Neglect...

Oh art blog...why do I neglect you so?  I have missed you and you are now back on my mind.

Some new posts are long overdue.  These days my center of attention has been sketching.  Working on finishing up the Sketchbook project that was due earlier this year and wrapping up a lingering personal sketchbook.

Getting back in the habit of sketching daily has been therapeutic.

I am very antsy to pull together another short film.  Story outlines have also been scattered in between drawing time.

Another big change is the move to my new diggs...more room for art projects!

Bird-man 01...

'Bird-man 01' sketch - ink on paper, 2010.

'Dead By Dawn' Derby Car...

The Hell's Belles Car Club of San Francisco throws various fund raising events throughout the year.  Annually,  they host a Pinewood Derby race and art auction.  This year's event was on Saturday.

I decided to submit a show car.

After registering, the Belles send you a traditional pinewood derby car kit which is a small block of pine and some wheels.  Building this made me realize how much I miss fabricating pieces.  It also made me really want a studio space outside my kitchen.

Here's is the final piece from various angles:

Dogs in School - 2010: Time-lapse...

Revisiting the Dogs in School painting this week. While I was working on the piece, I took a picture to capture my progress after each sitting. Today I edited together a quick time-lapse of the pictures.

Also posted on my vimeo account if you would like to see it a bit bigger: Dogs in School - 2010: Time-lapse

Juggling...

I am trying to buckle down. My focus is scattered these days. I am juggling 5 art projects at the moment. Still plugging along on the Robert Conrad portrait. Finished the drawings of the two Binski portraits. Getting paint on those canvases is next.

Added to this mix is a show car for the Hell's Belle's Pinewood Derby show here in SF this September. I prepped a canvas for entry into the Small Wonders group show in Maryland this December. Finally, I just signed up to participate in The Sketchbook Project. The sketchbook arrived last week in the mail. I had them choose a theme for me which is 'Nightmare'.

Lust...

This was a maquette I did back in 1997 which was based on a sketch from my days at Ringling. 'Lust' - sculpey and acrylic paint.

4 Years of Fortunes...

'4 Years of Fortunes' 8" x 10" - ink, enamel and fortunes on wood panel, 2010.

Sketch 4 Sketch...

Artists Alex Pardee and Dave Correia just finished up a cross country road trip tour with the idea of getting inspired by others meeting up with them and trading a sketch or piece of art for a sketch. Sketch 4 Sketch.

I attended the last stop of the tour in SF yesterday. At the SF event they were joined by fellow artists Jeremy Fish and N8 Van Dyke. The wait in line was a bit long but it was good to meet the artists and share sketches.

Here is my contribution:
'Pazuzu Panda' sketch - ink and acrylic on paper, 2010.

And here are the sketches I received in return:

Stitches...

'Stitches' sketch - ink and graphite on paper, 2009.

City Dweller...

'City Dweller' sketch - ink on paper, 1997.

Wild Thing...

'Wild Thing' sketch - ink and acrylic wash on paper, 1996.