Work
Man in Fish
You know, this was just one of those pieces that I have no clue what led me to do it. I stumbled across a tiny sketch of this, maybe an inch big as I was sorting through old papers. It was actually on the same sketch as Pig and Cabbage so no telling where my head was at. But when I saw it I knew it had to be born, officially.
Teeth & Tidy Whities
This commemorates the evening I met Shaq. Yes, Shaquille O’Neal, the famous basketball player. At the time he was playing ball at LSU, where I went to college (Geaux Tigers!). A group of us had gone to one of the basketball player’s apartments after the bars closed (one of the girls was dating one of them). They all headed to the kitchen for drinks and I plopped on the couch in the dark and turned on the TV. All of a sudden a pair of white undies floated past (way up high in the air) and I then saw bright nice white teeth smiling down at me. He said “Hi, how you doin, I’m Shaquille O’Neal” and shook my hand. He then turned around, got dressed and left since our gang was too loud (he had been sleeping). I was in awe over his size and got nosy. I had to peek in his room to see how someone that large lived. There was no bed, only a twin mattress on the floor. A pair of his ginormous shoes were on the floor so I put one of my feet in (I had on white Keds) and my toe was still showing in the opening of his size 22 monster. Now I’m typically not nosy (sorry Shaq) but I had had a little to drink. I remember him being such a nice guy.
Tai Chi Chai Tea
My neighbor Joe presented me with a list of amazing titles that offered up many wonderful visuals. This is the first in the series. It’s taken me a couple years to actually get it down on paper but the vision is complete. Now time for some tea.
Epic
This super cute couple has been dating for over a year and Lori needed something fun and different to give Jeff as a gift. Lori owns a cycling fitness center called Epic Ryde, the premier indoor cycling studio in Denver and they are both very active. This piece shows the couple with his sweet son, adopted from Korea and things that they like to do. I wish them all the best in their future together!
Mountain Pups
These two awesome dogs, Fremont and Mystic, have climbed more mountains that I can count. They roam the hills with their owners James and Sheila. For Sheila’s birthday, James ordered a special art piece featuring the pups. I wanted to highlight the mountains and the state flower of Colorado, the Columbine, to show where these guys live. Also, James is a terrific writer and is author of a few mountain climbing books. You can check him out over at his Mountainous Words website.
Gingham Goose
This all started with a pair of ponies that wore knitted sweaters. It reminded me of Jess, the original Cardigan Kitty (which I’ve also made a felty of) so I thought it would be fun to make other sweatered and/or patterned animals.
Abby in the Garden
My Mama has a little Corgi named Abby. She’s a dainty princess that doesn’t know she’s a dog. When she goes out into the back yard she smiles as she sniffs the plants and flowers.
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Jet Pack Pixel
Pixel, one of my cats, loves to zoom around the house like he’s on fire. He’s got these featherweight air bones which makes him glide. It really is like he has jet packs on his back propelling him from place to place. One day out of the blue I called him Jet Pack Pixel and had to draw it.
Flashdance Flight
This is epic y’all! The first Kirby Ink with…GLITTER.
I was inspired by The Bloggess, who just got her very own pony Pegasus (you’ll have to read to understand), so I made this for her as a, I guess you can call it, a welcome pony Pegasus party gift. But when I first saw it, I not only saw the sweet pony with wings, I saw the sweet pony with wings and leg warmers. Which led to the Flashdance theme. This is not your average My Little Pony folks. The glittery sweatshirt, leg warmers and headband just scream sassy! Whether this pony Pegasus is a boy or a girl I am not sure, but does it matter? It’s pure flair in the air.
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Michael Herring Tribute
On a whim, trying to get myself out of a shallow rut, I decided to go completely out of my comfort zone and do something I would typically never do. Creating skull stuff. And not Day of the Dead type stuff, which I’ve done, but darker, scarier skulls. So I chose a painting from friend and fellow artists Michael Herring, who specializes in skulls and just let loose. In my style of course. I wanted to get my flow on with colors and try to “paint” with the colored pencils. And I must say I kinda love it.