Winter's almost gone

Here I am still in the Midwest enduring the last tendrils of a tough winter, coming away from it with skin literally thicker and a bit more muscle on my frame. Thanks to a job that has me living a nocturnal life style, more akin to the ogre or some rough beast I swear I've become more and more. I still draw though with leathery hands and blunted fingers. On to some sketches.

Yup yup...yup

Well it's March and the year is marching forward....yes a horrible pun but I had to make it. In other news I am adapting to life in my new surroundings actually went on the bus and went down town for an interview just last week. Otherwise I've been hearing some response here and there once in a while, but things are still uncertain to the point i really wonder about this trying to make a living of my art deal by being an illustrator deal. Yet I still do at least one drawing everyday and try not to think of how crazy tough things have gotten over the course of the last couple years, just focus on what I can do right now and say there will be something, a point all this work will pay off. In any case I do this stuff because I love it, I get a big thrill from creating. I'll keep trying and see what comes along. Here some recent stuff I've been messing with.

Another year coming to a close

Hmm it only seems like a year ago I was talking about 2012 being close and 2011 coming to an end, what else can I say about 2012 but what a year its been a few ups and many downs. The way time flies while your busy is a fairly funny thing, especially when you've been busy fending of bullshit and trying to paddle upstream with no paddle.

I planned to draw people on the flight but I found the window view more interesting (and my own wanderig thoughts), funny since it was a night flight.

Recent doodle, I need to get some ink soon.

Some recent notes I made recently for my story Ive been working on for almost two years now, I have some ideas n mind where to go next.

Another page from my story/rambling sci-fi, it's taking different turns than I expected at first.

A few doodle of my bro and his girl who hosted me quite nicely before I left Fla,

 also some folks at the airport.

More story doodles and a randomn semi likeness of my bro in Chi-town.

Random pen hatching, inspired by clouds.

Wandering doodles from the flight.

A sketc of my bro as a fruit ninja.

A quick sketch from the top of my head the other day.

Sketch of a tree from my stay in Orlando parking lot

A bit of my usual mental wandering.

Some notes for one a few projects I have going.

A dog that was always on a patio at the apartment complex where I was for a week, I swear a squirrel came up to the screen by him and danced like a methed up go-go dancer right in his face. That poor dog didn't even bark he just looked at me with a FML expression. I feel ya dog..I feel ya.

Good ol cyborg sketching

A watercolor from the other day, I left a lot of supplies in Fla but I have enough to make a few sketch books and to draw for a while though.

Another year of drawing, painting and thinking and shaking my head at the world almost as much as I shake it about my life and who I am. Well all things change and I made a move from good ol Florida to Chi-Town(not the city proper by the way) I am able to do this thanks to the kindness of one of my brothers, hopefully something comes together here. It's pretty apt a new location and new year coming up. I'll miss a few people in Florida alot but I will  never live in the town I left again..never. In any case a new place, a new year and new possibilities. Happy New Year folks!!

A December posting

I have been lagging behind in my updates since life has been demanding lately. I making a transition I'm a couple of weeks from where I am currently living in Florida to Chicago. It is a move that has been long overdue, finishing school was a big step for me and I had hoped coming back to my old town to try and salvage my moms estate would be a possible task but its been draining and has kept me from doing so much. I learned quite a few things about people as well that have made the distaste towards this town I've had for a while even more bitter.

On the good side I've had to really look at the progress I've made as a person and artist over the last several years, I threw myself into making art with the same mad frenzy I had before I had even thought art school was a possibility. Looking back its been a bizarre journey, made more poignant since yesterday was my birthday. A day of reflection, cleaning, drawing and wee bit of birthday drinking. In any case I have another journey ahead of me, farewell Florida hope I don't see you too soon again. As this town.....heh.

One quick note I like seeing the many different countries that visitors to this blog come from, I just want to thanks to everybody for stopping by and checking my stuff out.








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