Skip to content

Category Archives: Memories

A Lot to Think About

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Self Portrait, watercolor on 140 lb hot press Arches (5″ x 9″), 4/19/2009 I came home from my trip to Snow Farm last night, happy to sleep in my own (king size) bed. I have to say that it was a nice little getaway and a very productive time for me. I thought they ran […]

Also filed in Painting | Tagged , | Comments (10)

My Second Easter

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Sketch of Three Red Eggs, colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/19/2009 Today is Orthodox Easter, or Pascha, as it is called in Greek. The meaning behind it is the same as regular Easter, but the Orthodox calendar is different, that’s all. I always loved that because it meant that I got to have Easter twice. This […]

Also filed in Colored Pencil, Sketchbook | Tagged , | Comments (1)

On Taking Risks and Suffering Physical Pain

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I have never been a risk taker in life. Generally, my attitude has been “Life is about survival and I am going to make it through unscathed.” However, recent circumstances I’ve found myself in over the past year or so have led me to do some rethinking. I’ve realized that a lot of things in […]

Also filed in Pen and Colored Pencil, Sketchbook | Tagged , , | Comments (5)

Victory is at Hand

Thursday, January 8, 2009

6/2/07 Sketchbook, graphite. 11/15/06 Sketchbook, micron pen. O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do? -Deuteronomy 3:24 These were two sketches that I made when I […]

Also filed in Sketchbook | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Revisiting Memories in Old Sketchbooks

Monday, December 29, 2008

9/2/04 sketchbook (candles), graphite and colored pencil 10/22/04 sketchbook (woman), graphite In the past few years, I have moved around a lot and I still have a lot of stuff stored in my old bedroom at my parent’s house. While doing some organizing after my most recent move, I found some sketchbooks that I started […]

Also filed in Sketchbook | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

End of an Era

Saturday, December 6, 2008

End of an Era, mixed media (ink, watercolor and colored pencil) on 5 x 7 watercolor paper, 12/6/08 In October, I stopped by the old apartment to sign to take my name off the lease and I saw these leaves in the parking lot. It was a wet day and the leaves were damp. I […]

Also filed in Painting | Tagged , | Comments (3)