Oak Hollow # 1                               Oak Trunk #1                                   Oak In Winter # 3                            The Solitary Oak                                        Trinity Oak                                 

A Brothers' Oak In Autumn             Oak At Dusk                                    Oak In Snowy Night                                  Oak On A Slope                               The Twisted Oak                               

Black Water Creek                                                Crow Man Standing In the Autumn Sun Oak tree In the Afternoon Storm Waterfall  Wilderness  

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. Eric Dolphy, is one of my personal favorite drawings. He is also one of my favorite musicians. This piece is inspired by one of my favorite photographs. It is by the great photographer Francis Wolff. A photo taken during one of Dolphy's recording sessions. I love the flute solos from this multi instrumentalist. The flute in general is my favorite instrument, if I had to pick one to play. One of the reasons, is because of the beautiful Eric Dolphy, who passed away too soon. He also was an incredibly gifted alto saxophonist and bass clarinetist. I consider his Out To Lunch album, as the " great American novel " in a musical format, by this awesome performer. 2. Swingin' Easy ( For Sarah Vaughan) is a tribute to my favorite singer, The Divine One herself. I wanted to capture the vibe and energy, of being in an intimate and small jazz club, while watching an amazing performance. The excitement and awestruck sound of Sarah Vaughan is just so otherworld...

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. Black and Mild is one of my personal favorites. It is inspired by a man, that used to live in the apartment complex, behind mine. I would see him sit outside, on the curb before his building to smoke. I was so drawn in by his posture and demeanor, that a good capture of the scene had to be documented on paper. I came home from work one day, and saw him from my opened blinds, at the balcony sliding door. I quickly grabbed my Bristol board pad and ballpoint pen. The sketch turned out perfect, and I added washes. I have drawn several versions of this piece, but this particular one expresses what was seen, the most accurately. 2. Cigarette and Beer is similar to Black and Mild, in several ways. Both of these pieces are about two individual men, who lived in the same apartment complex,  but different buildings. Like " Mild " this man also sat on the curb to smoke and relax. This is the man that also is the muse, that inspired my chatacter named Forde. Durin...

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. Black Gay Love, is a piece I created near the beginning of my experimentation with ink wash and micron pens combined. I did not stick with this process for long, because I did not feel satisfied with the results. I thought it stiffened my drawings, giving a mechanical appearance. I realized eventually, it was not necessary to choose one over the other ( washes or micron pens ) because they both had their own unique contribution to my ideas, at various times. I decided to just keep them separate, and returned back to combining washes, with ball point pen instead. 2. Black Gay Love # 2, was an example of keeping the mediums separate. I revisited the drawing, using microns and a black brush pen. I was not a big fan of the Sakura brush pen either. It was too bold and intimidating to me, at the time. It gave my drawings a more graphic arts appearance, that did not satisfy me either. The idea itself is very important to me, because it expresses a part of who I am. I am a...

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. " Man with a cigarette " is a striking portrait I did with layered pen hatching. It displays the deep rich, dark tone of the man's complexion. I was satisfied with this piece, particularly because it was free handed, without much expectation of rather it would turn out be a keeper in my portfolio. It is also one of the first drawings, where I applied so much value with the Micron pens, regarding a portrait. I also like the way the unbuttoned, plaid shirt turned out, against his bare chest.  2. " Portrait of a man wearing a robe " is another random portrait that I am satisfied with the outcome. This piece involved preliminary sketching, to get a clearer idea of what I wanted, as it especially relates to the placement of his hand. The gazing of his eyes, was important to me also. The streak of gray hair reminds me of the bride of Frankenstein of course! But I enjoy portraying middle aged men, or those approaching the period in their lives. I d...