The Cheerleader at the State Fair at the Casino Display of the Creek Indians

You see a LOT of wild things at the fair, but for some reason this casino cheerleader really just topped them all today. She was very kind to pose for me with good cheer. September, 2008

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A Seldom Seen Stretch of the Eulipian River

I worked at a restaurant named Eulipia in San Jose, California from 1981-1994 while I was going to graduate school and starting out as a college art instructor. I finally left when I moved to Tulsa to start a new career in Interactive Design.

This collage was a result of a photo shoot with three of my co-workers from the restaurant. We did the shoot in one of their backyards while they were sunbathing on a hot summer day. I had been creating a series of collages that used body part close ups combined with sky or other neutral colored backgrounds.



This collage resulted from having all the photos on my drawing board which was a large door actually attached to two drawing board bases. As I laid them out I started seeing a flow to the images. I originally had only one row, with the body below and the sky above. At that point it seemed like a landscape. But I had a lot of photos from the shoot and I laid out a second row to see if those photos might have a different rhythm and flow to them.

I got the idea to turn the top row over and the blue matched up and became a river in my mind. Then it was just a matter of finding the right place for each photo so the flow of the river was pleasing to my eye.

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Stars and Straps Forever

Hey it's Fourth of July week here in the states. Can't let it go past without posting my favorite
photos in Red, White and Blue now could I!



This was taken on July 4th, 2007 in Frisco, Colorado at the town parade. A perfect way to show
the american colors and still be stylish. I like it.

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A Hedgehog Being Tickled by a Bird - Church Drawing #9

This is #9 in the two week long series on drawings I have done in church.



Sometimes it's just a random silly drawing that comes out,
having nothing to do with anything.

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Something So Beautiful it Hurts

Here is another page from the 'Sketchbook with Voices' book I worked in back in the 80s
and 90s and am highlighting this week.

The idea when I took the photos making up this collage was to get my client up against
one of her favorite pieces of furniture, a large armoir/wardrobe closet. Later, when I
cut up the proof sheet into pieces to do a mock up of the piece I realized how
crucifix-like the pose was. This led me to this page and it's challenge to think about
beauty and pain/hurt together.

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The Stranger Juxtaposition #4

We were in San Francisco for a mini vacation and took a tour of the south of Market
gallery area. This San Francisco gallery was airy and the assistant had great eyebrows
and there was an interesting painting with the word penis in it and there was a
colorful potted tree outside and a wall of tile and next thing I know I have a collage.

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The Wide-Eyed Arrival

She was waiting for her man, a traveling sportsman, the longest they had been apart,
she had a new car, was hoping he would like it, he was tall, buy maybe not tall enough,
she goes to school full time and works full time, it's been hard but she is excited to
see him, she was hoping she was in the right place.

Tulsa International Airport, Oklahoma
7/29/06

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The Queen of Morocco

She was kind and sweet, with big eyes and beautiful skin. She was great at explaining
all the items in the store. She told us she was from the middle of Morocco, in America
to work and learn at Disney World as part of an advanced management program. She
kindly let me take her photograph in the afternoon light. My wife was thinking I was
taking too much time and she needed to get back to her work, but she was happy to pose
for me. We bought some rubbing spices for food and they were yummy.

Orlando, Florida

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