January 21, 2010

Humpty Dumpty Health Care

Filed under: CARTOONS, Political, Justice, Media, Science, Health, Weather — Colby @ 12:37 pm

Compromise: the settling of differences to the point that no one gets what they want.

HumptyDumptyHealthCare

January 16, 2010

Church Picnic

Filed under: CARTOONS, Religious — Colby @ 8:52 pm

Church_Picnic

January 11, 2010

Hike With GrandDad

Filed under: PAINTINGS, Portraits — Colby @ 10:01 am

Hike_With_GrandDad

Acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 30″

January 6, 2010

I Think It’s Flooded

Filed under: CARTOONS — Colby @ 10:48 am

Sometimes it’s necessary to just state the obvious.

I_Think_Its_Flooded

January 1, 2010

Morning Cup – In Three Steps

Filed under: DRAWINGS, Portraits — Colby @ 12:22 pm

I started this drawing without a plan, deciding to just let things happen. You can often come up with some exciting finishes by doing this. Other times you wish you had thought it out more. Either way, it’s fun.

The first thing I did was to make a line drawing on the computer. I then copied the line drawing in pencil on charcoal-grade paper.

Next, on a whim, I added shading using a charcoal pencil.

I didn’t like that at all and in an attempt to save the drawing I used a smudge stick to soften the charcoal. It’s not great but it is what it is.

Morning_Cup_3steps

December 30, 2009

Morning Cup

Filed under: DRAWINGS, Portraits — Colby @ 6:28 pm

Morning_Cup

Pen and charcoal on paper, 8 1/2″ X 7 1/2″

December 23, 2009

Second Cousins

Filed under: DRAWINGS — Colby @ 8:18 pm

Ashley and Sam, September 2004

Ashley_Sam

In loving memory of my very special grandniece, Ashley.

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
Paul, in his letter to the Romans, 8:18

Digital drawing

December 21, 2009

I Made It To Heaven

Filed under: CARTOONS, Religious — Colby @ 12:27 am

Always be careful what you say…and when…and to whom.

I_Made_It_To_Heaven

December 13, 2009

The Magic of Christmas

Filed under: DRAWINGS, Religious — Colby @ 9:35 pm

Here’s a copy of the Christmas card I sent out this year. It’s difficult to show online because the real thing folds out. So, imagine that you have a piece of paper in your hands and you’re unfolding it.

The cover/first page shows Santa trying to get down a chimney.

Santa_Chimney

The paper unfolds to show two drawings. The top one of an elf packaging toys and the bottom one of reindeer flying.

Santa_Elves_Reindeer

The card unfolds again to tell about the true Magic of Christmas.

MagicOfChristmas2

Merry Christmas to all! Or, as we say in Texas, “to y’all.”

December 6, 2009

Cute Puppies

Filed under: CARTOONS — Colby @ 5:07 pm

Sometimes we like the same things but for different reasons.

CutePuppies