morning stuff

11 things I've observed while working as a vendor.

quote

torrey pines

this sketch was done while waiting for a friend.

the bridge at torrey pines, san diego ca.

work

day

sleep

watercolor moleskine flip

April - August 2011

book binding

chuck e cheese

chiquita

Cactus Garden

box making

Today I made a box out of a square sheet of paper to "organize" some cards in my office. The box on the left is a brown cardboard box covered with the same paper. This will help me keep my small frames in a more compact space in my artroom.

While I was doing this I was wondering why I don't just buy boxes instead of making them. I think this is just what artists DO...

songs

Stagecoach Days, Old Town, San Diego

Gray

louie ck

Stale

donovan

7 Gods of Happiness

Today I finished Ebisu, my 3rd God in the set of 7 Gods of Happiness. He is pure hearted and contented with a simple life, always lucky and happy.
To his right is Hotei, very open-minded, an optimist and always happy.
The lady is Benten the only woman in the group. She represents art, literature, music and eloquence and my favorite. The tallest figure is about 8 inches tall.
I was introduced to these when my friend Eileen showed me a set her dad gave her when she was a little girl.

dont sweat the small stuff

Tooth Rock

The big rock on the top of the hill is called Tooth Rock.

I plan to photograph it every month for a year from the very same location and make a poster out of it.

I have 3 photos so far!

This is August 1st 2011 version of TOOTH rOCK.

move forward

everything

root beer floats part 2

an athlete said it

kitchen patio

a friend in the kitchen patio

Live your life

Crow stamps

A few years ago I met 2 strangers on the internet. One of them was Stephen Sloan who is an artist, book binder, street performer and an eraser carver. He has inspired me in so many ways. I finally tried my own stamp carvings when making a gift for a friend. This is a "test page" testing 4 stamps of crows I made during the last week. It's getting easier with the right tools and lots of practice. Oh, the other stranger I met was Rachel Kopel my art buddy, book maker and mail artist. Thanks guys!!

International zine Month

My very first zine got a good revie in Narcoloepsy press!
and BTW its International Zine Month
http://internationalzinemonth.wordpress.com/

Farmers Market in Poway California

I like getting my fresh flowers at the farmers market because they are very inexpensive and you get big bundles! This was a vendor selling succulents.

do the right thing

supermarket

San Diego County Fair

Sketching at the San Diego County Fair this week with Terry and Kathy.

Making stepping stones

hourly comic

june 4, 2011

Cactus Garden Balboa Park, CA

I enjoyed the day with about 6 other sketchers at the Old Cactus Garden in Balboa Park, CA.

This is my drawing and a video of all of us sketching along with photos of the cactus and surrounding area.

transmission

Mother's day

thank you

sketchbook journal page

dishwasher

root beer floats

Balboa Park, California

I went to Balboa Park on my day off. I met a few friends to sketch at the Memorial Garden outside the San Diego Veterans Museum. This is a sketch and the video.

vw

this is what I worked on today. Drawing on my vw wall hanging. its 8 x 22 inches and made of styrofoam and paper mache.

View from my patio

watercolor in a watercolor moleskine

Post Office

San Diego Aztecs

Watching SDSU on tv.

Panera

tastes good

Due Date

...........................................................kind of

time change

journal entry