At it again

Good news everyone! I now have two more under drawings finished or mostly finished. These are for my upcoming "meet the artist" at Diva's Coffee house. I am trying a new method with the raven man. I drew the whole thing with a ball point pen on a gessoed board. I'm curious to see how the gouache reacts to the ink. The fish is drawn with charcoal. It's a real white catfish, pretty eh? Well, it is late and I must go to sleep.

Fun in the Sundance

Good news everyone! There has finally been a sale at the gallery Bregelle shows in. There's a guy who was having a one day show and we went to go see it and there was the coveted red dot on one of her pieces! Whee! In case you were wondering, it was "Breakfast at Tiffany's" that sold. It was a whirlwind of excitement. We weren't sure that we were going to head out to Park City tonight, but it was a good thing that we did. While we were there Bregelle had the opportunity to talk with some collectors and other people interested in her work.

Ok, let me write about the show today, it was crazy. Very crazy. The artist showing is named Keith Bryce. He's a fashion designer and a former contestant on Project: Runway (which means he's a minor celebrity of sorts). Nice guy, cool ideas, styling glasses. As part of his show he dressed up some really funky looking models. I'll put in some pics of what one of them looked like. There was skin showing, antlers poking out of places, tall heels, and glitter I think...anyways, the cool thing about his shin-dig happened before we got there. The BBC and CNN along with a few other news networks had some camera crews in the gallery. So that's exciting. The pics in this post are some of the model, one of the walls with Bregelle's work, and a close up on the one that sold.

A new work in progress

Good news everyone, I started another painting. The reason that I'm doing another painting, other then the fact that I'm an artist and it's what I do, is this; I am going to have some of my work up on display at Divas cupcake and coffee shop. They do a monthly meet the artist reception and the wife and I are the artists for February. I thought to myself, what should I put up for the little showing? Why not another panda? I had some good ideas that I hadn't used yet so I went ahead an drew this one up today. Although I have to admit, it wasn't an all day drawing, I slept in until...well let's just say I slept in. But, at any rate, the image that you see is my charcoal under drawing that I love to begin with. If anyone has any critiques for this before I start painting, then shoot em off, cause I'll be painting this soon.

Also, I got a new cactus. It looks really cool, sadly I don't have a picture yet. I might some day soon though, but we'll see. Have a good night.

An Owl in the Night

Night Owl, by Bregelle Whitworth Davis

Good news everyone, there's going to be a party soon. But before I tell you about that, this painting relates to the party that I'm going to be telling you about in just a moment. The painting was a Christmas gift from my wife. It totally caught me off guard. She's been painting and painting like mad to get everything done for the event I'm about to tell you about. With all her preparations I didn't expect to receive a painting of my own.
Now, I know you have all been waiting to find out about the good news party. It just so happens to be an opening for Bregelle...get this, during the huge Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. My little painting is an example of her style of work. If you want to see more of her work, click here. When will this awesome event happen? January 23 and 24 at the Silver Queen Gallery in Park City, bottom level of the Silver Queen Hotel on the Historic Main Street. There will be music and food, so if you are in the area, please feel free to stop by. Oh yes, the hours that we will be there are as follows: 6-9 both nights.

A better picture

Good news everyone! My wonderful wife took some photos of my Panda painting and made it look better then the one that I have posted below. So to take advantage of her skills I'm posting the better one.

Were the holidays good for everyone this year? My vacation time was spent inside the dwelling of my in-laws. This was not because they were keeping me there as a house servant, cleaning and cooking, and assisting in such tasks as being the chimney broom. I helped out around the house out of my own free will. The main reason was, well two fold. Fold one involved the outlandish amounts of cold air lurking just outside the window. With that cold air was lots of unfriendly snow. It really didn't seem to want to play with me, it melted and soaked my clothing whenever I sat in it or kicked it. The second fold was out of my control. The cause of which is the fact that I have no self control when there is a shiny new game system to play with. You read right. I played alot of games. At least some involved exercise, I was able to burn off a small amount of the sugar I inhaled from the vast supply of sweets sitting on the counters. So for the sake of my wife, don't think about getting me a game system anytime soon. Also, I started a my vision of the cover to the book "A Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis. I have started it, now to the hard part, finishing it. So, all in all, it was a good time and I'm looking forward to next year being just as much fun.

Can you believe this junk?

Image belongs to and created by, Brad Holland

Bad news everyone. The Graphic Artists Guild or gag, I mean GAG, is suing prominent artist Brad Holland and others for, get this-defamation. Are they serious? Sounds like they really are out for the best interest of fellow artists...or themselves. Whichever is the easiest I'm sure. At any rate, if any artists or people who like art or just hate frivolous and hateful lawsuits meant as intimidation, please join the petition. Click here and email your name in to help out and put a stop to an unjust lawsuit! Stand up and make yourself heard, this lawsuit needs to stop.

On a mountain top the panda did roam

Hello, it's that time of the year that all the established sci-fi and fantasy artists get together and submit their work to Spectrum. At the same time, anyone else who thinks they know how to draw a dragon tries to enter as well. Needless to say, I have to enter, getting into Spectrum would be a dream come true. Although I don't think that I'll put in a dragon, how about the next best thing? A panda! So this is my entry into Spectrum. It was a good way for me to practice (don't we all need to be practicing all the time?) painting mountains and animals, together. Oh yeah. Word. The image isn't that great, I'll have a better one up tomorrow or the next day, along with some process shots. I started with a charcoal drawing, painted it with gouache and finished it with acrylic. I spent about 2 weeks on it, not too bad, can I just say how much I like paint? Keep watching for more to come!

It's your birthday!

Happy birthday Mom! Happy birthday Tonia! I wanted to join Anna for the great blogging well wishing extravaganza of wishing you happy birthday and many happy returns of the day.

Mom, you have always given me memorable times in my life and that's why Bregelle and I miss you, if it wasn't for you wanting to take us home and homeschooling me, I would never have seen a turtle lay eggs, caught as many snakes, or read as well as I do. English is still my strongest subject on tests and next to art in school. I blame you for the artists curse (sorry Dad, but I don't think it came from your side of the family). You not only taught me at a young age to draw; which is one of my earliest memories of drawing. I remember sitting in the back of the chapel in church and you showed me how to draw a house. I drew houses that way for many years, I was on about 6 at the time. I can't thank you enough for the unwavoring support you've always given me. I wanted to say thank you and I hope you have the best birthday yet!

Tonia, I hope Ben bought you something nice. Happy birthday to you. I just wanted to say that you are my favorite sister-in-law. I really miss seeing you and the rugrats (that includes my brother). You have been a great inspiration to me since we first met. You are strong, persistent, and really fun to hang around with (despite having more knowledge of Willow). Bregelle and I both miss you and not just because you make us great food when we visit and have adorable kids. Happy Birthday!

Political stuff, I know I know...

Ok, I read this article by Orson Scott Card, a Democrat, about his feelings about Obama and the financial crisis that we "suddenly" fell into. If you are curious about who and why this happened and wonder how we didn't see this coming, it's a really good article to read. So here is the link, read it, no matter what side of the asile you stand on.

The best Sunday activity yet

What do you do on a Sunday in the city? Why you make toys, of course! I designed them, if you could tell, I think it shows. I know that the bulgey eyes and such are a little cliche, but it just looks so darn fun. Can you guess which one I made and which one was made by the wife? I'll give you a hint, she's had a lot more practice at this sort of thing then myself. The squid is called "Quinton" and I haven't named the blob other then "Blob Boy the Third". I thought that I would put in the thumbnails that we made them from, only about 1 inch by 2 inches. I have other ideas for toys like "Drag Along Johnny" and others I don't feel like talking about. See ya'll later!

My new shoes

Good news everyone, I have painted my own shoes. They are now much more fun to look at then the plain white fabric they were when I took them from the store. It took a month or two to figure out what I wanted them to look like, but they now look back at me nicely.

Patchy-ness fun

I don't know what the book is going to be like, but I like the author and thought I would submit my idea for the assignment. In a nutshell, it's a patch for a military group whose nick name is "the Exterminators" and they fight monsters. The author is Scott Sigler, he's pretty good, you know, not all that bad. Really he's pretty good. So I hope I win the little contest, that would rock. Good night.

Help out and cast your vote!

Hi, I should have done this a long time ago, sorry Cass. Cass or James, is my brother-in-law and a graphic designer of some note. He entered into a time sensitive contest and needs our help. To win the contest at the t-shirt design website, design by humans, he needs your help. Please click here to see his cool shirt design. Log in and vote on it. Trust me, while there won't be any dancing leprechauns, you'll have a warm fuzzy feeling very similar in nature clogging green clad midgets. Everyone will have to hurry, voting ends on the 8th of September. That's only 3 days away!

Super Important

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Having some fun

Well, last week my wonderful wife won an art contest in our town, one of the prizes was a long board. I've never had a long board before and since I've snowboarded and skated for a while, it would be a snap to learn. As I played around on small hills with small inclines, I felt pretty good about myself. On the way to work, I started down a fairly steep hill...it made my board go into some speed wobbles. Basically I was like a suburban teenager who couldn't hold his liquor. I tipped and I slid and I left a small trail of DNA on the pavement. I'll let the pictures tell the rest of my story.

A puke story

This is a touching story of a husband holding the hair of his wife as she goes through opiate withdrawl. I'm not trying to be sarcastic either, the story ends with her husband whispering "I love" between each bout of vomiting. It's a story I can really relate too.

It was fun to draw, I love pen and ink. Also, I like drawing toilets too, so this was a winner in my book. I just hope commonties likes it too. I would write more on the deep ponderings of my mind but I went to bed last night at like 4 am cause I was watching the movie, The Four Feathers. We just got it and I didn't want to wait till a normal time to view it. I can be fairly impatient at times, a shocking revealation for those of you who know me. At any rate, I think I'm going to rumage through my bag for some food of some kind, I'm really hungery and no, it's not the "munchies".

He was a bad seed...

James Gurney has a little game that he plays on his blog every Wed. I made this in a couple of hours and I have to post it before my hot water is done boiling. I snagged some new tea from my little sister that I'm really excited to try out. It's a berry zinger tea, really exciting, I can't wait. Oh, there goes the teapot. Toooot. I'm out of here.
I'm back, I hope no one minds that I have used this for two things. But the guy really does look like a bad seed, I mean, what's his problem? So she's got a tail, who didn't at sometime in their life? It's a shame that a beatiful woman with a prehensil tail can't enjoy a meal in a dinner without whispers about her parents and questions about how her skirt works with that tail...

If you want to see more Poe, here you go.

Sorry for the lame rhyming, but I just can't help it. It's not my fault, I watched "The Princess Bride" way to many times when I was a child (I even had a rat tail like Wesley dear). I happen to have finished a new study for the graphic novel that is still in the process of getting started. I had a really good time doing the splatters. Can I tell you how great it is having a good model around to use, it makes drawing a pleasure.

Geuss what? I have two now!

A funny thing happened, the first version was supposed to be a female not a dude. So I was contacted and told that a gender change was in order. A few hours later, in Photoshop, the operation was completed. I put them together to show the difference that a little time and effort can make. It's a fairly sad story about a lady that had to tell her brother some very bad news about his wife, happily it all turns out okay in the end. Let me know what you think.

911 phone call

This is the colored version of the previous post. When I have time I'll write more :)