OK - I'm a slacker ... I watched the Alabama vs. Texas game and didn't get to add color to this image. I looked at the tree image for the previous image ... I think this image has something to do with the greening of the desert and the southwest.

"The Early Bird gets the worm" - I'm not completely satisfied with this image but there are some really interesting aspects that I will try to explore over the next few days. I'm especially drawn to the larger tree figures on the left side.

This was inspired by my boot. I know, not very inspiring but then I started to think about all the places they have been, the rain, the mud and it all of a sudden became more interesting. I also wanted to show the nature inspired forms for texture and pattern. I started with the image below but really didn't like how that was going so I did another and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

This drawing was done from a photo by Bobby Yip / Reuters. The original photo appeared in Sunday, January 3, 2010: NY Times. The photo was used for an article based on the marginalizing of the west by the rise of China. What really caught my attention was the lower part of the image being warm, included people and was about manual labor and the top part was cool, architectural and very modern.

Well, at the beginning of this I was afraid I might run out of ideas. As you can see here, you can draw almost anything. Coffee machine on the counter ... another pen drawing with watercolor. I was also thinking about construction and how little things can become huge later on. Can you see the problem with this image?

Autos and plants (watercolor in sketchbook). I think about how vehicles make us dependent on oil ... but what about ethanol - how can plants allow us to ... and the debate goes on and on.

This image was first drawn in pen then I used Grumbacher watercolors to add the color. These owl and bear characters were inspired by a previous drawing I had done with not as much detail. I probably could have used better paper but for now I'm just working in my sketchbook.