Reflections

Portrait for Resume, June 2, 2021

During the pandemic, my hair got a little longer and my beard got a little grayer. As I worked on my own creativity during these tough times, I felt a need to stand out more in my professional life. One way of during that was to inject more expression and inspiration into my resume. My idea was to add a self-portrait and some hand drawn text (inspired by House Indu

Chili CookOff, May 8th, 2021

The Chili Cookoff is an annual event where my old co-workers get together and judge each other's chili. This was the 5th year we held the event. Every year the last winner needs to add to the trophy. I won last year so the task was up to me. I decided to sculpt legs out of concrete. Also, give the trophy a skirt and fanny pack. I had an armature built out of steel and I

Chimney Rock, April 5th, 2021

I sketch this tree when my son took me on a hike to the top of Chimney Rock in North Carolina on our birthday. I wasn't sure I was going to make it to the top. But I did and I am glad I did because we found this tree that just seemed like an old guard keeping watch over the valley. Discovering this beauty was the highlight of our birthday. Oh, and new phones, we got ne

Daily Walk, March 23rd, 2021
This tree I aptly named "Birdtown". The cluster of bird feeders on that one branch had me perplexed. Maybe it's to make it easy for the squirrel on his daily raids? Or the ladder only reaches that branch? It was a fun addition to my sketckbook.

Daily Walk, January 15th, 2021

This tree I named the "Hangout". Some days when I walk, there will be various kids hanging out sitting on the large roots that pop up out of the ground under this tree. I've been wanting to draw this tree for a while.

CHRISTMAS 2020

Christmas 2020 had to be the best Christmas I ever had. My daughter and son-in-law treated me to an amazing time in the mountains of tennessee. My granddaughters got to see snow and we enjoyed a night of tubing. It was a little cold but worth every moment. We stayed at an amazing 3 story cabin overlooking the valley. It was truly a special time during covid.