Hello again.  It's been a long time since I blogged anything but everyone keeps asking me if I have some of my work they can see.  So, I decided to activate this blog again so they can do just that.  I have retired since the last post and enjoy doing the things I want to do.  I have illustrated a book, painted stage sets, drawn caricatures at festivals, designed logos, performed improv at various locations, was the lead actor in a couple of theatre productions, played bass, banjo and/or guitar in musical productions, play bass with an Old Time Fiddle Music group and added four new grand children during my absence from blogging. It's been busy but pure joy.  I hope you visit often.  I will do my best to make it interesting.

     

Portrait Swap

This is a painting of Catherine Gillespie of Toronto, Canada.  We both submitted pictures of ourselves to Karin Jurik's portrait swap.  She painted me and I painted her.  It was a fun project and I hope to do more of them.  It puts the fun back into painting.

Gumbo

Even as a child my imagination created life from familiar objects. One was the Gumball machine. They guarded entrances to grocery stores, 5 & 10's, drug stores and department stores. Some worked for charity and some for profit. There were groups of them offering a variety of candy or toys. The majority worked alone. They were simple with no flashing lights, bells or whistles. All they needed was a simple penny to urge them to send a ball of gum down the shoot, bounce against the metal flap and drop into your waiting palm.

I wondered what their home life was like. Here is my homage to the gumball machine