Solomon - wise king of Israel
#2 and 5b pencil from sketchbook

Hazel from "Watership Down"
#2 pencil from sketchbook - on Easter at my Mom's (from her figurine)

Weird stuff

"CHRISTIANITY
The belief that a Cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own Father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and drink his blood and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree … " - unknown

Merlin with Archimedes - Druid / Arthurian Wizard Extraordinaire
5b pencil from sketchbook (tweaked in PS due to scanner issue)

a wise statement

"Skynet couldn't build better robots than christianity does. " - Unknown...

a little relief from heroes (till I catch up) My first Tree-house Drawing
5B pencil from my sketchbook

a relief drawing of the Buddha in kids' chalk on recycled paper

Samson - Judge of Israel....

5B pencil from my sketchbook

Student Caine from the Xiao Lin Temple in Hunan Province

5B pencil from my sketchbook

Master Po teacher / priest at the Xiao Lin temple in Hunan Province

5B pencil from my sketchbook

Master Khan - headmaster of the Xiao lin temple in Hunan Province .... 5b pencil from sketchbook

Hercules - Demigod and Hero of Greek Lore.... 5b pencil from sketchbook

Zeus - Greek God of Gods... 5b pencil from Sketchbook

In 2003, I was working two jobs and going to school. One of those jobs was a long quiet third shift.... I have always been fascinated by heroes,mythology, and history.... so in my sketckbook at the time, I thought I would make a list and draw all of my heroes....this is an example of my skill at the time..... so recently in an effort to practice I thought why not revisit this theme I adore so much....so the following are some expanded remakes...if I get clever I will make some old/new composite shots...

the last one until I can get some photos taken or images scanned.... clearly inspired by my classes and love of birds... a juvenile hawk.... done in pencil

Chipmunk - a christmas gift to my Uncle (who continually wages war against the "little vermin")
* I am very proud of this piece...It was a perfect process from start to finish...

"brothers" water color - 5" X 7" - a christmas gift for my brother

just practice 5" X 7"

just practice 5" X 7"

Great Gray Owl - water color -inspired after seeing the guardians of ga'hoole...

a remake I did of an earlier acrylic piece that I sold to a collector in Virginia...this piece however turned out really nice and became a gift for my grandmother...

Now begins the period where I started receiving lesson, instruction.... what have you..... a simple water color tree from my sketchbook

water color - again my niece... a birthday gift for my brother...

my little niece based from a photo of her.... a water color gift for my mom

I hate this painting but my lady loves it and it was a gift for her so I guess that is all that matters... Acrylic on pre - stretched canvas with and oil glaze....

water color, Lotus flower- a gift for a friend of a friend

I crochet as well and this is an Alabama inspired scarf that I made for my lady...

Water Color Landscape

a strange and lonely tree

water color Cityscape from my sketchbook

from a page in my sketch book...

another Water Color Landscape on Card stock

a Note:

these last posts have been works I did on my own with no instruction....I have a few more and then I will begin posting the pieces I have worked on while going to Art Class...a dream I have had for a very long time... You will see a dramatic difference... but I hope the vision and the passion remain the same throughout....

Acrylic on pre - stretched canvas : a butterfly another gift... to match her love of butterflies and the colors in her room...

Sanibel - in Acrylics on pre-stretched canvas.... again for a friend...

my old workspace.... (in the closet) .. I have since started working on a new workspace...until it's ready I will just make do wherever I am...

This is a water color of Nee on Sanibel... that I did as a gift.... I love how it came out...

this is a water color I did of my daughter on Myrtle Beach...This is my favorite piece that I have ever done