Today’s sketch is another one of my old ones from the RISD museum. I’m embararased to say I don’t know enough about it to talk about it much. It’s a piece of medieval sculpture done in wood and I’m pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s sketch is from the Seattle Art Museum’s porcelain collection. This one is called Children Drinking Milk. It was made in Sevres France between 1766 and 1773 and done in soft paste biscuit porcelain. The model is by Étienne Maurice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently I’ve been making an effort to start working on my professional portfolio again. The group of pictures I’m currently focusing on are all from my favorite Mamas and Papas song,. “Dancing Bear” it’s not one of their better known[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s sketch is one I get a lot of compliments from. It’s an illustration scene from the Dresden File’s Novel “Small Favor” where “Tiny” the elder brother Gruff enters McAnally’s Pub to formerly challenge Harry to a duel. I enjoy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s sketch is some concept designs for Sun Wukong aka Monkey and all of his companions from Journey to the West. I’ve always liked Journey to the West from a beautiful children’s book version called “Magic Monkey” (Can’t find a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s sketch is from the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s collection. It is an earthenware horse from the Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Recently one of my regular Sunday afternoon activities has been to bike down the Burke-Gilman Trail and check out the Markets in Fremont and Ballard. I’m finding myself enjoying the Ballard Farmer’s Market the most. I like all of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s sketch is the preliminary sketch for the background crowd of protesters for an establishing shot of the convention center at International storyline I did last year. I still like this original pencil drawing better than the finished inked version.
Today’s Sketch is another from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Collection. “Semiramis Receiving Word of the Revolt of Babylon” by the Baroque Italian painter, Guercino. done in 1624 It illustrates a myth from the Roman historian and moralist Valerius[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well after taking a break on it for over a year I finally got around to renewing my membership for the Seattle Art Museum and you know what that means… New material!! They’d rotated the exhibits a little bit since[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
