Junk Face

I made this piece when I was preparing for a move: it's made out of scraps of garbage.

This is made of a piece of wood, tissue paper, colored scrap paper, glue, and spray paint.

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At the Door

I blame Genesis 4 for this one.
It took me a good three hours to draw. I had fun with the slightly warped depth and perspective.

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The Old Watcher

This monster makes me sad.  I know I made him up myself, but he feels like a character that I learned about as I drew him.

I would tell you his story, but it's very disturbing. And maybe it would be better if you came up with a story of your own for him.

This was made with watercolors on watercolor paper and a fine-tipped sharpie. 

Using Free Art Supplies

It's an enjoyable challenge to create a piece exclusively from free materials. In my experience, imposing a framework for a piece is the most important part of its formation. Often I create that framework via medium.

Materials for this piece come from a box of donated items: a rejected, pre-cut mat, a piece of scrap paper, and a pencil stub.

It's part of my Philippians series.

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Pen Drawing: Facing Hunger

8" x 8" 

pen on vellum

See more of my artworks inspired by Philippians, or check out other monsters.

Scratchboard Rat

This is one of my first scratchboard pieces: it functioned more as practice than anything else.  It's surprising what a variety of values a scratchboard can yield.

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A Scratchboard Jungle

The Jungle
clay scratchboard and sumi ink
2.5" x 8"

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The Obedient One: Completed

The Obedient One

I draw monsters.
Here are some more.

See an earlier stage of this painting, or check out more pieces in my Philippians series.

Controlled chaos: "The Starvation for Home"

The Starvation for Home
3' x 4'
Acrylic on canvas

I really enjoyed making this painting—employing gravity and excessive amounts of messy watered-down paint.  I get a kick out of using destructive forces for constructive means.

I like hands, and I use them in art a lot.  You can see more paintings with them.