Street Pen and Ink

Just a "keep me busy" drawing, had nothing in mind when I started. I'd say I do it to keep out of trouble but the truth is that these days I don't need to draw to keep out of trouble. Any trouble I might get into is going to have to be something with a long statute of limitations.

Her Car

Same as usual. inks and watercolor pencil.

Took our two newest kittens in to have them neutered yesterday, $200 for the two or them.

As most men might I felt a certain amount of quilt doing it but if you don't they spray and we have a pack of feral cats around the neighborhood as it is. In fact thats where these two came from as the lady next door kind of takes them in and cares for the litters as they pop up or out whichever term you prefer. She does get the females in to fix them when she can but catching a feral cat isn't such an easy thing.

Anyway the kittens came home seeming not to have noticed they were missing anything they had left with, a bit wobbly at first ( as was I after paying $200) but a day later and they seem back to thier happy selves.

Cable Stop

Inks and Watercolor pencil

Stormy, Pen and Ink

Wow, a Post

Well over a month since my last post, a new "worst" record. I try to avoid making excuses but I had a birthday since my last post, number 60 which I find particularly depressing. Fifty slipped by easy as it marked the official retirement age for my former occupation but sixty is nothing to look forward to, just a "getting old" milemark. Oh well, I don't feel much different, some days I feel like sixty and some days I feel older or younger, all evens out. I still find myself wondering what I'm going to do when I grow up though and wondering if it's just me or if my dad or grandpa felt like that ( they always seemed grown up to me but then maybe I seem that way to my son and grandson and other "kids". It's been warming the last week anyway here in Chicagoland, 30's and maybe a low 40 a day or two, rained all last night, lot better then snow. We celebrated my step sons birthday today, not to be stuck on the age thing. He's forty one and still seems a lot like a kid to me so that must be the answear to my quandry, all depends on what spot your looking at it from.

The drawing is pen and ink, the gent in front from a cabinet card I bought and the rest just made up. I have been drawing this whole time but not finishing much, also a reason for not posting. That will happen, either uninspired or just frustrated at getting it down on paper. I'll try to make it more frequent, have to see what happens. Hope anyone reading had a good Christmas and the rest of the days as well.

One more time for Gramps

I put up another version of this scene last week and one way back when I first started the blog. What can I say, I like the idea and haven't got it down to where I'm satisfied. If I try it again it will be a painting instead of a drawing but this was good enough to show .

We just got two new kittens in our household which if your a cat person you know can be interesting. We had talked about it for awhile but my wifes dog was hazardous to kittens or other small animals. Unfortunately he had to be put down a few weeks ago, getting some kind of cancer that took him down pretty quickly at least. We loved him but he had bitten one person and the animal thing so it was kind of bittersweet seeing him go. The wifes family comes here Christmas eve, kids run around wild and I always worried he would nip someone. This year I will have to only worry about the kittens welfare.

Tree

Just a tree, no reference for this.something from the imagination. Hope all had a good Thangsgiving day. I stayed home and enjoyed peace and quiet while the wife went off to be with her family. No turkey on Thursday but did get myself a nice steak to enjoy with my solitude and the wife bought a turkey which we had today so was good all around.

Young Lady, head and shoulders

This girl is inspired from a photo I have on my hard drive, an auction I bid on but didn't win, someone wanted it more then I. I kept the image though, not that you can tell from my drawing ( I have changed her a lot) as the girl in the photo has a haunting beauty about her.

The drawing is Neocolor II, pen and ink and some watercolor pencil, not everything in my toolbox but spreading it around a little.

For anyone that checks the photo blog I haven't posted there for a good while and do intend to start up again but maybe focused more on the ads then photos, mix of both at least. I always feel like the photos don't mean much to most people as I lack information for many of them. Usually I buy them because I just like the image and the info was never there or sometimes I have carelessly lost it. Anyway if you like the old magazine ads check there in the next week or so and I will have something new up.

I wish all that read this a happy and safe Thangsgiving.