Finished up my paintings. They are a present for my wife. She has been asking for some paintings of the girls for a while now. I feel a little weird posting these. I like to avoid pictures of them but I didn’t do very current pictures and I think they are abstract enough it won’t bug me too much.     I started with an idea that I would used the posterized look but instead of paint I would use varing pen and ink textures for the different levels. I chickened out from that idea. I used to paint like this alot but moved away from it because they started to feel stale. People seem to like them but after a while I started loosing interest.     I start by choosing a picture and working on the computer to even out some of the shadows and bring out the highlights. Then I’ll print that out and draw my outlines. I always start with the darkest color...

  The Easter Bunny brought me this little guy…     Been taking it easy lately but my drawing is almost there. I am tempted to say it is done but I am going to give it one more night’s work. It always helps to see it here. For what ever reason, I am able to see it a little differently. It makes it easier to evaluate and see what needs more work.     It’s crunch time now. I have to get this and two more drawings done by this weekend. Really before then because I have to print them on wood before the weekend. It is getting tight but I think I can pull it off. The thing I’m really worried about is whether or not my drawings of the kids are going to work out. I’m trying to use textures and pattern for them and I don’t know if it will work. It kinda works in my head but that almost never translates to the real world. We will wait...

  Ugh, I actually got sick. Not the Rona, had to go to the doctor I was so sick. Never had a fever or anything, just felt lousy for almost 2 weeks. It’s weird because I haven’t been sick in a long time. That has been an upside of wearing masks and everybody washing their hands. They say the flu numbers are way down this year and I can definitely see why. So that’s why the site was quiet for a little while. I am back at it though…     Taking a little break was kinda nice too. Just getting back into the swing of things. I have been working on my latest art project. I’ve been slow rolling it but I will share some pictures soon.