Portrait of Chloe Drawing
2014
18in x 24in Acrylic on Canvas

Here's a portrait I did of my daughter along with the initial charcoal drawing.

Digital
2006
Dev painting of rocks for the movie Up.

Container with Apple
2013
20in x 24in.
Acrylic on Canvas

Fragmented Head
2013
16in. x 20in.
Acrylic on Canvas

Still Life with Vase & Tree
2013
24 in. x 30 in.
Acrylic on Canvas

Some cats I was doodling during a meeting in 2012. These guys are reminiscent of the cats from *Buy One, Get One Free, a short cartoon I did with Charlie Bean and Carey Yost at Hanna-Barbera back in 1995.

Artist, Model, Cartoonist
China Marker

Fruit Bowl & Figures
2013
16in x 20in
Acrylic on Panel

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Fish Vase Head with Lemons
2013
11 in. x 14 in.
Acrylic on Panel

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Flowers & Fruit
2013
18in. x 24in.
Acrylic on Panel

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Recently I had a cold that lasted a long time and this Robitussin DM bottle was always around so I drew it many times. The end.

Señoras de La Jolla
July 2013
China Marker on Color Copier Paper

Crayon and China Marker

Reclining Woman in Red Chonies & Striped Shirt
2013
8.5" x 11"
China Marker & Crayon on Color Xerox Paper

* Scribble energy added by Phoebe Shank

Some cartoon guys from my crayon jam sessions with my little girls.
The naked ones are from a work meeting.
One of these guys previously appeared in My Instagram feed.

Bust of Woman
Oil on Canvas
9in x 12in
2012

Last year in May I started to work with oil paint again for the first time since high school. (27 years?!) This was my first little experiment.

Caran d'Ache Crayons & Pen/Marker

Tempera Paint on recycled paper.
18in. x 24in.

More crayon drawing time with the little ladies that run around in my house.
Extra lines courtesy Phoebe.

Self Portrait in Crayon
2012
Crayon on Color Copier Paper
8.5" x 11"

More drawing time with my daughters.

These are Hipstamatic photos of a painting that's been kicking around my studio for 2 years now. I recently pulled it out to work on it some more. These photos are more contrast-y and saturated than the original piece.
Acrylic on Panel

I love to sit with my girls and draw with crayons.
They are surprisingly fun and expressive, but it's clear that some manufacturers cheap out on certain colors and there isn't much consistency in the way they perform from color to color. But that adds to the serendipity of it.

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Progression

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Apple & Pear
22 in. x 28 in.
2012
Oil on Canvas

This painting has been finished for almost 3 months and through one thing or another I haven't been able to find the time to get it up on my blog.
This is my first oil painting in 27 years. I expect more to come, though I'm not giving up acrylics. Using one medium really makes me appreciate the other.
The "framed" drawing is a funny pad of paper my daughter has where every page has a different frame printed on it. We were drawing together one morning with her markers and my other daughter decided to add to my sketch with some smashed up strawberry. I like what it adds to it.