art
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wine and other wonders
Once upon a time I got some how-to-be-a-successful-artist advice that said “follow your personal interests and use those for both your art-creation inspirations as well as where you look for art exhibit opportunities” As a reader of this blog you’re aware that I’m interested in (to name a few things) books, food and drink –…
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thought collection
Some artwork of mine is being published in the magazine Thought Notebook – published by Thought Collection Publishing – in the June issue 4 that will come out June 1st. You can find more information via these links: https://www.facebook.com/ThoughtCollection https://twitter.com/thoughtnotebook You can get the magazine in either print or digital after June 1st: http://www.thoughtcollection.org/bookshelf.html And there are…
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book excerpt in honor of Dr. Bob Hoke
Here is a pdf file – DrBobFirstAidKitSampler – a sampler of a few graphic-novel pages from a book I illustrated titled “Dr. Bob’s Emotional Repair Program First Aid Kit” – in this book I collected the stories and ideas expressed by psychiatrist Dr. Bob Hoke who recently passed away. I was so lucky to have known him as a Dad, a…
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lifted from the Coffee Table Book
Here are a few pages lifted from my newest eBook titled “Coffee, Table, Book” http://my.bookbaby.com/book/coffee-table-book
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Gullfriends
When I exhibit my artwork (as I did recently at the Caplan Art Designs gallery www.caplanartdesigns.com) I try to explain how my life inpires my artwork. Being more “visual” rather than verbal it’s easier for me to talk about this via pictures: as I go through life I draw and write in a sketchbook. Like…
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wine art and other wonders
I’ve been busy getting ready for another art exhibit. This one is at a winery! The opening party is the evening of June 5th during “First Friday” at Burnt Bridge Cellars http://www.burntbridgecellars.com/ in Vancouver Washington and Caplan Art Designs (my Portland Oregon area gallery) http://www.caplanartdesigns.com/ is facilitating things. I’m so excited! Did I mention that there will be…
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the artist and the doctor in the library
The Richard Brautigan Library published a story I illustrated – the story was told to me by Dr. Bob Hoke; a psychiatrist, a reader, a father, a grandfather and a baker of very good English Muffins. Over lunch one day he told me a story of a lesson he learned as a young Navy doctor on a submarine during a…
