Friday, July 31, 2009

300


post #300. just over 2 years... and some of you are still around. thought i would try to get one in prior to midnight... we'll see

Thursday, July 30, 2009

no title...


i always enjoy walking through the woods in the evening. one of my neighbors told me they were charged by a big bull moose last week. i'll keep an eye out for him on my next walk.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

inside cover

saw a lot of weird stuff working the night shift last night, may take my camera tonight. sleep sucked today, it is way too hot! later

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

boat...


an old broken boat. its floatin' days are over, now it just collects leaves and other discarded items from man and nature.
i'm working night shifts for the next couple days. explains the rush on this one. with any luck i'll be able to draw tomorrow in the am...

Monday, July 27, 2009

smokes...


pick-up yer butts... i've never smoked, and i've never liked picking up other people's butts. it's amazing that so many people flick their butts out of the car window without any concern at all. thanks sally, for the idea!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

fire...


in the theme of abandoned, don't leave your campfire unattended. the fire season is upon us. another hot day in the northwest...

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Illustration Friday: idle


Taking a break from the trash theme. Opened another sketchbook to draw other "stuff". The theme this week for IF is "idle", figured I'd draw something in my "idle" time that i like to do when i need a break... others may see wondering about the woods as an "idle" pastime, for me it is a time to reflect and enjoy the beauty around us...

Friday, July 24, 2009

roadside chow...


don't you love it when folks chuck their healthy feed bags along the road, or better yet when they leave it scatter about the park when there is a trash can twenty feet away... guess that's why it's convenience food.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

more trash...


yes, more trash... there are plenty of shopping carts strewn along the river, as well as a river of trash. i may take a small break from trash and start the close-up face japanese album moleskine. tomorrow will advise me on what to draw...

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

a different trailer


i see abandoned semi-trailers here and there in fields and in the woods. one on the trail about a mile from my house has been vandalized and some kids smoke their "funny cigarettes" inside.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

quick one


God i'm tired... had to hurry to get one done before the midnight hour. i need to get to bed, another early day tomorrow.
hey all you faithful, throw some ideas at me for this abandoned/trash theme. i have 30 ideas on my list for the 40 i have to draw...

Monday, July 20, 2009

red and yellow return


memories of being a kid working on a farm. the farmer had an old tractor sitting out back that didn't run. i wanted it to fix it but never did. i wonder if the old thing is still collecting rust and bird droppings...

Sunday, July 19, 2009

left in an overgrown parking lot


it is amazing what one finds in the parking lots about the city. plan on taking my camera for a walk to take pictures of the stuff i may eventually draw...

Saturday, July 18, 2009

left for dead


when i was growing up, in pennsylvania, my father would take me hunting. i remember an old bus in the woods. it was converted into a hunting camp. this bus is not as run down as that one, but it is still creepy to come up on one left in the woods.

Friday, July 17, 2009

tired...


still @ the trash/abandoned drawings. this was a bit rushed. going to see how many days in a row i can draw and post...

Thursday, July 16, 2009

trailer...


more neglected/abandoned structures in the woods... working the night shift tonight thought i'd post before i head out...
on another note, my design for the spoke cards for Spoke Fest 09 was selected for the September event.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

church...


thought i better hurry up and get this posted, the day is almost over. tryin' to post one a day...

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

outhouse...


not doin' any faces in the new moleskine (sure i won't). thanks for the suggestion eva! thought i'd stick to stuff abandoned... i still plan on making the japanese album moleskine full of close-up faces...

Monday, July 13, 2009

started a new moleskine


started another moleskine today... so far not happy with this one, think i'll work on it some more...

Sunday, July 12, 2009


a bit out of practice... been a little while since i picked up a pen. i'll try to get motivated... eventually i'll try the whole drawing a day challenge (sure i will).

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

IF: shaky


the economy is a little shaky...
theme for illustration friday... shaky