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Posted onJanuary 30, 2014January 30, 2014a drawing a day

day 221…mt. molehill

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We’ve all heard the expression, “making a mountain out of a mole hill.”  This phrase meaning making a big deal out of something trivial.  However,…

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Posted onJanuary 30, 2014a drawing a day

day 220…ace up your sleeve?

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There’s all kinds of aces you can have up your sleeves!

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Posted onJanuary 30, 2014a drawing a day

day 218…welcome to Amsterdam!

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Today’s drawing is inspired by my trip to Holland.  I saw so many amazing things, especially the vast number of things people do while riding…

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Posted onJanuary 30, 2014a drawing a day

day 213…don’t…don’t believe the hype!

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Today’s drawing is in honor of the great Chuck D!

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Posted onJanuary 29, 2014a drawing a day

day 211…play the f*cking bass, John!

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Today’s drawing is in honor of my favorite bass player, John Taylor!

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Posted onJanuary 29, 2014a drawing a day

day 210…the showman!

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Today’s drawing is in honor of one of my favorite showmen, Freddie Mercury!

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Posted onJanuary 29, 2014a drawing a day

day 208…no dogs in pool!

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My HOA, as with a lot of HOAs, is a little particular.  Today, three signs appeared in the pool area; scrawled in crayon (no joke,…

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Posted onJanuary 28, 2014January 28, 2014a drawing a day

day 205…you hold me in place!

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Today’s drawing is about thing that hold things in place.

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Posted onJanuary 28, 2014a drawing a day

day 204…levitation!

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Today’s drawing is about levitation, pre David Blaine.

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Posted onJanuary 28, 2014a drawing a day

day 202…have you got color in your cheeks?

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The worst thing about blushing, is that you can FEEL yourself blushing…and remain entirely helpless about this situation.  You certainly don’t need a mirror to…

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Posted onJanuary 27, 2014January 27, 2014a drawing a day

day 200…got the guts?

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I suppose, technically, that we’ve all got the guts.

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Posted onJanuary 27, 2014a drawing a day

day 199…calla lilies

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I’m really bummed I couldn’t manage to get my Calla Lilies to bloom this year.  I thought maybe this drawing could send them some good…

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Posted onJanuary 27, 2014January 27, 2014a drawing a day

day 198…year of the Rabbit!

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OK, it’s not really the year of the Rabbit.  It is however, the birthday of Niki, my second work wife, who was born in the year…

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Posted onJanuary 27, 2014a drawing a day

day 197…fond of ewe!

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Today’s drawing is dedicated to my work wife, Angie.  Certainly not the first dedication she’s received, but after all she is my wifey :) We…

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Posted onJanuary 25, 2014a drawing a day

day 194…sorry, Ringo.

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Today’s drawing is inspired by something my mom and I always say.  Whenever we listen to the Beatles album, “HELP!” we would usually skip the…

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Posted onJanuary 25, 2014January 25, 2014a drawing a day

day 193…passing ships in the night

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This is how ships slip past one another, silently, in the night…

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Posted onJanuary 25, 2014a drawing a day

day 192…triple bagger!

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There are days when you need caffeine, and then there are days when you need a lot of it.      Today’s drawing is inspired…

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Posted onJanuary 25, 2014a drawing a day

day 190…pow pow!

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Today’s drawing is inspired by the son of a co-worker of mine.  He replaces the phrase “beat up” with the phrase, “pow-pow!”  I’ll use it…

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Posted onJanuary 24, 2014January 24, 2014a drawing a day

day 189…keep your eyes peeled!

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Probably 75% of my artwork is inspired by music.  Music keeps me focused, especially when I’m working on a sustained project, like this twenty thirteen…

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Posted onJanuary 24, 2014a drawing a day

day 187…lotsa cranes!

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My neighborhood in South Austin has experienced a bunch of new construction; there are five mid-rise building being built within a mile of my casa.…

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Posted onJanuary 24, 2014January 24, 2014a drawing a day

day 186…the anatomy of a whistle

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While I was at work today, I was teasing a co-worker of mine that she couldn’t whistle.  I figured this diagram might help her out:

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Posted onJanuary 23, 2014a drawing a day

day 183…did you not get my message in a bottle?

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Ok, its not everyday Sting sends you a message in a bottle. Now, he really wants to stress the sense of urgency in said message…so…

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Posted onJanuary 23, 2014January 23, 2014a drawing a day

day 181…sting is in my noggin!

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To continue with the theme of the last drawing-a-day…we welcome back Sting…who would like to send you a message in a bottle.  I’m sure said…

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Posted onJanuary 23, 2014January 23, 2014a drawing a day

day 179…gordon who?

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Today’s drawing is inspired by a 1997(ish?) bit by Dana Carvey.  He says, “The guy names himself a present-tense verb?  Cause he’s not stung…he’s not…

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Posted onJanuary 23, 2014a drawing a day

day 177…for mother Russia!

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Space…the final frontier.  Its kind of amazing that we’re encompassed by this giant vacuum with stars, planets, and space junk, that are billions of light…

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Posted onJanuary 23, 2014January 23, 2014a drawing a day

day 176…the power of the rally cap!

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One of the perils of being a fan of the New York Mets, is that you become all too familiar with the rally cap and…

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Posted onJanuary 10, 2014January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 173…oops!

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Welcome to one of the biggest pains in the asses…spilled paint!

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 172…the real housewives of austin brewskeeball!

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Today’s drawing is for my brewskee-ball team photo.  We’ve had a ton of silly costumes over the skeesons, but for this year we chose to…

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 170…a lil cross stitch!

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I had an amazing time in Scandinavia, but when you’ve been traveling for a few days, there really is no place sweeter.

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 169…dinosaurs

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Today I am back in the states and I visited the museum of natural history in NYC.  It had been several years since I had…

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 168…it’s a bird, it’s a plane..it’s Super Cooper!

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Today is the birthday of my friend and skee-e-o (yup, that’s CEO brewskee ball pun), Cooper! Recently, we had the BBNC (Brewskee Ball National Championship)…

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 166…inspired!

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Today I went to the Museum of Modern Art and also the Museum of Design in Stockholm.  There was a Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit that…

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 165…stockholm manhole

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Welcome to stockholm!  And at least i’m consistent and look at the ground in every city i’m in.

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013January 10, 2014a drawing a day

day 164…redemption!

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Today’s drawing is of a Swedish icon…the dala horse!  I felt as though I needed to draw something a bit classier than gunther!  So here’s…

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013a drawing a day

day 161…gunther!

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I made a friend today in Sweden!  So naturally, the first thing I asked her was if Gunther was real.  The answer, much to my…

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Posted onAugust 18, 2013a drawing a day

day 160…welcome to malmo

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Today I took the train from Copenhagen to Malmo.  I was walking around the town, and I noticed how pretty their manhole covers were.  With…

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 159…the little mermaid

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Today’s drawing is inspired by the little mermaid statue in Copenhagen.  Despite her name, I kind of expected her to be a bit bigger…

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 158…great idea!

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Today’s drawing is inspired by a very unique ceiling light I saw while touring Copenhagen.  Its a shattered light bulb on a grand scale.

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 157…gargoyle fountain

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Today we walked all through the tourist shopping traps in Copenhagen.  Saw a pretty awesome fountain with gargoyles flanking the sides.  Illustrated below is one…

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 155…elm leaves!

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The final in the leaf studies…ye old elm!

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 154…maple leaves!

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Still in Denmark and my leaf series continues!  Leaves always remind me of my friend from the north, Harsha!  Hooray Canadians!

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 151…oak leaves

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Today’s drawing and my fascination with leaves continues…just as the jet lag sets in!

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Posted onJuly 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 150…ginko leaves

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Today begins a two week expedition in Denmark and Sweden.  I feel a little out of sorts…like I’m in New York City for the first…

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Posted onJuly 2, 2013July 2, 2013a drawing a day

day 147…minor riot!

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Today’s drawing is about the biggest controversy in brewskee-ball history.  The BBNC,  brewskee-ball national championship – aka – the BEEB, was held in Austin this…

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Posted onJuly 2, 2013July 2, 2013a drawing a day

day 146…sewing mishap!

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Today’s drawing comes by request from my friend, Kristen.  Today is her birthday and she gave me so many great ideas to choose from for…

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Posted onJune 1, 2013a drawing a day

day 143…rock/paper/scissors

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Today’s drawing was inspired by something that came up in conversation.  My brewskee-ball buddies and I were talking about variations on rock/paper/scissors.  I was reminded…

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Posted onJune 1, 2013a drawing a day

day 142…drawing hand.

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There’s a certain degree of insanity that this drawing a day-ish project has pushed me to. Totally in a good way.  My thought process feels…

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Posted onJune 1, 2013a drawing a day

day 141…ye old ticker!

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This is a concept i’ve explored a little bit in my *not to scale series, and I’ve felt as though I could revisit it.  I…

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Posted onJune 1, 2013a drawing a day

day 140…lace key

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I’ve always wanted to design keys…like the one below.  So that’s the subject of today’s drawing!

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Posted onJune 1, 2013June 1, 2013a drawing a day

day 137…”I ain’t here to break it, just see how far it will bend”

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Happy birthday to Josh Homme, who is celebrating a birthday today!  Inspiration is a pretty awesome motivator, and Mr. Homme is able to inspire me…

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