Time And Entropy

Coral reef

colored pencil (inverse colors)

Los Angeles 2015

For years I worked pretty much exclusively in black and white using a black sharpie. Then one day, around 2011, I showed a bunch of my pieces to my brother who looked at them and simply said,

"Your work needs more color."

Pissed. Me. Off...

In anger I went out and bought a bunch of colored pencils and had at it.

I'm really glad he said that to me.

Arizona

colored pencil (inverse colors)

Los Angeles 2016

A young woman with bangs

8B pencil and finger rubbing

Calbayog City 2024

Bangs make me weak at the knees.

I keep tinkering with this drawing. This is where its at now.

Here's the initial sketch

A curious snail

watercolor on paper

black and white photo

Los Angeles 2018

It's easy, at least for me, to imagine that snails have characters.

Maybe it's those eyes, poking out on their stocks, looking....

I wonder, do snails dream?

And if so, of what do they dream?

Do snails dream of wet concrete and fresh clover?

Do juvenile snails have wet dreams?

I've never thought of that before but why not?

Little snail nuts messing up the grass where they sleep...

So cute.

watercolor

Los Angeles 2018

New Life

pencil drawing on paper

Calbayog City 2023

The Philippines are lush with new life. I've never seen so many children in my life. It's so beautiful.

pencil drawing on paper

Calbayog City 2023

colored pencil on paper.

Los Angeles CA 2018

I had that dream again last night.

I dream I'm in a differen city looking for a place to live. I'm alone, searching with this longing feeling deep in my soul.

I've been having this dream for years.

When I wake up I'm so relieved.

colored pencil

Los Angeles CA 2018

colored pencil on paper.

Los Angeles CA 2018

colored pencil on paper.

Los Angeles CA 2018

colored pencil & pen, Los Angeles 2016

I'm a big admirer of Paul Klee.

I don't think Klee ever used this motif but as I drew this I was thinking about him.

Embrionic Journey - Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane)

.

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Nougbo Vehou

This really blows me away. Going back I'm finding that I like my colored pieces better in black & white than in the original color. SMH

This really bothers me.

Next day...

It's not that I don't like the drawing's color. It's more that the drawing becomes lost in the colors and it becomes flat

Back when I did this drawing I wanted my drawings to have no there there. Nothing to suggest a shape other than the image in its entirely.

But now looking at it I want something to define something.

I'm going to do another one of these to show you what I mean.

Kind of Pink

Colored pencil

Los Angeles 2015

The Little Dog

black sharpie

Hollywood 2017

I used to draw this little dog. I just thought he was cute that's all. Then one day I posted the above drawing to a Facebook group and not only did the drawing get removed but I got kicked out of the group! It was kind of funny 😎

Here he is again!

The Little Dog again

black sharpie

Los Angeles 2017

.

.

drawing

pencil drawings, Calbayog City, 2024/25

I try to draw a little bit every day. It's good for the soul. And it's free.

.

After Egon Schiele

Pencil drawing

Calbayog City 2024

Egon Schiele was the bad boy of European art but he drew like an angel. Redrawing his art is a double edged sword. I learn so much from his drawing but I am forever humbled by his genius. He created masterpieces while still in his teens. He gave us nearly 4000 works of art and then he died tragically at 28. Damn.

After Egon Schiele

Pencil drawing

Calbayog City 2024

After Egon Schiele

Black Sharpie

2016