted it is not technically "art", but this type of work is extremely exacting and tedious.

EXTENDED STAY TREE TRUNK

Just the trunk of a tree growing on the side lawn at the Extended Stay in Shoreline.

9" x 6", pen and ink on bond.

EXTENDED STAY GROWTH

Just some growth in front of the Extended Stay motel in Shoreline.

9" x 6", colored pencil and pen on toned paper.

BACK OF BOOGER'S HEAD

As he lays sprawled out on top of a pile of my paper and pencils, I manage  to get a quick sketch of his giant head!

8 1/2" x 11, colored pencil on white bond.

POINSETTIA AWAY!

Christmas has come and gone, and I always enjoy the challenge of seeing how long I can keep one of these babies alive!

8 1/2" x 11", colored pencil on brown toned paper.

A SLEEPING BOOGER

Booger, blissfully asleep!

WILD ROSES IN GEORGETOWN

Lots of roses grow all over Georgetown, but I needed a painting to make them last longer.

8.5" x 11"
watercolor
Apr 2016

SKETCHES OF CATS!

Much less 'finished' these are a few colorful cat sketches. More correctly, sketches of cats.

I actually came by them thinking they had been tossed out but just like a kitty's life escapes peril, it seemed these few drawings also have found their way back from the abyss. . . 

Kitties rock.

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BED OF THE LIVING DEAD

Ever begin a figure drawing only to ruin it by screwing up the face?  Voila! Go horror and make a zombie!  Then all those flaws are gone and you've got yourself a hot zombie.

Aug. 2014

9" x 12"

FREEWAY PARK MAZE

  Behind the convention center a concrete walkway meanders about beside a water feature.  A nice place to sit, especially when its 85 degrees out.

Aug. 2014
9" x 12"
pen & ink, watercolor

PEA PATCH ON OLIVE

Next to Starbucks on Olive on Broadway is a nice patch of space devoted to growing things much  more interesting and far more beautiful than another development of crappy overpriced apartments.

Showing it in stages of progress . . .and completed!

Watercolor, 24" x 36".
Sold to private collector

2014, SEATTLE

2014

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THANKSGIVING DINNER LAST YEAR . . .

A year ago, Thanksgiving sucked.
It rotted worse than an entire raw chicken left in a closet for a month.
Since anything feet related was also a downer (I didn't have any) my mind of course went to the dark side as usual.
I gave rise to Alan the Amputurkey!
I ask you -- who will make a hit on the red carpet THIS year when I wear Alan on a new T-Shirt for shopping, eating, and all things Thanksgiving?
THIS GUY!
Watercolor and ink.
15" x 12"
November, 2012

HYDRANT

 

The lowly fire hydrant received a colorful vault to center stage on Summit Street.

Watercolor

24" x 30"

July 2013

CAL ANDERSON PARK BEACH

Seattle and sun . . . two words rarely used together in the same sentence.   Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill also serves as a lovely beach.




Watercolor
30" x 24"


August 2013

CAT PATCH

On Summit Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill Neighborhood a local garden patch is ruled by the local cat.

Watercolor, 30" x 24"
July, 2013

ALMOST SPRINGTIME

During the tail-end of my long hospital stay, spring was around the corner and the tulip tree in the courtyard was just budding.

8.5" x 11", colored pencil

March, 2012

THE RED DOOR, REVISITED

 No Premature Coloration 

A couple postings down and over a year ago, The Red Door was completed but I failed to update it with an actual finished painting.

So, here it is . . . the lush greenery reflected in the pool of Cal Anderson Park on Capital Hill.   Seated behind Seattle Central Community College, the top floors of downtown towers glint  in the midday sun.

I remember what a perfect day it was; I spent many hours well-removed from the heaviness that lodged deep within my mind at that time.

Premature Cloration

Glad I had the chance to finish it!









22" x 36", watercolor on 70# coldpress
August, 2011