a few weeks ago....

todd had a whole weekend to art....

dez

dez has done a lot of pictures lately of he and i going fishing....i shall like to teach him someday....here fishy fishy...

thrashy

india ink and paint pens and late night hours and sleepy afternoon times....

Donkey

I took this picture at the petting zoo.
It was a good day.

Friends

They were friends and that was all that mattered.

big morning

Big Morning

big morning time to stretch,

stretch up to the sky.

big morning time to smile...

and be a punkin' pie

big morning time to breathe

and take a look around...

big morning time to pray

and listen for 'that Sound.'

oink

warm and cozy

Walrus In A Sweater

He knew the ladies would love it.

This is...

my dream car.

hey? where is?

i wonder where jenny's been at...no sweater creatures lately? ;)

New Cartoon Book is done!

order!

will be trying to 'sow' some order this weekend. todd's got a cartoon booklent coming out and is

ruminating on another cd project. need to make a 'to do' list. things work better that way.

One Eyed Exercises :)

the other week Jenny, Todd, and Todd's Kids (lily and desmond) did some

'one eyed' drawing' exercises. it was Jenny's idea and it was great fun.

this is Jenny's....i call him 'bobo foot'

This is Desmond's cyclops...complete with pen in pocket

This is Lily's submission based on some that Jenny did at an earlier date...

todd did this during an 'all staff' meeting at work :)

ditto from above :)

this is a collaboration...todd did the picture...Jenny colored...she's

one of the best color-ers

Just Fun!

the color samples in the painting section of wal-mart are free to take. i learned they are fun to use on playful art projects. :)

Kinda Scary...Kinda Fun

self portrait

click HERE

to see the book this drawing 

was inspired from

she colors me

she colors me with markers and pens,
my splotchy paint makes her smile.
and now it seems we're really good friends,
we've been at this now just awhile...

her ideas, she shares, so i carve and i cut,
with out regard for a thing.
i encourage her to play like a child,
rejoicing in each scribbled thing....

at present

jenny and todd are 'art-ing' at present....
stay tuned dear friends!....

Picnic Guy

Funny looking face?  Yep!
Last night, while talking on the phone, I noticed there was just enough light and shadow on the drywall texture of the walls to make objects and shapes appear -- the same way you would watch clouds.
I saw some funny faces.  This is one of them!

I added the PICNIC stuff to honor that Todd has designated 2011 as the year of the picnic!
If you haven't been on a picnic lately, GO!
Whether outdoors or on the middle of your living room carpet, picnics are FUN!

at least i hope so...

Todd (Sonny) Gets Interviewed!

Did a very fun interview with my Spanish friend and fellow ukulele player, George Stone...

YOU CAN READ IT HERE :)

Eeek! More Cats!

I'm not sure why I keep drawing cats.
Maybe it's because you can't really go wrong with drawing a cat.
They can be terribly wonky and funny but somehow the brain accepts it: cool cat.

Birds good...Donkeys Great!

jenny and i went to the bracken bird farm. they have an amazing assortment of birds. outside of the main store lies an area for their camel, turkeys, scottish highland cow-things, regular cows, and yes, their DONKEYS. i think we savored each part of the visit, but the highlight may have been when the donkeys who seemed to be hiding behind their slat wood and tin shelter slowly made their way up to the fence where we were standing. why would they do that? two beauties just walked up stood there and stared at us as we fawned over them and spake tender words of affection to them. then, after a time, one went poo poo and they turned toward their shelter...

Cat in a TankTop

He know that somehow he hadn't gotten it quite right.

But he didn't mind.

He felt joyous anyway!

A Good Idea

another year done and gone....

it was a cold winter day today...it was 34 degrees Fahrenheit when i got in my car....

after Meeting this morning, i had some good snacks at fellowship time...then, i tried out my new camera. happy new year!

stumped :)

this is a peace of art (spelling intended) in the little greenway between the Quaker meeting house i go to sometimes and the Lutheran Church next door.

i did some art whilst on vacation too!...





Greetings!

Happy New Year!