Long day, but I got a lot of work done. I'm headed to Iowa on Friday for a golf outing supporting my nephew Jack who has Hunter's Syndrome also known as MPS. (http://www.heresjack.com). I'm hoping to get some pieces out to stores before the weekend. Looking forward to seeing Jack and the rest of the family in Iowa.

August 1st. Hard to believe the summer is almost over. I've been working on lumberjacks and polar bears and trying to get into the winter mindset creatively. I need to get outside tomorrow and enjoy the weather before it's actually winter!

New Paper, New Pieces, New Ideas

Getting ready to ship some work off to Bella Donna, a shop that sells my stuff in Middlebury, Vermont. Just bought some nice water color paper and bristol board and I have a few dozen sketches that I'm looking forward to making into finished drawings. I've been producing a lot of digitally colored pieces for print, but these drawings will be made available as original drawings colored with watercolor or just pen and/or graphite. I'm also working on some images that my wife and I will be firing onto ceramic bowls, cups, etc. I'll get some pics up once something is in a near finished stage.

Drove from Vermont to Ohio and then onto our house in Illinois. Came home to find that the school (we live on the campus of a boarding school) had dug a large hole in front of our door and we could not access the house for 6-8 days. Nice surprise. Luckily, my wife has an aunt in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, about 20 minutes east of Madison. We spent the weekend with her and had a great time. She has been an art teacher at a public school for many years, so we spent many hours talking about the joys and pains of arts education. So many differences between public and private education. I've seen both sides of it as a student in a public school and now as an instructor at a private school. Anyway, it was great to spend some time in Madison--I had never been! Saturday there was a lot going on downtown; folk singers in the square, a healthcare rally at the capital, and we found a great art supply store and had some great beer at Great Dane Brewery. Glad to be back in my house this evening. I got my computer set up and unpacked all of my drawings and sketchpads from Vermont. Hard to believe "summer" is nearly over. I'm going to try to be very, very busy over the next two weeks and get as much done as possible before school begins!

Vermont

I've been working in the studio in Vermont for the past several weeks sketching some new pieces. Days at the lake and walks in the forest have been great for developing ideas and inspiring some drawings. I'm really excited about the work I've made -- I'm looking forward to getting some new pieces produced!