I'm not dead yet...and to prove it...

it's been a fun summer, been busy working and wrenching on my ghia and going on vacations.

here are a few doodles from my desk at work. 

Summer is almost here!

Looks like we've made it through another winter.  This last winter wasn't as bad here in Utah, but honestly there are days when I really miss my other southern California life.  When I lived there, I was young, and I had summers off.  I miss that.  This week is the last week of school for my kids, and then...let the fun and craziness begin!

Illustration Friday: Jump

It has been a real long time since I've done anything for Illustration Friday, but I've been in a real slump lately so I thought just do a little something and see what came out.  Do any of you remember being young and stupid.  Honestly sometimes I think back so some of the stuff I did on a daily basis and wonder how I ever survived.  I look at this poor kid and think this isn't going to end well, but when I was young, I would have gone off this jump...500 times...for several days...until it got boring.  Oh to be young...and stupid again.

Boogie Boarder

I'm not all that great at character design, but I thought this little drawing had some fun things going for it. I woke up this morning to a few fresh inches of snow on my front lawn...that got me thinking about my warmer life in CA.

It's been a long time, but I used to have a lot of fun with my old boogie board (that I won in a drawing back in '78) Anyway, I guess that me dreaming about the "warmer and younger days" was what brought this sketch on. Have a great Easter weekend everyone!

doodles from my desk

when I get bored I draw faces...these were a few from my desk.

2nd post for March! Not feeling it!

Feeling pretty run down lately...creatively tired. I hope spring and some warmer weather can turn this around.

Here is another little doodle.

happy st patty's day everyone!

Here is a painting I started several years ago...back then it was small,quick and a bit rough. I blew it up really big and tried to clean it up a bit. (I like to get in a noodle sometimes) Been a while since I've done much digital painting, so it was fun!

bug on the brain.

I sold my blue bug a few weeks back and it got picked up yesterday...I would be sad, but I've got another project already. The "orange" Ghia above is next up. This one is much better than what I usually start with, so

should be fun!!

Look at this...another post! that's two this week! Hopefully a sign of things to come. Here is a sexy young mermaid. I had fun drawing her, and am fairly happy with the way she turned out. Even if a sketch is awful, I like when it has happy little moments of drawing...and that's how this one was for me...some fun moments.

Hope ya like it.

just a sketch book page

just a couple quick stetch from a page of my sketchbook...not much I know.

Two posts this month...I can do better than that!

Happy New Year!!

One of my new year's resolutions is to post more...unfortunatly this resolution is going about as well as all the rest of my resolutions...anyway...

I recently had to do some illustrations for work for a story about a kid and a cat...these two drawings were some of my cat exploration...I don't really draw cats. These were too stylized for what I was doing, but I still kind of liked them...the drawings, not cats!

sketchbook post with a seasons greeting

Here is just a quick sketchbook sketch with a Christmas Wish for everyone...Merry Christmas!

walk the dog.

do any of you remember the stupid invisible dog leashes? fess up, who of you remembers having, or worse yet, buying one at some fair or amusement park. I never did, but I confess, I wanted one...bad. My parents were to "wise" to spend money on such things. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.

one quick one

here is a quick sketch to post before the whole week gets away from me.

sketches for a Friday.

This is a hard time of year for me...I always hate seeing the summer go. The weather turns cold, the days get shorter...time to hunker down for the winter. On the bright side, this is usually the time of year my creative juices get flowing...maybe it's because drawing and painting make me feel good and so as fall and winter set in, the studio time increases. here are a couple little sketches done recently.

more sketches

here are a few more from the sketchbook...

sketchbook?

I've been trying to do better at keeping a sketchbook. I love to draw, and I doodle a lot, but always have been somewhat intimidated when drawing in a sketchbook...not sure why. Over the years I've given up trying to overcome this phobia and usually just draw on loose type paper. No intimidation there...if I don't like it, nothing lost. Then I look through other artist's sketchbooks and wish I could do nice stuff in a sketchbook. So, I'm trying agian...not really too impressed with my efforts yet, but the fact that I'm "on the horse again" is a small success in itself.

No September Post? Really?

It sure has been a while, I haven't gone a whole month without a post for a long time. I'm going to try harder to post more. Here is a little sketch to get October off to a better start...ah, cute little witch.

old and simple

ok quick story...when I was at the car show a few weeks back, I talked to a guy at the swap meet section about locating an original vintage radio. He said he had one, that worked for 200!! I couldn't believe it...for an AM radio?? I only paid 450 for the whole car...so I passed on that deal. Then a few days later, I saw this old piece of junk on ebay...looked like I could clean it up, but doubted that it would work...I was wrong. I cleaned it up and hooked up the wires, and to my surprise...it worked. It sounds amazing for AM. Nothing like the simple vintage design of an old VW.

Now, to try to make this look like a illustration blog agian, here are some "church sketches" This is what I do so I can listen better...at least that's what I tell the kids.

Wasatch Classic 13

here is my 1962 bug...

For you few folks that have come to my blog for a long time know that I have a vintage VW obsession. I have posted pictures of my cars at car shows, and this weekend was our annual air-cooled car show. I started working on a '62 bug a few years back, but just as I started the restoration, I lost my job at Disney...so the bug had to wait. I jumped back into it this spring and "finished" it enough to go to the show this year. I hadn't worked all the bugs out of it yet, so it was with some apprehension that I drove almost all the way to springville for the show. I was on University Ave, going about 35 when the unthinkable happened....my drivers-side rear wheele fell off!! Sparks flew and my heart skipped a few beats, but I skidded to a stop on the side of the road and some fellow vw guys stopped to help me out...I was able to jack the car up, track down my tire and all the lugs and put the tire back on...and limp the rest of the way to the show. The weather was great, the cars were cool and other than my little mishap, a very good day. Here are some pics.

scary 4th of July clown???

Don't ask, I have no idea how to explain this...

Have a happy and safe forth of July weekend everyone. Enjoy!!

Calle, livin the american dream!

Here are a couple more sketches...I liked the calle kid...dreamin of playing big time soccer some day.

Not sure what the princess is about...it just happened, don't read anyting into it.

just more sketches.

not much time for anything these days..."just more sketches"

I got a freelance job for a magazine article today, so I'll get to take that all the way to a painted finish!

It's been way too long!!

I've been busy doing a downstairs bathroom remodel. It's now done...maybe I'll post some pictures later...maybe not, it is afterall...just a bathroom.

Here are some quick doodels. I do plan on getting back to posting better stuff, just need to find some time and energy. Both in short supply these days.

Color for the weekend.

this isn't my usual look...but illustrator can be fun too. These are the first few pages of a phonics reader

duh...

just another doodle...just drawing to draw. Drawing is like therapy for me...been that way all my life.

a couple sketches for the weekend.

here are a couple more doodles...not people I know, they just came out while sketching. have a great weekend everyone! Big snow storm headed our way for most of the weekend, hope you're weather is better!!

pig and an angry old guy

Here we have a "bango pig" on a barrel...not sure why. Also, a sharp dressed old guy. Two sketches just for fun.

Illustration Friday: Sweater

I thought I'd try to post something to make this look like an illustration blog again. I always feel guilty when I post photos because I know that's not what people come by to see. So, here is a quick post of a sketch I did today (during a meeting)...I put a sweater on him so I could sneak it into illustration friday on the very last day...hey, better late than never, right?

florida vacation!

here is a picture of nancy at universal studios in front of the hogwarts castle

Nancy and I waiting for the kids in Dr Seuss land

whole familia posing in front to the train

excited to get in and see universal

whole family all dressed up for dinner

guys are...

not lookin' nearly as good as the girls!

lots of sun, food, and snorkeling in cocoa key... we should do this every winter!!

another shot of the kids on their way to dinner...lots of good food!

I would have been more excited to see this if I still had my silver pass...I miss my "get in free pass" it's a small fortune to get a family of six in these days!

We sure had a great time in florida...Orlando is pretty laid back...not exactly what I had pictured in my head. The weather lived up to our expectations...and we loved almost every minute we were there. It was hard to come home to the snow. Spring is just around the corner, right?