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Young boy playing marbles. Do they still do that? This was adapted from a magazine article.

Acrylic on canvas, 14″ X 18″

No matter how small or large, weddings are very festive and memorable occasions. The time set aside for the bride to dance with her father is a meaningful event for both. As a father of a bride I know just how special it is.

Pencil on gray paper, 9″ X 12″

Only once before have I posted another artist’s work on this site. But I felt I had to share the portrait my four year old granddaughter did of me. I love the shapes, angles and diversity of line. And maybe the fact that she gave me more hair than I have.

I was recently asked to come up with some artwork for the community recreation center. The request reminded me of a drawing I did of some of the kids in our after-school program. This dates back to the late 80′s or early 90′s so the quality of the photo of the image is not that great. But I think you get the idea.

Pencil on paper, 10″ X 14″

Just playing around with acrylic paints. The goal was to do a portrait quickly with little chance to stop and think. Using mostly pink and blue hues served to amplify the exaggerated contrasts.

Acrylic on board, 8″ X 12″

I just lost a very dear friend. We and our wives often went on vacations together. One of our traditions was relaxing with frozen margaritas. This was especially important to my friend and my wife. On one occasion they were nestled into rocking chairs on the front porch of a renovated hotel in west Texas, sipping on their margaritas until they noticed a sign: “No alcoholic beverages on porch.” Oops. Another time they made their margaritas and sat down in lawn chairs ready to watch the sun set over the mountains. After a short while they realized the mountains were to the east. No sunset there. Oops!

I’m sure today they are enjoying their heavenly margaritas.

Computer sketch.

I started this drawing doing some experimental things. It wasn’t working. I really wasn’t in the mood to start over so I saved it by turning it into a more traditional drawing.

Color pencil on color paper, 7″ X 10″

Torso study using a wash over watercolor pencils. Just playing around.

Watercolor pencils and wash on paper, 10″ X 7 1/2″

Another drawing exercise inspired by a photo on the internet. Wind-blown hair is always intriguing. When the hair is wet it adds another facet.

Charcoal on paper, 8″ X 10″

With hard work and patience we can learn to do just about anything. Learning to wink, for example. And once a task is learned it becomes simple and we can move on to the next challenge, like, snapping your fingers.

Acrylic on bristol board, 8″ X 10″