i wish i had a penguin friend

I've been practicing with my tablet, doing some outlines. Thinking about making a coloring book.

(photo is of I Art U DTLA event. Photo credit Mitch Reiter)

Looking for something to do tonight after work? Or need a last minute Valentine's Day gift (for yourself or someone else?)? Well, the monthly downtown art walk is happening tonight.

There are a lot of events happening all over, and the one I will be vending at is I Art U DTLA. You can find me (i wish i had a penguin friend) from 6pm-12am at The Medallion on 334 S Main St. Los Angeles CA 90013.

For other participating galleries, click this link:
http://downtownartwalk.org/galleries/

Brainsongs

One of my images (somewhat modified) is being used for the play "Brainsongs" at the Yale Cabaret.

Here is a link:

http://yalecabaret.org/event/brainsongs

And here is the pic:

Sounds like an interesting show!

Fall Leaves Painting

My favorite season is fall, for many reasons:
Halloween overindulgence
Halloween sitcom specials
Halloween decorations
Sweater season

But when I was living in Boston, fall was my favorite for one main reason:
THE CHANGING LEAVES!!

During my last fall there, I was walking through a residential neighborhood and the leaves were so beautiful; translucent and opaque, red, yellow, orange, brown. And there was a sudden windstorm for 5 or 10 minutes, whipping all of the leaves up and down the street, swirling all around me. It was one of the most beautiful things I had seen and it is one of my favorite memories of the place.

This painting is 6"x6" gouache on hardboard. It will live on my wall until someone buys it.
$55 http://www.etsy.com/listing/90687996/fall-leaves-original-painting

January is for the birds (what an old joke)

I was in a art show that was bird themed, and there wasn't enough room for these two paintings. I thought that there would be plenty of paintings of beautiful birds, but probably none would show their true nature. So, I brought them back home and they are now for sale in my etsy shop. Or, if you are a cheapskate like me, you can look at them here for free: