Blueberries

Perfect studio weather, but I'm working hard on some freelance digital painting. Hope to get some studio days soon.

Early May life drawing

A couple of 3 and 5 minute drawings from recent Disney sessions. Watercolor and Stabilo on animation paper. I've been very busy on new fairy book "Golden Age of Fairies" which will be a beautiful book. Maybe I can post a mushroom, flower or something magical soon. It was great to take a break and draw with a pencil the past couple of Fridays.

April 20 cake

Happy birthday to WC-FL. watercolor/newsprint on paper.

Things

Things on my table in February. watercolor on artistico fabriano, 22x30", 2009. and detail

life drawing

several quick sketches from life drawing. Stabillo on animation paper. watercolor added on one. images about 10x7".

boy head

4x4" gouache on paper

Weather/Newspaper/Watercolor

Lotus Blossom Festival cancelled again, since Lotus flowers not growing on Echo Park Lake again this year.
I love lifeguard towers pushed back toward banks for the winter. Salt Creek Beach in Orange Co.

Weather/Newspaper image

Two quick paintings of Los Angeles. Freeways are horrid when wet.

Continuing previous images from newspaper

Again, these were taken from color xeroxs. Watercolor on paper, 3x4". From original "Images from the Newspaper" series. Of course, I changed the image quite a bit from the actual newspaper photo. These were done in 2000-2002. I exhibited 100 of these type of drawings in a show in Hollywood sometime in early 2002 I believe.

Newspaper images from previous series

Some images (taken from color xeroxes) of previous newspaper image series. Originals were watercolor on paper, 3x4" 2000-2002

February weather

watercolor on paper, 3x4". I am not gluing the newspaper clipping on the next few months of small watercolors, as I'm working out of sketchbook, and planning on using these for a show.
I had a show of 100 watercolors this size several years ago of images generated from the newspaper and have started a new series of these.
Even though it's cold and rainy (a good thing for LA winter) it is still grapefruit season which make the best margaritas.

korean chop

The beautiful chop of my name in Korean and the ink pot.
Anyone with experience with this, please advise. The ink seems sticky and I don't know what that little scraper thing is for.

butternut squash

I'm loving this rain after weeks of summer weather in january. MS sent me a wonderful chop from Korea where he was directing animation. It is my name in Korean, and all I can recognize is the DF. I am having trouble getting the ink the right consistency. It comes in a little pot and seems sticky. The directions are in Korean, so I'll have to get my neighbors to help me with it. I'll post a picture of the chop later.

these might be larger

Some larger images of the painting below. I must not have changed my email in all the blog settings, as I wasn't getting the comments. I'm sorry if I have not responded to some comments, they must have gone to my old email. Hopefully, I will get new ones and will be able to respond. As always, thanks for visiting and leaving one. I appreciate it.

Fortnight lily

The fortnight lilies are blooming after those 10 days of summer weather. This is half plant, half sidewalk/shadows...... Watercolor on Arches hot press. 22 x 45".

surf's up

One of my four handsome and creative brothers (well, actually I have 6 counting the outlaws) took this picture at the beach yesterday. Sunset. surf was up.... (after posting, I have to say, the color is nothing like the brightness of the original......)

Andrew Wyeth

I'm sad to hear about Andrew Wyeth dying today in his sleep, but am so glad that he existed in the first place.

wall-e book

I have been busy painting a Wall-e book for Disney Publishing. (adobe photoshop). It's a christmas book for next year.
Freelancing is tough, and I am looking forward to getting back to teaching college, if anyone out there in the world, knows of anything. I'm available. Even though I'm wearing flipflops and shorts right now, and about to have lunch at La Cabanita with friends, I'll move anywhere.
Image copyright by Walt Disney Co.

places

thanksgiving on a boat and christmas in zion, and alot of photo reference for future studio paintings.

january life drawing

Three 3- 5 minute drawings of the model, Nicole, looking away.

Stabilo aquarellable on 16 Field animation paper.