A haiku:
I'm in the backyard.
Tried to make it safari.
Saw no elephants.
If you look closely, you can see puddles on the ground behind me in the instant pic. There was an afternoon rain that swept through and soaked e...
2023-07-07 21:29:30 +0000 UTC View Post
A haiku:
Summer mosquitoes
Bite me, leaving itchy spots.
I will scratch them raw.
2023-07-07 00:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post
It is so unbelievably hot outside! I sometimes find the deeper, darker woods a bit cooler, but that was not the case today.
I felt like a vegetable in a steam basket. I'm not even sure if I was sweating or if I was experiencing some ki...
2023-07-05 23:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought that the rain
Would somehow cool the hot day.
Now it’s just steamy.
I tried to get a long walk in this morning, but it is so humid and hot that I didn’t go as far as I’d hoped. Most of the day I’ve spent indoor...
2023-07-05 21:41:46 +0000 UTC View Post
I may have been a little distracted by the fireworks and forgotten at least half of what I intended to say...
Independence Day isn't all about the fireworks. I love the diversity of cultures and richness of history that makes up the me...
2023-07-04 18:46:29 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple of weeks ago I posted a video of the rain falling like a shower. It was cool and refreshing to make and I was happy with the results visually. While rinsing coconut scented oil off of myself I thought about the rain that is cr...
2023-07-03 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
What's on the easel this week? Finishing up last week's painting!
I began working on this piece in a livestream last Monday on YouTube. It is my version of the Black Cat Fireworks logo. I have many memories of being a kid and lighting Black ...
2023-07-03 18:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are some photos of me in a few different locations wearing my big black boots! I don't think that these have been posted before, but if they have, enjoy them again!
2023-07-03 18:19:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I tried something a bit different today!
New lighting in blue/purple as I sketched the day's gestural drawing. A bit funky, a bit quirky. And set to music that seems in a similar tone.
Real time, no adjustments in the time it act...
2023-07-02 03:08:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Extreme heat warning.
I’m fanning my face in vain.
I must stay indoors.
It is so hot! Fortunately I was able to get some yard work done earlier in the morning. Work outdoors in the late afternoon today would’ve been impossib...
2023-07-01 19:50:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I've made a short movie using a compilation of footage that really won't be used anywhere else. I'm often seeking out new ways to share behind the scenes looks into life. The theme here being that of summer fun. Fun in the sun, relaxing and ...
2023-06-30 22:50:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Today’s haiku:
Fires, far distant
Wind carries small ke to the south.
The sun feels angry.
It appears that the smoke from Canadian wildfires has reached the south. Air quality was poor, so I was mostly indoors...
2023-06-29 21:30:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Double exposure:
Sharing reflections on self,
Perceived and feeling.
Which I wrote because of the double exposed instant picture I captured today using my LomoInstant camera. It has a lot of creative and artistic settings and fun...
2023-06-28 23:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Another walk through the beautiful and striking landscape of Mt. Arabia.
I'm completely in awe of the breadth of sky and stone! I'd likely go everyday if it were closer.
This footage is paired with the song, "Stealin" by David Gr...
2023-06-28 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Taco Tuesday! It's the last Tuesday of June, and summer is heating up.
I had a particularly active day today, and I'm a bit tired as a result. Most everything I did was physical in some regard: even down to throwing clay on a pottery w...
2023-06-27 22:18:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today’s haiku:
Coconut oil
Tunes play from the radio
I lounge in lawn chairs.
It was the perfect kind of summer day. Not much to do, nowhere to be. I enjoyed the lawn chairs in sunshine!
2023-06-25 21:40:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Richard Brautigan: :Your Departure vs. The Hindenburg".
I so enjoy reading the poetry of Richard Brautigan! For this reading, a short poem about the loneliness, solitude and depression that can easily overcome you when the love of your life ...
2023-06-25 01:21:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working on expanding my understanding and use of line in drawings.
It began some weeks ago when I committed to creating regular gesture drawings using myself as a model. It continues with exploring how to create different moo...
2023-06-25 00:10:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Here, a performative piece taking advantage of the rain.
Using the elements of time, space, and body, I've placed myself in the rain. Typically, this action of simply enjoying the rain is a private experience, but by recording it and sharing...
2023-06-24 22:36:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Behind the scenes, in real time: a gesture drawing revisiting a theme from my series, "They Call Me Coyote".
It was a refreshing gesture drawing in that I love this subject matter, and I love drawing texture. The soft and beautiful fur...
2023-06-24 02:34:15 +0000 UTC View Post
A haiku:
Among the sagebrush
I know you're there but hidden
Howling lonely songs.
The sound of the coyotes howling in the prairies and woods of where I grew up is a sound I recall clearly. I thought of that sound today as I...
2023-06-23 20:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post
A dramatic blue top was the inspiration for this gesture drawing.
It provided me the opportunity to create more dramatic lines as I sketched. With the big ruffles and puffy sleeves, I was definitely inspired by the variety of direction...
2023-06-22 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A haiku:
The air, thick and wet.
Rain swept through leaving droplets
On orange lilies.
Rain has kept me indoors a lot this week. I brightened my day with a colorful bright blue top that has sleeves and embellishments that r...
2023-06-22 21:37:24 +0000 UTC View Post
On the easel today was an exercise in line. Line in a painting or drawing ultimately guides the eye, gives the viewer a direction to look. It serves to both create form and inform a feeling.
I created 3 drawings today intended to explore the...
2023-06-21 22:29:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Taco Tuesday! I hope your week is off to an amazing start!
With the recent rain, I've been enjoying the green and cool. It's still an unusually cool summer, but I'll take it! I've been streaming consistently on YouTube and furthering m...
2023-06-20 23:24:15 +0000 UTC View Post
A haiku:
Crack of thunder
It shook me and pierced my dreams
Did it tear the sky?
I was torn from sleep in the night from one of the loudest rolls of thunder. I’m always a little surprised at how ir...
2023-06-19 21:15:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A haiku:
Lawn mower grumbles
Over grasses tall and green
Summer work's sweet scent.
I love yard work. I know that it's hot and sweaty, but I always feel as though the satisfaction of it outweighs the sheer work of it....
2023-06-18 20:11:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Another recorded gesture drawing to show the entire process of how I use myself as a model.
Prior to creating videos for YouTube and Patreon, I had never seen myself work. As a self-portrait (selfie) artist, seeing the process is an ad...
2023-06-18 15:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
While painting a close-up of Wile E. Coyote on YouTube during Monday night's livestream, I was reminded of this skirt. It's called, "BOOM! 5", the only textile in my BOOM! series. The series is a collection inspired by Saturday morning cartoons th...
2023-06-16 22:10:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A haiku:
Kaleidoscope life
Colors that spin united
Diff'rent, yet fitting.
As I spun around today in my full circle "Boom" skirt, I was reminded of the nature of a kaleidoscope. All the little bits of glass and ...
2023-06-16 21:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post