Merry Christmas

This year each member of the family designed their own Christmas Tree for the family Christmas card. It started with my children wanting me to draw a Christmas Tree Ent.

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

B is for…

Over the past few years I have been slowly working on an alphabet series. You can see D, Q, S, P and W at the link provided. This is part of a series call “A is for Alliteration” and is currently on display at the Quimby Gallery as part of the 2015 faculty exhibit, “Blue.”

The title is “A bevy of beatnik blue footed boobies boogieing to the bodacious blues beat of The Baby Blues Brothers, a blue whale bleating on the bassoon, a blue lobster banging on the bongos, a blaring bagpipe, a blue agama on the base, a boar on a banjo, and a blue jay belting the ballad, is the bee's knees.” 

I had a blast working on this one. I am still trying to figure out how to give it the jazz club feel without making my colors so saturated, so if you have any tips let me know.

I Believe in…

This is adapted from The Church of Jesus Christ's 13th article of Faith into a more personal statement of my ideals and what I strive for. I love all that it says. It is a statement of belief that encapsulates so much.

It is also an example of me stretching myself into new areas. I have never attempted a design like this before.   

Upcoming Exhibit!

On Thursday, December 3 I will be exhibiting a new illustration or two for the Lyndon State College Faculty Exhibit. The theme this year is “Blue” and I am having a wonderful time coming up with what could quite possibly be the bluest illustration ever! If you are in the area, I would love to see you there.

I also had a great time creating the painting and designing the poster.

Last week my wife and I celebrated our 18th anniversary by going to the LDS Temple in Boston and then driving to the cape. I am so grateful for Julia in many ways. One of which is she gives me time on trios like this to do a little sketching. This is a sketch of the Nauset Lighthouse in Eastham, MA. We walked along the beaches and had a wonderful time.

If you are ever on the cape I would strongly recommend eating at the Karoo Restaurant. It is wonderful South African cuisine.

More Sketching from my Summer-Stoker Elementary School

While visiting family over the summer, I took the opportunity to sketch the first elementary school I attended. It is the oldest school still standing in Davis County Utah. The school shut down some time after I went there as a child. As fate would have it, the University of Utah purchased the building and the last class I took as an undergraduate in my Art BFA was at this building in the same room where I had my Kindergarten class.

I started and ended my formal education in this building.

I love this building. I have such great memories of my first two years of education and my last 3 credits of my college years. Every time I visit family, I hope to do more sketches like this. I also plan on paining this at some point.

Sketching at the Fairbanks Museum

Here is a quick sketch from my summer class. This is the King Tody at the Fairbanks Museum.