Strongman

This will eternally be my backup Halloween costume.

Mapping it Out

So this is a bit of a strange post, again. I know I've been stringing you along for 3 weeks with talks of my installation at Tender Loving Empire in downtown Portland (have you looked at it in person yet??), but I'm still on vacation and haven't had the time to post actual pictures from it. Here's a concept sketch I did for the platform that everything lies on.



Now imagine it 9 feet long and me staying up till 3 the night before installation to work on it. Yeah.

Old Blue Eyes

Oh, you know. Just sketchin' around.

Birds in a Nest

This is a drawing of my brothers and I hanging out when we were younger. I'm the one in the middle. It's funny how alike we all looked at that age.

Destroy All Humans!

I kind of feel like this guy is shaking his "fist" and yelling at some young whipper-snappers for messing up his lawn. This is yet another concept sketch I did for the window installation at Tender Loving Empire.

I'm on vacation so I still haven't had a chance to upload photographs from the finished piece, but I will soon. I promise.

Breaking news: Blowfish Blows

Well the installation is finally finished, but I don't have the photos of it ready to post at the moment. In the meantime, here's a source sketch for one of the elements! The whole installation is based off the crosshatched style of old nautical maps and displayed diorama style in the window.

You can see the complete installation in downtown Portland in the window of Tender Loving Empire, located at 412 Southwest 10th Avenue. (Just south of Burnside between Powell's and the foodcarts).

Seated Man Sits

Here's a new sneak-a-sketch from the Albina Press. He never knew what hit him.


Now to get back to working on this installation.

Leaf Dragon

The leaves on the tree branch outside of my house look like a dragon sometimes, so I drew it.

Sketchbook Swoops

I really want to post drawings from my upcoming installation, but I don't want to spoil it before it's up! So for now here's one from the sketchbook. This was drawn after a delicious Thai dinner before seeing The Sandwitches, Calvin Johnson, and Sonny and the Sunsets at Cherry Sprout Produce. Now THAT'S a summer day.

Gullible Fish

While working on the submarine man piece for my last show I did this little diddy to test the watercolor and decide on a style. Most of the fish are going to take the bait I think, but the one in the left corner looks pissed.