Recent Collaborations: Working on Working Together

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 in art | 4 Comments
Recent Collaborations: Working on Working Together

It’s been a long time since I have contributed to this blog aside from snarky comments for Hannah as she diligently keeps up with posting. Hannah says that’s OK because I’m busy ’cause I have a job; I say that’s me being lazy and handing the reigns over to my social media director (her). I’m […]

Recent Portrait Commissions: From Sketch to Completion

Posted on Sep 10, 2013 in art | 4 Comments
Recent Portrait Commissions: From Sketch to Completion

Well, folks, I’m still in immigration limbo. I’m supposed to be teaching over in the U.A.E. already, but there is some kind of hold up. I don’t know what. I’m still waiting to hear, as are my colleagues over there. So far as I know, I’m still going. I just don’t know when. In the […]

Portrait Commission: The Lady Eisel

Posted on Jul 14, 2013 in art | 5 Comments

After patiently waiting for me to draw her profile picture as a part of my Summer Facebook Project, Mrs. Eisel requested a custom portrait from me. Here it is! I took images of the graphite, inking and watercolor stages. I hope you like it, Mrs. Eisel! If any of you are interested in requesting drawings […]

Part V of 939 Drawings: My Facebook Friends’ Profile Pictures in Watercolor & Ink: #102-145

Posted on Jun 12, 2013 in art, online | 9 Comments

First off, congrats to newly-minted-father Jimmy pictured above! Facebook can be a real time suck, and sometimes it gets depressing, but I am always glad to hear of good things happening to friends/acquaintances. It can certainly brighten a morning. And jokes. I always love a good joke. And so it continues, this project I began […]

939 Drawings: My Facebook Friends’ Profile Pictures in Watercolor & Ink

Posted on May 28, 2013 in art, online | 14 Comments

I was at the Office StoreĀ a couple of days ago and, as per usual, my sole purpose for being there was just to buy black ink for the printer and boxes full of resume paper. And there’s always something kind of embarrassing about that. Not quite as embarrassing as when you have to get medicine […]

Flashback: Blake’s Student Work from Murray State

Posted on Feb 12, 2013 in art, teaching | 3 Comments

I have been planning on making a post about student work from last semester for quite awhile now, but I have just gotten around to editing images from the end of the term. I now have a full catalog of work to reflect upon, as well as a couple months–and a few hundred miles–distance to […]