The early bird gets the worm, but the second rat gets the cheese.

This is a drawing from a LONG time ago. For some reason I used to have a fascination with rats. Happy Halloween everybody!!

Illustration Friday - Trick or Treat

5 objects. 7 times.

I rarely draw the same thing more than once. These drawings were for a painting assignment. The 5 objects are the same in each, though I moved around slightly to alter the viewpoint.

Special bonus points if you guess which one was used for the painting. :-)








“At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. You can love completely without complete understanding."

~ Norman Maclean - from "A River Runs Through It"

I think

Drawing by the fire

Illustration Friday - Grow

What would I do if I wasn't afraid?

"Failure seldom stops you; what stops you
is the fear of failure."
-- Jack Lemmon, (1925-2001), Actor

p.s. Tomorrow is my birthday, so leave me some
of YOUR wisdom about growing. :-)

I am not ready

so now what?

My path?

"Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."

-- Erica Jong

Illustration Friday - Extremes

My extreme fear of death motivates so many drawings. Some days (like today) I'm actually grateful for it. :-)

"Whenever he thought about it he felt terrible.
And so, at last, he came to a fateful decision.
He decided not to think about it."

-Life 101

Yummy!

Illustration Friday - Open

When I keep my ears open, the world is pretty interesting. :-)

Not feeling like myself...

For Erica and Sandra

Dreaming of the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. One of my homes away from home...

More fun with voice balloons

How will I choose to see?

Illustration Friday - The blues

This invitation is no longer valid. ;-)

Yes, it was quite grand.

Just got back from seeing the Grand Canyon for the first time. Pictures just don't do it justice. But if you'd like to see them anyway, leave me a comment and an email and I'll send you a link! :-)

Juggling: Part 2

I couldn't help myself. I had to post this one too. :-)

Juggling my addictions

I said I am NOT addicted to Diet Coke!

For Illustration Friday: Juggle

Elahe and Mike

Drawing and waiting

Illustration Friday - Wedding

I have complex feelings about this topic...

Can you tell me?

Illustration Friday - Momentum

Always moving...

Not enough time

They told me it would all make sense

"Life's like a movie, write your own ending."

--Kermit the Frog, from The Muppet Movie

Illustration Friday - Alphabets

Because of darkness we can see light

Wish you were here :-)

I'm off for a few days to the beautiful mountains and lakes in central Idaho. Be back soon, promise!

Pictured: Goat Lake, in the Sawtooth Mountains.

Illustration Friday - Visitors

They are coming, and they will help me. ;-)

Hi Mom.

Still thinking about you. In honor of my mom, who passed away August 21, 2003. :-)

3 ladders

Ladders are a favorite (or favourite, if you're from some strange place like down under) subject, as some of you remember from this post. This painting/collage is also a favorite, and is creative volley number 24 with Jen. :-)

Illustration Friday - Captain

Captain of my own dreams.

Famous in 31 days

So I was teaching a class in Syracuse last week, and while there I meet fellow blogger Leigh (murphy girl) for coffee. Next thing we know we are being interviewed by this wacky (and very funny) guy who is making a movie so he can become famous in 31 days. And the interview with us is now on his site! Click here for the interview, and here for his site, which explains the whole thing. He's completely nuts!

Illustration Friday - Emergency

now

"it is not death that a man should fear, but he
should fear never beginning to live."

---- Marcus Aurelius

my brother tim

Illustration Friday - Missing

Is something missing?
Some days it seems like it...

Tanya reads

Ed has magic hands

This is the drawing that inspired the painting of the same name. Ed and I went to the Dallas Museum of Art, and did some drawings of each other. This was my favorite.

"Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye."

-- H. Jackson Brown Jr., author

Illustration Friday - Moon

A painting entitled "Hang on, it's almost over."
(If you look closely, you'll see that he's mooning you.) :-)

hanging