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Another addition to the "Monster a Day" idea. Silly idea, but the play on words stuck in my head. I started with a graphite drawing on illustration board, added a little gesso for texture, and then acrylics and color pencil. I thought I had the scanner problem licked by scanning the "rooted man" as a tif, but I scanned this in as a tif and a jpeg, and it's still blurry. It looks a little bit better in real life, but you get the idea.

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This is my latest piece. More of a narrative, rather than just a stand alone image. Tried to hold back on over-working the background to no avail. I guess I'll have to harness my OCD behavior for good one day. The lettering is still a bit of a challenge, especially if I try too hard. I'll keep working...

This week's stuff

I decided to try a "monster a day" idea to keep me working this summer. This black and white one was 85% finished when my son decided to slam something on my drafting table and spilled ink water all over the desk and my first monster. Lesson learned, I wasn't mad because the image was covered in water, but simply due to the amount of ink I'd used for the image. I decided it wasn't really worth gessoing and working too hard to repair since I wasn't gaga over it.

The second insect/reptiled monster is also something that was simply to keep the creative-craft chops going. I do like both of them, but I'm not gaga. BTW my new scanner is also blurring my image. I could use some advice, if anyone reads this and can offer suggestions regarding the scanner.

Abstract, automatic ink drawing

This one came like most of mine, from just wanting to get something on paper. Influenced by alone time and scary music that I listen to on Pandora. I started with basic shapes, added a little acrylic paint, then finished up the details.

New stuff

This is in response to our new addition in the family, Duncan. I am getting a little stretched lately, but in a good way. There is nothing like being a Dad. This started with brainstorming in my journal, writing down any particular thoughts for the day or week, and then trying to produce them in visual form. Of course this one does include text, which I need to work on. Been looking at my Crumb and Eisner books again...

A few more

These were done on Thanksgiving break 2010, when we went to Branson to see the inlaws. I only carried a sketchbook and color pencils. I wanted to get back to a dry medium, rather than always using ink and paint. I always start my artworks with people for some reason. It's what I tend to like more than any other subject.

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