Bella

18"x24" CharcoalMy good friend's daughter Bella sat for me last night. I drew her while she and some friends watched Get Him to the Greek. Funny movie.

Important Person

18"x24" Charcoal portrait took about four hours with breaks to enjoy a bottle of Johnny Walker and Alissa's wonderful cooking.

I've known Jeremy Cotton longer than I've known his cute little sister (and I've been married to her for over ten years), and sharing a friendship with him has been quite a pleasure. It's nice to know that over the last two decades, even with him moving from state to state, we've been able to keep our relationship growing. I'm glad to see him back in Indiana. Even though I wish we had more time to spend together, it's always easy for us to pick up where we leave off. Now that I have two boys and he has a baby girl, I'm excited to see how this new chapter of our lives unfolds.

Updates

I've created some new monsters. I'm trying to sculpt two a week, but I find it hard to finish any projects other than homework lately. It seems I'm balancing most of my time between school and my family, but as much technique as I've been learning in my art classes, I still wish I could find more time to do my own projects. I'm not complaining; things are working the way they should. This month I hope to find time to sculpt at least one bird creature, and in December I hope to do two or three monsters that look a bit like the Krampus, just to keep with the Holidays. After that, I'll get back to posting about my favorite movies. Take a look at my family of monstrosities:


Also, we're now attempting portraits in the drawing class I'm attending and I'd like to share my subject. We had to pick someone in the class to draw and Daniel was the perfect model. I didn't spend as much time on his portrait as I'd like, but I knew he was getting tired and I was ready to go home. I plan to do a whole series of portraits of loved ones, friends, and influences, so if you fit the criteria be expecting a text. I've got some ideas brewing and can't wait to start capturing these important people with charcoal. I'll post them as I draw them. I plan to make two of my friends suffer for my art this weekend, but until then check out my first go at it:Be kind, I'll get better. I just need a more comfortable setting and a glass of scotch.

Melody Inn Halloween Photos

Here are some photos taken by Scott Proctor at the Beverly Lane wrap-up party. I did Gregg's and my make-up.

Harley Poe Music Video

Halloween #1

My computer has been sick since Halloween, so I haven't been able to post any pics from Ransom's first Trick 'r Treating or Harley Poe's three Halloween shows. For the next few posts I'll be showing off pictures from the shows, Harley Poe's first music video, and some more monstrosities that I sculpted over the weekend. For now, here's a picture of my family's first Halloween with Salem and a new charcoal drawing from art class.

Labyrinth project

Sharpie and pencil. For sale.