Church doodles

Today's opus. See you in church!

Seasonal thoughts

Arboreal Owl
mixed media
11-09-14

"C’est assez vescu pour autruy, vivons pour nous au moins ce bout de vie. Ramenons à nous et à nostre aise nos pensées et nos intentions. Ce n’est pas une legiere partie que de faire seurement sa retraicte ; elle nous empesche assez sans y mesler d’autres entreprinses. Puis que Dieu nous donne loisir de disposer de nostre deslogement, preparons nous y ; plions bagage ; prenons de bon’heure congé de la compaignie ; despetrons nous de ces violentes prinses qui nous engagent ailleurs et esloignent de nous."

"We have lived enough for others; let us at least live out the small remnant of life for ourselves; let us now call in our thoughts and intentions to ourselves, and to our own ease and repose. 'Tis no light thing to make a sure retreat; it will be enough for us to do without mixing other enterprises. Since God gives us leisure to order our removal, let us make ready, truss our baggage, take leave betimes of the company, and disentangle ourselves from those violent importunities that engage us elsewhere and separate us from ourselves."

from "Of Solitude" – Montaigne, Essays

Owlery

sketchbook spread
notes from a visit to the Chicago Art Institute and a painting
Oct. 24, 2014

An Owlery
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An Owlery
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An Owlery
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I've always liked owls and, of course, drawing owls is an pleasurable thing for me to do. This is good because I'm sketching characters and a making a dummy for a new picture book for Schwartz & Wade about an adventurous owl. "Owl Sees Owl" is written by Laura Godwin and will be published in 2016.

studies of Owls
pastel, charcoal, ink
Oct. 24, 2014

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City of Owls

What's the buzz?

Addlebrained Owl

Demagogue in the guise of a responsible member of society

Parent and child endure the daily spectacle

Whoo are you looking at?

Intricate buildings made woven of grass

trees, leaves and cool shade

Hôtel de ville

ville de hiboux
mixed media
08-21-14

Owl Waiting

The sun is slowly climbing down from the abrasive yellow sky

The evening clouds find each other and get reacquainted

The tear-stained ocean carelessly sloshes against obsidian boulders

…and Owl waits.

Soon the moon will rise and her day will begin.

birdoodles

What are we looking at today?

Hey, what's going on? Today?

Shhhh! Mrs Owl is getting ready to create something! Did you hear that Mrs Owl? We've been pretty patient…
=^..^=

(These drawn in church last Sunday: ballpoint pen & charcoal)

3x3 Children’s Show

"…and so, Miss Owl brought him the moon"
This unpublished illustration will be included in the 3x3 Magazine Children's Show No. 9

Many thanks to the jurors who felt my work had merit to be included. Below are a few details.

This piece placed last year in 3x3 Children's Show No. 8