Guest Artist

I have not been creating my own artwork as of late, but I have been working with some very talented youth.

This work is from seven year old Chloe.

Stand Alone

Emotions can be determined by location, and one may infer loneliness and isolation stem from being alone.  This tree stands alone, isolated on the outskirts of the city like a geeky student at the school dance, but blossoms like the prom queen.  

Ant Factory

After massive storms, when trees have been uprooted, one can see the infrastructure keeping those massive, natural-oxygen-tanks running.  Kids in large, urban spaces do not get to experience these wild acts of mother nature or the traditional tree house found in rural areas.  This is my interpretation of a an urban tree house with visible infrastructure. The more I look at this drawing the more I see an ant factory.  

Fabric of Life

Six years ago I visited the Paducah Quilt Museum with the expectation of seeing old, dusty quilts, but I was shocked and amazed to see quilts that looked more like paintings.    Then about a year ago I came across some paintings with very soft, flowing lines and shapes which reminded me of the quilts from the museum.   Below is a drawing from my "Room for Squares" sketchbook with the soft, flowing lines I saw in the quilts.  The tree represents a large walnut that once stood in my backyard.  For many years it did not produce leaves, but appeared healthy and robust.  The cityscape in the background represents the urbanization that possibly killed the tree.  

Cover Page

I have an obsession with sketchbooks and have built an extensive collection of partially filled books which one may find lying on tables, stacked on shelves, stored in cabinets, and tucked into my backpack.  Each book has a theme and purpose, but no image has ever seen the last page.  Several years ago my parents cleaned out some boxes and found similar sketchbooks.  So this obsession has been around for sometime.

A current sketchbook nestled in my backpack contains work inspired by graffiti.  By no means do I believe I possess the talent of a street artist, but I do like viewing their work and utilizing some of their ideas in my art.  

This is the cover page of my black "Tag Book".

Ironically the bark is tagged with "tree" because people are more likely to be upset about a name painted on a brick wall then a name carved into a tree.  The city in the background is fictional and is there only to represent the possible wall a tagger would use.  

The bird on the wire represents me.  I like people watching, hanging out with friends, and occasionally I am a freeloader.  

A desert landscape is visible in "earth" because Four Corners, United States is my favorite place on earth to escape the hustle and bustle of life.  The cityscape represents my urban home (even though I live in a rural community).   

The cityscape in the bottom, left hand corner continues to show my infatuation with big city life (which I know nothing about).

The number one is for this being my first book inspired by graffiti.