Recent Work

Toloache and an Emperor

Ink, watercolor and gouache on paper

22 by 30 inches 

2019

Hadrian

Ink and gouache on paper 

11 by 16 inches

2019

The Cactus Where my Heart Once Was

Acrylic on Paper

22 by 30 inches 

2019 

Caracalla and Cacti 

Ink, watercolor and gouache on paper

7 by 9 1/2 inches 

2019  

Deities with a Raven 

Ink, watercolor and gouache on paper

14 by 9 1/2 inches 

2019 

Self Portrait with Olmec Mask and Lightbulbs

Ink. Gouache and collage on paper 

14 by 9 1/2 inches 

2019 

Be Sensitive to Resistance 

Acrylic on paper

22 by 30 inches

2019 

Soledad

Ink and gouache on paper

10 by 13 inches

2020

Nezahuacoyotl 

Sepia Ink and gouache on paper 

10 by 13 inches

2020

Love is Like a Bottle of Gin 

Watercolor and Gouache on paper 

9 1/2 by 14 inches 

2020 

 

Appealing Randomness

Today, the blog is not cooperating. 

Sor Juana and Las Monjas Coronadas, a good band name.

There is an appealing randomness to all of this. 

"I have nothing to say and I am saying it." 

John Cage

Mathematical Theories Concerning Randomness

I know very little about mathematics but I know a lot about randomness. 

You know, it's the same guy on different days.

I look forward to perceiving you. 

Thinking without Words of My Own.

I Don't Read Music. I Listen to Silence.

The Shoe Gazer Page

It shows what's in my head on its best days.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

What do I think about during sex?

Drawing sleeping people is pretty easy. They don't move and they don't notice. 

Giant Spider Hands

Pink Poles, a reference to Jackson Pollock.

Life in the Transitory Panopticon

And, I have been dreaming of trees. 

The Transitory Panopticon

Every day can be a sketching expedition if you want it to be. 

A Pencil is a Good Material for Drawing a Ghost

So this is a self portrait from early January 2013. Around this time, I was making a lot of pencil drawings on a prepared ground. I usually like wet materials but pencil on prepared ground is a nice way to draw ghosts. I'm playing around with it again and really need to go into the studio pretty much right now. 

My back pack is turning me into the living embodiment of Sisyphus.

We're Looking For You

The Sharpie Does Not Cooperate

What I was drawing at the beginning of 2013

It takes me a while to share what I make. I'd much rather get lost in the making. Here's a journal that I began in January 2013. 

The cover.

My contact info. 

Merv says Vanna's worth every penny! 

Bukowski Christ