Trader Joe’s

Sneak peek

Animal mix match, finale.

Animal mix match again

Animal mix match, continued…

Animal mix match

My family love games. We also love animals. The following posts will be images from a game in the car. First, everyone thinks of an animal, then we combine them in a drawing.

Oldie

Marker on scratch paper

Trader Joe’s

Sneak peak, Redlands. 

It’s been a while.

It’s been a while 
since my eyes have seen 
a daybreak over rocky shores. 
This lucid scape, my mind creates 
Remembering times in the pools. 
Once your out,  past crash and thunder
The mind can stop and be. 
Before the lines are marching
and the waves start forming
Breath, be, live, see.  You’re free

Demo daze.

Trader Joe’s, Redlands, has a new Demo cooler. 

Back to Joe’s

I recently was given an opportunity to be rehired at Trader Joe’s, Redlands. Thanks Brina! I have the pleasure of getting an early start on the day by doing signs and other projects with the store 99 team. Here are a few chalk pen signs. Enjoy. 

Mango days

Chips and dip

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of the Big Apple taste

Breakfast champ

Yucaipa Arts and Music Festival. May 13,14, and 15

Festival begins today!

Get ready.

The Yucaipa Music and Arts Festival is almost here. May 13, 14, 15th. We will be there, with new art. I can assure you there will be hippos. 

Draw!

Hippopotami

Kai’s Hippo

Dad’s Hippo

My oldest son and my drawings on magnet doodle pad. Our favorite subject to draw.

Journey

Seek and you will find

Drawing

See you later alligator, when your legs are straighter.

Sketchbook

Toon Toon!

 Get your arse up and toon in! 7am kickoff. 

Who are you?

Are you real? Are you true? Are you happy with what you do? Don’t hide. Just be you.  

sketchbook

Everyday should be a hollow day.

Christmas is once a year, but that doesn’t have to be the case! Opportunities to give happen all year long. So next year, don’t wait until the weather gets chilly, or the mountains are white with snow. Let the spirit of the Christmas season shine all year long!  Ho Ho Ho, merry Christmas! 

Chalk lit.

I participated in Maintenance Day at my son’s school over the weekend. An obligation I had signed up for, not knowing what to expect but not being overly thrilled with the idea of deep cleaning a preschool classroom. To my pleasure I arrived to chewy Quaker granola bars and all smiles from the teachers and other parents. My tasks were not at all what I had imagined. Changing light bulbs, cleaning fish tanks, hanging a paper maché hammerhead shark, repainting a chalkboard sign, and the last job being the cake on top. Drawing with chalk on the playground tricycle garage. 

IPS Trike Garage Band

Think and you will grow.

Growledge

 

Breakfast break reading, Redlands

 

Animals on parade

Fatherhood has inspired me in so many ways. Lately, I have been getting my boys (2 and 4,) involved with my drawing. I ask them what to draw and they make up something, usually it involves some type of animal doing something silly or unusual. Kids sure do have a great imagination, and it’s always fun to see it in action. 

These 2 paintings are from the mind of my eldest. They were first drawn on blank greeting cards in the car while waiting for mom to finish our errands. Both are acrylic on canvas. Both are for sale.

 

moose car with antlers

  

hippo sub

Kids are awesome! 

Locked but not loaded, yet.

The booth is ready for ammunition. Drawings and paintings will be hung in the morning.  

 Sales start at 11am, so you’ll be able to get your Saturday lie in. Flock of Seagulls are on at 7:30pm, and Berlin follow at 8:30. That gives a good window for enjoying Yucaipa’s old town, and supporting local artists and local business. 

 

Unknown illumination.

I found a box of blank greeting cards in my “Mary Poppings bag”, so I decided to challenge myself and draw on one everyday. They will be for sale at the Yucaipa Arts and Music festival this weekend. All cards will be original drawings. We will be set up Friday evening and be open for business until closing time on Sunday. Cruise on through! 

Drawing on greeting card.

  Orbitals light a soft path. A hard line divides. Crashing, repeatedly; sleeeeeeep. 

Toyland on tile.

  Is Banksy in Yucaipa? Our bathroom was bombed! Mr Plod, Tessie bear, Noddy, Bumpy dog, and Martha monkey. Bath crayon on tile.