Trick'r Treat

Grow

Ostrich was frustrated with Chicken's stunted growth issue, so every day spent in the junkyard was a struggle.

I must say that I was inspired by a fellow .blogspotter, rottentuna.blogspot.com for this one.

Open Table

"Table's Open"...oil on wood for my brother's 30th birthday and house-warming gift. Ironically, our return trip this past weekend from camping in Virginia was followed with a fitting theme.

Wedding

Plenty left in the sea.

Momentum

Paradise Drive-In

Sort of a combination of last week's theme: Swing on in, kick your heels off, and enjoy an ice cold shake at our ol' fashioned theatre. Seems like outings like this are harder and harder to come by.

Citrus-flavored Neighbor's Sign

In an instant, your sign can be signaled and seen. The slightest movement could trigger emotions in someone or something else. These are my neighbors. They smell of citrus. Perhaps they were into the air fresheners again.

Remember

that hills have eyes...

Polar

Fortune

You can find these former Fraggle Rock stars relentlessly combing the beaches in search of treasure...'one man's trash, another man's fortune.'

Green

This time of year, we are all yearning for greener pastures. 16" x 20" oil on canvas

Snap!

Student Portrait

Briggs was a good sport and model.

Self Portrait

Our students are using traditional dry media like charcoal and pastel on pre-dampened surfaces. The last of the series is a self portrait study.

I Spy

Why spy if you already see eye to eye?

cityscape

I ran across this inspiring artist, http://tommatt.com/ out of NY, and so my students are rendering cityscapes over newsprint.

Total

Total Arizona Serenity...created with total chaos, using watercolor, pastel, and charcoal.

Wired

Wired for Wishes, this Jeannie ain't up for requests...

Hide

Hidden behind a train-full of demands, the voltage cross-over nearly ruptured in exhaustion.

Communication

Networked through a labyrinth of heated tubes and buried below concrete, radiant heat is a good friend to stay in touch with in the dead of winter.

Gravity...

led to the untimely crash. Batteries not included.

Sprout

"And from the fiery ash she sprouted new life..."--author unknown>>graphite resin over tinted gesso on oak tag

Red

Super Hero!

...not quite 2, but a handful none the less.

8 D's

Buzz

"Psst! Come on, let's go. What are you doing in there?"

Phoenix

Help

Mask

Might

Disclaimer: This suit is not responsible for flight or any damages that may occur during experimentation. For ages 12 and up. You MIGHT want to consult an adult before assembly.

Invention

I have no idea, but this is called Da Marzo Machine. It rotates and cuts the noses off the glasses. The parts are then saved and worn at meetings.

Thanksgiving

College Dining Hall: everyone standing in line like it was a rock concert. Bent silverware, greasy plastic trays, the guy in the back sweating on the potatoes -- you know what I'm talking about. But, we all loved it -- even went up for seconds...as long as you had someone's "ticket." Same thing on Crab Legs Night.

Clear!

Biggest nightmare ever...waking up to, "Clear!" and seeing a defibrillator coming at you.

Smoke

Broken Wind

This is a tribute (ok, spoof) on Mr. Mister -- only it's a sequel to their original album, "Broken Wings." Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the 80's!

Ghost

8X10" graphite resin on gesso

Smitten

smit‧ten: to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon. This one is coffee struck.

Tyrant

Nothing but a trouble-making Tyrant

Trouble

Wyatt Earp: "Are you gonna do something, or just stand there and bleed?" He and his immortals, along with the legendary Doc Holiday, brought law and order to the streets of Tombstone in a fiery stand with the local cowboys -- whom were always stirring up trouble. >linocut, 6 x 6"

Quiet

...and trapped in a Fun House.

Phobia

She never did come to like school very much.

Change

Change of heart or just two-faced?















You know when you don't have a ball marker? You use good old 'Abe'.

Farm

Timber Framing is an old and almost lost art form. Usually common practice of Amish construction, vast and expansive outbuildings are erected in an amazingly timely fashion. Pounded together with merely wooden pegs and renown for their robust structural integrity, these things will provide many years of farming -- even without animals or crops. We have come to find an array of uses for such a dwelling. Equipped with a "Guys Room," this is certainly not your father's barn. Picture adults at play...a tractor pad, hay loft, work room, studio, even a nostalgic Coke machine. Com' on over and don't forget your quarters!