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Monthly Archives: April 2009

It was a good Good Friday

At the Radio Station, ballpoint and tombow marker, 4/10/09 Coffee, ballpoint and tombow marker, 4/10/09 I had Good Friday off from work, which was a welcome break. It gave me a chance to volunteer to answer phones for the Spring Pledge Drive of the Q 99.7. They are a listener supported station and stay on […]

In Progress

Sketch for “The Justin”, graphite in sketchbook, 4/7/09 Yesterday, I came home from work and went immediately to bed with one of the worst migraines I’ve had in months. I was pretty bummed about this actually, because I was looking forward to doing some serious artmaking. Thankfully, I got up around 10 pm with my […]

60 Minute Sketching

Japanese Maple, colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/5/09   I never know how long it takes me to draw something because I never do it straight through. My computer usually distracts me (facebook, email, reading blogs, etc.) so something that should be very simple takes me hours because of all the interruptions. For this sketch, I […]

A Minor Revelation

Rose Sketch, colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/4/09 Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day! -Henry van […]

Quarter 1 Review

I never used to think in terms of Quarters until I started paying more attention to the financial world. Now, I tend to measure my goals in terms of quarters instead of months or weeks. In terms of my art goals, Q1 was a mixed bag. I did a lot of work (definitely more than […]