Man with Cats paintings

The final versions of the Man with Cats series.

Preparing For All-Out War

As I mentioned below, lately I've been getting more into drawing in ink with pen and brush. I ran across a photo I snapped of a lion at the SF Zoo one year and decided to lay it down on water color paper. I added in the stylized bees (bees are another one of those motifs that keep showing up in my journal for whatever reason), which seemed to be circling the lion. This made me think of a showdown, or a boxing match where the opponents size each other up before striking. Then the phrase "Preparing for all-out war" popped into my head and I thought that would do for a title for now.

Life Drawing 1/17: Emily

I've got this comfy chair in my studio that swallows whole anyone who sits in it. It sits low and somewhat reclined, so it takes some effort to get up. My friend Emily came and sat down tonight, which led to an impromptu life drawing session. I wrote "Very bad likeness of Emily Citraro"... Maybe "very" is a little harsh on myself, but what's bad is that in getting caught up in trying to get the shadow under her nose, I inadvertently gave her a mustache. Which she doesn't have for real. I'm loving pen and ink right now. It's not very forgiving when I lay down a few bad lines, but I like the challenge.

Walking Man with Cats - progress

Sitting Man with Cats - progress

Stove and Kettle progress