Curious fun things

Here are some recent fun and imaginative drawings I've done lately.


This is of my son Michael when he was almost two years old.


Here is an unfinished one of a royal mouse.

Little critters participate in the craziest sports.

This one and the next one are just some character sketches of ogres.

The Man Looked Bored

Graphite on paper, 9" x 12"

Another illustration exercise for James Gurney's Blog weekly "Art by Comittee."

Man in Goggles

Ink on paper, approximately 9" x 12"

I did this little illustration as an exercise I found on James Gurney's (creator of Dinotopia) Blog. The exercise was to create an illustration out of context with the following quote from a science fiction novel. This quote reads:

“I was thankful I had brought goggles when the quick deadly dust storms came boiling up.”

Notice the little beads of sweat on the old mans forehead and face illustrating the "boiling."

The Beard

I grew a beard for my wife just so she could see how it looked. After we finished taking some pictures my son Michael wanted to jump in with me. Here is a fun one I liked.

After we took pictures of me in my beard I decided to shave the next day. Here are a series of pictures we did just for fun.


.........Goin' tough here...........................A little Goofy


.............Who knows?


................Sexy?............................I'm finally clean shaven with -........................................................... Michael's approval.

Cute Bunny

Oil on canvas, 11" x 14"

And yet another idea for one of my childrens books, a cute little bunny.

Tree Frog

>Prisma Color on paper

I drew this with my two year old son Michael this evening from one of his favorite animal books. He gave me a thumbs up on the results so I thought I would post it.

Monkey See No Evil

Prisma Color on Paper

This is an idea I have for one of the childrens books I'm writing. I need the other two monkeys "hear no evil" and "speak no evil" now.

Character studies

Oil on canvas

Oil on canvas

oil on canvas

I'm interested in writing and illustrating my own children's books and these are just some ideas I had for characters.

Stuffed Panda Bear

Watercolor on paper, 9" x 12"

I painted this while I was studying a few years ago. I think he's a little whimsical. I always liked him. He's framed in my two year old son Michael's room.

Me and my family