An oil painting and some clay bead sculptures from ‘97

Time to share some old art;

The Painting is of a childhod memory of the water Rapids in Michigan’s Upper Pinninsula; 1994 oil on canvas; the photo was taken Spring 2009.

These are Old clay sculptures of gigantic beads. 1997
Totems;
The left one is hand built oxide fired red and white clay bodies.
The right is wheel thrown high [...]

Janis Joplin ink drawing 2006

I’ve shown this before, and I feel like looking at it again…
Janis Joplin drawn with Pen…2006, drawn by me with a broken hand. I used my Left hand; and, look what my brain did?

Sketch book study~Grand canyon,death valley,ink

Being that art is a life long experience…I have lots to share. Gotta do something with the studies…
The grand canyon at night.  The moon reflects off the canyon walls, and you can see details in the stone walls.
February is an especially interesting time to visit. Very little traffic, and snow is at the top. You [...]

My little orange fish sketchin’, and think Lucky, NEW Glass!

1992-1993 living in the “The Look House” with many of the band members from “Jo Mama’s Bakery”, Thinking of the song, “My little Orange Fish”…
Home for Christmas, still wearing my hippie bracelets from the past summer. 
A sketch, a study, the begining of something,…at the time, the begining of the unfinished fish mural in the “Rink” [...]

Sketch book study part ONE ~ Art progressions

 Works in progree / behind the scenes….the sketches…

 
Fall 1994 trip to New York to see the Grateful Dead. (Yes, the Dead JAM!!!)
Living in the car, in a garage RAGE-ing with some fun folks from all over…..day dream, sketches…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1995. Middle of college, I took a year off. I went on a road trip with Steve and [...]