Black Cowboy 1885

I am humbled by the compliments that I've received for this one. The medium is ballpoint pen and it was drawn from a stock photo in a book. I'll have some prints made for anyone interested in a copy.

NEW STUFF.......finally

Drawings and phone doodles.

Just uploading this for a friend...

as promised

I'm drawing this for my Aunt. I wanted to draw her from memory but, I can't do that so this became a picture of no one in particular. Well, an African woman actually. I just need to finish the background and the necklace. Also, I'll add more contrast here and there.

uh yeah..

For the one or two people checking this blog I'm sorry I've been away so long. I do have some new work to show but, it will be posted tomorrow. Well, actually it will be later today as it is almost 2am. I could've sworn it was just 12:30 and I have to get up for work at 6. So, I'm going to try to sleep for 4 hours. I'm doing a charcoal drawing for my Aunt and I will post it when I return.

latest commission

I was waiting on her to provide me with another photo to draw from but, she ended up deleting it by mistake. So, I had tried to do this one before and wasn't "feeling" it. Finally after a year or so of her bugging me I finally did it three weeks ago. She loved it but, the inconsistency of my daily drawings shows in parts of it. It still seems stiff. My last instructor years ago kept asking me to loosen up. I need to work on that. Anyway, this has sparked the interest of two other people who want something now. I already know one will be a pain because I am being asked everyday about whether or not I have finished my thumbnail sketches.

2:46 in the morn

It's 2:46 in the morning. I laid down on the bed at 9pm and crashed hard until 1:30. My body was obviously tired. I had intended to do some preliminary sketches for a new portrait commission. My sketchbook rested beside me as I slept. Then of course I had to poke around on the laptop next to my bed and another hour has gone by. The last stop I made was to Stephanie Puimun Law's blog (she has a blog now!) I remember when she was just on deviant art. Now she's on Etsy and so forth. I was thinking about how I've let so much time pass without digging my heals into creating.

I've debated a lot about what to do with my life. Do I go into Computers (IT) or whatever high profile job my ego suggested. Or, do I simply throw caution to the wind and stop running from what I've been doing all my life. Sadly all I've done is debate these ideas and haven't made and inch of progress either way. My best friend has been a nurse for 5 years now. I met her before she went to college. I feel so left behind at times. I would help her study for exams and encourage her when she thought that she would never make it out of school. Why is it so easy for me to help other people but not myself?

Well, I've gotta go back to bed. The alarm is set for 5:40 so I can get up and go work for somebody else for now. There are days like yesterday when I really want to give the peace sign and walk out the door.