I can only say..FREEZING here in the suburbs of Chicago.. this piece was out of the archives.  It now resides somewhere in Canada, where it can be quite possibly colder than Chicago.  Not a pretty thought.

This is a window that came out of an old barn in Elgin, Illinois. (Thanks Aaron) I wanted to portray “freedom” and as I was told by the gentleman who purchased it, thats just what it said.  It reminded him of his weekend  ride down in Florida.   This is one window that I did not leave in tattered state, it was cleaned up and painted with outdoor oil paint, semi-gloss white.  The mullions were in terrific shape! I used a recycled piece of cardboard for the canvas, and painted the ocean, streets and palms.  The canvas was painted with acrylics by Anita, and I painted the front of the glass in enamels, giving it a more of a 3D effect.  I used silica sand to mimic the waves crashing on shore. 

When I look at my pieces that are tropical themed, they immediately take me somewhere warm, which by the way is not the suburbs of Chicago, where there is now in my opinion way to much snow on the ground!

I just love when other artist’s share their work and their drawing style.  Sierra took the time to email me some of her sketches of Criss Angel. 

I must agree with her when she says that one of the reasons she loves to draw Criss is because his looks are always changing. 

Criss Angel is Sierra’s role model in her career of illusion and art. Drawing has always been a passion for her, since little of on. 

She enjoys drawing people who have an air of beauty and mysteriousness about them.  She belives Criss Angel fits that bill! Being big on shading, as I am, she walks away from her sketch book with fingers full of graphite!

Thanks for sharing Sierra!

The chin on this pencil sketch has given me fits all day, so I say to Jim..

Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I’ll never look into your eyes…again

It really will not be the ending, but I did want to share my mistake piece with my followers.. somehow, Jim got a double chin.. and that is not a good thing.  

This is not the Adonis that I wanted to create, its more like Jim Belushi after too many Bears games, oh yeah..we don’t have to worry about that, cuz the bears stunk this year.  Back to Mr. Mojo Risin’ - The majority of work that I did on this piece was truly a very light layer of charcoal, and then I blended and blended, and I blended the poor bloak a double chin.

Stay tuned, he will come to life! I will also post the photo of which I took this drawing from!

I just started out the other day at work using Entrecard, I got a wonderful recommendation from a Fawnzy Entrecard Forum, for my personal blog. With some knowledgeable people and interesting tips for those of us that are just starting out on Entrecard!

“We want the world and we want it now! ” One of the best one liner’s that came out of the rock era thus far.
IMO - From When the Music’s Over. Throw that song on in a dark room with incense burning.

Jim Morrison enchanted and mesmerized the late 1960’s with his lyrics and his Adonis persona.  Listening to Jim Morrison and The Doors instantly brings me back to my days in  high school, with the romantic and eerie organ that would hang in the background of Jim’s vocals, you could be transported any where your imagination could take you.  Or was that the extra substance that was sprinkled on the brownies.. none the less.

I started this pencil sketch of Jim and magnified it to 24 x 18-I bought a new toy.  The Tracer, it will magnify images up to 14 times their original size.  Rock on there, I see a few murals in my house in my future.

Going back to a basic number 2 pencil the outline and the shading have been smudged and blended.  Adding depth to the deep pockets of Jim’s eyes, I have used General’s Pastel Chalk - 4481 Black.   I have not laid down alot of lead, or chalk yet at this point,  I have manipulated the outline and the darker parts of his facial features strongly with blending.