Down Below

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     Hi. I'm in a hurry and kind of late for work so...have a picture! It's on me, brother.

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S.A.E.

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     Paul loved old American cars, and what they stood for. If other people wanted to keep a set of metric wrenches in the toolbox, that was okay. For them. But not for Paul. It was the principle of the thing. 

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Mountain Road

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     Janet and Bob had a strange feeling as they went through the tunnel. It wasn't just dark, it was ice cold. There seemed to be a dull sound like a wind or a distant roar. Worst of all, their thoughts kept being interrupted by sudden visions of extreme violence and despair. 

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The Dry Season

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     Riding a bike around town, you see a lot of happy things that you didn't used to see. You also see a lot of sad things that are hidden just slightly out of view of the passing cars. 

     It turns out that there are a lot of homeless camps in Los Angeles, though they do their best to keep hidden (they don't really build tree houses and wave at the passing cyclists). On a bike, you are down there at street level. You see, hear, and smell absolutely everything. It's magically uplifting and hauntingly depressing at the same time. 

     I guess that's just a good description of all mankind, really. 

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Float

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If I get out early enough, I can float my monster without everybody looking at me. 

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Volantes Libro

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These things will take you places. 

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Conquistador

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     There are some things about this one that I would love to do over.

      How often do I post something that is full of flaws and that I want to do over again? Only EVERY SINGLE TIME! Ha ha ha.

     But then I remember: These are sketches, not finished pieces. That's why they call it a sketchbook. 

     And at any rate, there will be plenty of time later to go in an fix the parts that need fixing. And at this point in my life, I do actually know what needs fixing, which is something to celebrate. Even better, I have the skills to fix it. This is a good thing.

     (The 16 year old version of myself loved to draw, but when he botched a drawing he didn't have any clue about what had gone so wrong, and wouldn't have been able to do anything about it if he did!)

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