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Posted onAugust 25, 2015January 15, 2017artwork

kitty (and pup) pals

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I’ve known Shelby, my friend and neighbor, for almost 7 years.  We’ve watched each others’ pets while the other is on vacation.  That’s trust right…

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Posted onJuly 20, 2015January 15, 2017artwork

Just the three of us (for now…)

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My buddy Seth from high school reached out to me to help him with a birthday surprise for his wife.  He asked me to draw…

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Posted onJuly 1, 2015January 15, 2017artwork

Now with kung-fu grip!

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It’s not all that often that I work in color.  I was a little intimidated when I was asked by a fellow skee-ball player to…

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Posted onApril 13, 2014January 15, 2017in other news...

tis the skeeson!

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Fact: I play in a competitive skee-ball league.  I’m stoked that they are having the fifth annual national championships (BBNC Brew skee-Ball National Championships) again…

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Posted onFebruary 6, 2014February 6, 2014a drawing a day

day 300…Simon Le Lichtenstein

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Two people that have had a huge influence on me as an artist, share a birthday!  Simon Le Bon, with his amazing lyrics, and Roy…

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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 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 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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Posted onMay 30, 2013a drawing a day

day 128…jerry garcia!

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Today’s drawing comes by request of a friend, Mike, as a surprise Mothers’ Day gift for his wife, Dawn.  They are the proud owners of…

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Posted onMay 20, 2013a drawing a day

day 124…GOB!

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Today’s drawing is in honor of Mr. Final Countdown, GOB…otherwise known as Will Arnett.  It’s his birthday today, and he is the subject of today’s…

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Posted onMay 5, 2013a drawing a day

day 118…land of confusion

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Today’s drawing is of Phil Collins, who used to be my musical guilty pleasure.  Note the past tense, as i don’t feel guilty about it…

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Posted onApril 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 115…crawdad man!

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Today’s drawing comes from one of my favorite episodes of The League.  Here is a drawing of the Crawdad Man.  You should probably keep an…

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Posted onApril 25, 2013a drawing a day

day 114…the chicken man!

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If there’s one thing I love almost as much as baseball, it’s all the superstitions that surround the game.  In fact, I may or may…

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Posted onApril 23, 2013a drawing a day

day 112…new jersey’s own…

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Today is Jack Nicholson’s birthday…and he is also the subject of today’s drawing!  I really enjoy taking requests for these one-a-day-ish drawings and this one…

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Posted onApril 23, 2013April 23, 2013a drawing a day

day 108…eek! migraines!

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Have you ever had a migraine?  They are quite awful, often lasting days.  I totally jinxed myself when a co-worker when home with a migraine.…

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Posted onApril 23, 2013a drawing a day

day 107…just a dude and his tigers.

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The subject of today’s drawing is none other than Mr. Mike Tyson.  This drawing comes by request of my mother who will be attending his…

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Posted onApril 8, 2013April 8, 2013a drawing a day

day 91…esssssteban!

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I’m not really sure how or why, but the infomercial guitar player, Esteban, came up in conversation the other night.  Anycrap, here he is, the…

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Posted onApril 8, 2013April 8, 2013a drawing a day

day 86…twinsies!

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Gawrsh! I’ve been a little behind in posting, but thankfully not behind in creating artwork! Today’s drawing is pretty much what I used to look…

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Posted onMarch 18, 2013a drawing a day

day 74…the iron sheik!

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Today is my fellow Persian, the Iron Sheik’s birthday!  So he is the subject of today’s drawing.  When I was growing up in the 80s,…

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Posted onMarch 18, 2013a drawing a day

day 71…happy birthday, Straw!

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Today is Darryl Strawberry’s birthday!  Which makes him the subject of today’s drawing!  Here he is in his rookie year with the Mets!

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Posted onMarch 10, 2013a drawing a day

day 66…happy birthday Mama!

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Today is the birthday of the most incredible woman I know.  She has endless amounts of wisdom, carries herself with grace, is an amazing artist…

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Posted onMarch 10, 2013a drawing a day

day 65…i’ll get you my pretty!

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Today’s drawing is a commissioned piece by my friend Chopper!  He’s an amazing photographer and guitar tech, and he travels the world making bands sound…

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Posted onMarch 6, 2013a drawing a day

day 61…bond, james bond.

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Happy Birthday to Daniel Craig, the latest 007.  I must admit that Roger Moore is my absolute favorite Bond, but Mr. Craig is a close…

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Posted onMarch 6, 2013a drawing a day

day 60…cubs win!

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Happy birthday to Harry Caray, announcer for the Chicago Cubs.  I really really love drawing people with thick glasses.  Tons of fun and super challenging…

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Posted onFebruary 26, 2013a drawing a day

day 56…I’m a pisces fish

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Here is my favorite Beatle, fellow pisces, and endless source of inspiration, George Harrison!

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Posted onFebruary 26, 2013a drawing a day

day 53…Ewing!

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Today is my birthday, and clearly it’s going to be a good year as I am turning Ewing years old!  So here he is, Patrick…

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Posted onFebruary 20, 2013a drawing a day

day fifty one…that’s two thus far, Shooter!

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I have been thinking about working on some super villain portraits lately.  So, today’s drawing is of the sweeter side of Jaws from the James…

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Posted onFebruary 20, 2013a drawing a day

day forty seven…morrissey dreams of chickens

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Today’s drawing is inspired by my dear friend, superhero hair stylist, and fellow handy bitch,  Shannon!  We have worked on a ton of home improvement…

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Posted onFebruary 12, 2013a drawing a day

day 40…truman, the puppy!

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Today’s drawing is another commissioned piece for my friends/neighbors, Ric and Paul, of their puppy, Truman!  He is just too cute!  This was meant to…

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Posted onFebruary 12, 2013a drawing a day

day 39…congrats to Michelle and Jason!

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Today’s drawing is for my dear friends, Michelle and Jason, and the birth of their baby boy, Felix!  Michelle and Jason were the very first…

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Posted onFebruary 6, 2013a drawing a day

day thirty-seven…never gonna give you up

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Happy Birthday to Rick Astley! Fact: he only made $12 from all the hits (58 million views!) on his you tube video, “Never gonna give…

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Posted onFebruary 4, 2013a drawing a day

day 33…”What if there is no tomorrow…there wasn’t one today!”

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Today is Groundhog Day!  And today’s drawing is in honor of the movie, Groundhog Day (go figure!).  This is one of my favorite scenes where…

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Posted onJanuary 31, 2013a drawing a day

day thirty-one…Ryan v. Ventura

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Happy Birthday to Nolan Ryan!  This is probably one of the most famous fights in Major League Baseball history, the fight between Nolan Ryan and…

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Posted onJanuary 31, 2013February 12, 2013a drawing a day

day twenty nine…magnum, pi!

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Today’s drawing is of Mr. Tom Selleck, who is celebrating a birthday today.  He looks even more majestic in turquoise.  As does his mustache.

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Posted onJanuary 26, 2013January 26, 2013a drawing a day

day twenty six…happy birthday nathan!

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Tomorrow is my friend Nathan’s birthday!  And since I’ve been taking Sundays off, today’s drawing is dedicated to him!  Our friendship has been compared to…

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Posted onJanuary 26, 2013a drawing a day

day twenty-four…good times never seemed so good…

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Today’s drawing comes from request of a former co-worker of mine, Jose.  We worked together when I was living in Arizona.  Jose was always MacGyver’ing…

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Posted onJanuary 20, 2013January 20, 2013a drawing a day

day nineteen…i’ve got a chip on my shoulder

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…and it’s sour cream and onion.  The idea for this piece came out of a discussion about introspection, and the value in taking a pretty…

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Posted onJanuary 17, 2013a drawing a day

day seventeen…luke, i am your father.

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That phrase was spoken by James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader!  It’s Mr. Jones’s birthday today, so I decided to celebrate with a…

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Posted onJanuary 16, 2013January 17, 2013a drawing a day

day fourteen – baby, you’ve got a stew going!

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Today, January 14th is the birthday of a Mr. Carl Weathers! I must celebrate his awesomeness with a portrait! From Rocky (III is my favorite)…

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Posted onJanuary 1, 2013artwork

i ain’t here to break it, just see how far it will bend…

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This portrait of Josh Homme was a christmas gift for my dear friend, AngieB.  For the past five years, Angie and I have left each…

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Posted onJanuary 1, 2013artwork

the british are coming!

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I love working on portraits!  I find it challenging to capture a person’s face; there’s tons of angles, planes, shapes, and shadows to decipher, and…

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