Inner Dialog

It is a cold and rainy day here in Topeka and when Asha and I went out for our pre-dawn ramble, we stayed mostly in our block while Asha rousted about in bushes looking for rabbits. After returning home and toweling off Asha and also the delivery of the requisite post walk treats, I decided to sit down in the studio for a bit. I really like a lot of art I see that is done with black ink on paper, so I decided to play around a little bit with it.  I have always considered pen and ink so unforgiving because you cannot erase and redo and it takes very little for it to end up looking pretty sloppy.  It was fun to experiment with this piece, but it showed me that I will have to learn a lot about pen and ink before I can feel good about the results.  Hopefully, with time and practice, I will improve.

Fish Bulb

I really enjoyed it when I did my first "bright idea" card for a swap at iATCS, so I decided to do something else along the same lines. This time, istead of a bug, I inserted a gold fish into my bulb.  I have put it up for sale on eBay.  I may do some more of these over time because they allow me to amuse myself and also tackle the challenges posed by drawing glass.

Pet

Pets are wonderful. I hear so many people say that they can relate better to their pets than to other humans. I can understand this statement completely.  Up for sale on ebay is "Pet."

This offering marks the beginning of a week of vacation time, interrupted only by a dash to a neighboring town next Thursday for  a meal at a restaurant with a couple of family members. This will suit my needs well and I look forward to a week of freedom.

Om

Here is another, somewhat surreal nude I have just put up for sale on eBay.  I drew the close up of the hand based on my hand.  Anyone know how to read palms?

The Offering

Here is another ACEO that I have for sale on eBay.  I have today and tomorrow off of work. I should be cleaning, but I am having too much fun in the studio.

Traffic	Ouster

I have two more ACEOs up for sale on eBay.  It seems I am in a somewhat surreal, fantasy mode these days.

Worry

I am not actually worried today (yay Obama!), but after I finished this ACEO, it made me think about how I feel when I am worried (hence, the title).  I have this ACEO up for sale on eBay.

Here’s to everyone having a great week!