GOAT HEAD SOUP

Sign of the Times

2011-08-17T06:20:00.000-07:00

http://vimeo.com/1465284

This reminds me of the last time I traveled through Rawlins Wyo. Previously, as an adult I had come to realize this depressing little town of my childhood summers had one cool thing going for it: an awesome collection of vintage signage. Motels, laundry-mats, gas stations, etc. down through the decades of the mid 20th century, with unbelievably cool typography and design.

Except the last time I went through, it was all gone. I mean ALL of it. Every last scrap. It was as if either the town had stupidly decided to pass some sign-modernizing fiat, to wrongheadedly bring them into the 21st century, and in the process rip out the only bit of charm about the place. Or, some collector rolled through and just bought everything up lock stock and barrel.

Either way, it couldn't have been more dispiriting.

p.

Moules a la Provencale

2011-06-30T14:33:00.000-07:00

Spider Survey: figure 1

2011-06-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

In which I undertake a long term project to casually record the amazing variety of flora and fauna found on our own little semi-suburban half-acre. In this case, spiders. This fellow was along the steps of the front porch, recently dampened with spring rain. About 3/4 to 1 inch long leg tip to leg tip, and held itself quite flat against the ground.

Running on Empty

2011-06-10T10:47:00.000-07:00

Em's morning run schedule necessitates my going even earlier: 2 miles in 16:08 at 6:20 am. No time to eat first.

Logging miles

2011-06-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

Ran 9 miles. Took an hour and 35 minutes. Trail running along Clear Creek. Hill running in the 7th mile, back up to the school track.

That's following on the usual 5.2 mile loop yesterday. 47:43, with an interior 5K at 27:30ish.

Hmmm.

2011-06-07T10:43:00.000-07:00

Hmmm. It's been a while. Maybe some changes are in order. A new focus, perhaps.

Solosaurus

2010-08-12T11:39:00.001-07:00

inspired by my friend Kenny Be's observations on cycling personalities.

Advice

2010-08-09T09:54:00.000-07:00

It seems like the best thing to do when you nearly hit a skunk on your bicycle, even though he/she/it was clearly at fault, is to be polite and deferential. Pointing fingers and shouting will only end in tears.

Summertime!

2010-07-15T10:18:00.001-07:00

a thrummin, a hummin and a strummin and a drummin!

Souvenir

2010-05-27T10:00:00.001-07:00

A little something to remember my first mountain biking face-plant by. Too bad nobody was there to see it.

All downhill from here

2010-03-23T13:41:00.000-07:00

went skiing the other day for the first time in 30 years. The equipment has vastly improved, and made falling so much easier!

Éireann go Brách!

2010-03-17T13:59:00.000-07:00

Famous Irishman for $200, Alex!

Kiss me I'm Irish!

2010-03-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

Ok, this is a repost - just because!

il n'est pas moi

2010-03-08T12:47:00.000-08:00

not me either, but closer

Riposte not

2010-03-02T09:59:00.000-08:00

poor self image

2010-02-24T12:31:00.001-08:00

ball-point pen and watercolor in Canson Montval Field Watercolor Book, 140lb cold press

Orly: Gamin x 2

2010-02-23T12:29:00.001-08:00

Orly; a prickly character I just made up. Black and white ball-point pen, and then photoshop copied and water-colored on the right.

Watercolor

2010-02-19T07:17:00.000-08:00

experiments in watercolor; trying out a new sketchbook. Pocket sized landscape format made by the hand-book journal co. Not bad (the paper I mean - the drawing is meh) I wish the paper were a bit heavier stock for watercolor, but the tooth is nice for both drawing and brushwork. Nice size to carry around. Lots of pages. Hmmm.

Tootsie Alice

2010-02-18T09:47:00.000-08:00

tiny pencil sketch of our ancient cat, whose starting to resemble the kind of flea-bitten taxidermy you might find in the creepy history museum of a small mining town.

WTF?

2010-02-12T12:27:00.000-08:00

Why that previous post insists on being so bloody blurry is beyond me! (If you click on the image though, you'll see a clearer version.)

fashionista!

2010-02-12T12:06:00.001-08:00

sometimes you sketch at your own peril

Hmmmm.

2010-02-09T13:11:00.001-08:00

140lb. Cold Press (grain fin) Canson Montval W/C

Cuppa

2010-02-03T14:03:00.001-08:00

Put a cork in it!

2010-01-20T07:34:00.000-08:00

Solstice

2009-12-21T08:58:00.000-08:00

This shortest day of the year, wishing you all ~ warmth in the cold, and light in the darkness, wherever you may find them.

Revelation

2009-12-17T08:39:00.000-08:00

suddenly, in the air before her hung a tantalizing vision, a taste of possibility, a lure to another place, where life was concerned with other things.

The Ubiquitous '53 (or so) Chevy

2009-12-14T15:20:00.000-08:00

a subject after my own heart, a sweet cream and red two-tone, sketched as I sat waiting in the parking lot to drive my daughter home from school. I've seen this particular truck for years, as the gentleman behind the wheel ferries his son or grandson rain or shine back and forth to the same schools, apparently just a grade or two ahead of us.

The Man in the Suit

2009-11-30T08:46:00.000-08:00

more pen and ink scribbling

Headless & Pointless

2009-11-20T08:31:00.000-08:00

pen & ink: crow quill #102, Windsor & Newton Nut Brown Ink (#954)

Huzzah!

2009-11-19T06:59:00.000-08:00

Well, the calls have gone out, the notices are in the mail and let me just say "Congratulations!" all around. You're all totally awesome! But, you don't need me to tell you that, of course. As members in good standing of this little club of ours, you're quite aware of it; reminded of it every day in fact. We here at the Mutual Admiration Society know who you are, who we are, and give each other a quotidian slap on the back in good fellowship. You slap my back, I slap yours! That's our moto.

So, ladies and gentleman, I salute you! Job well done! You're the best!

But, you knew that.

Bad old sketch of the day

2009-11-12T15:38:00.000-08:00

from a news or magazine photo from somewhere, I forget (Nat. Geo?) But I do recall it went south on me and I punted. I recall not liking the feel of the watercolor on this particular paper, but several years later now it doesn't look so bad. Funny how that works.

Lethal weapons...

2009-11-10T09:44:00.000-08:00

or lame cow tool?
You won't find this kind of craftsmanship at Williams-Sonoma!

Snow Day 2!

2009-10-29T09:43:00.000-07:00

up to the gunwales, 12 to 18 inches and counting!

Snow Day!

2009-10-28T12:19:00.001-07:00

Some of us has farmin' to do...

2009-10-09T09:53:00.000-07:00

Go Farmers!

Ah, fall time...

2009-10-05T08:59:00.000-07:00

when the spiders try to move indoors. I apprehended this fellow by the door of my studio and released him(?) further out in to the wild. Body the size of a grape, for Pete's sake!

May your feet always be swift

2009-10-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

Em sprints to the finish at the Dave Saunders Invitational

Golden Ride

2009-06-23T09:41:00.001-07:00

Golden, looking east. 24 mile morning ride. Gonna be a hot day.

June showers ...

2009-06-15T07:22:00.001-07:00

... bring wildflowers
the rainy days make for some beautiful cycling scenery.

Timber!

2009-06-07T11:50:00.001-07:00

thanks to big Don the fearless lumberjack with a ground's crew assist from Dave.

Watch yer step!

2009-05-25T07:55:00.001-07:00

Out on the prairie, there's life afoot.
this 3ft bull snake, to be specific.

Oops

2009-05-20T10:20:00.000-07:00

I accidently went 30 miles on my bike ride this morning. Bugger.

Meh!

2009-05-18T13:57:00.000-07:00

the face of facebook

2009-05-14T13:34:00.001-07:00

my new identity on facebook. Not a bad manic likeness of somebody. Not me, but somebody. I like it because it looks like it could be sculpted out of a wire coat hanger. Or maybe drawn on a cave wall with charcoal. Or carved into a padded cell wall, perhaps, with a fingernail.

Demon of the day

2009-05-12T15:48:00.000-07:00

The Infamous Edward Teach
Blackbeard to his friends

Another day, another dullard

2009-05-11T08:27:00.000-07:00

Big Gib Jimson
another page from the Oberon archives

We won't always have Paris

2009-05-06T09:17:00.001-07:00

Hotel deTest
lies down a dreary little street in the Marais that smells of pee. NOT recommended (unless you hate yourself.)

Demon Sketch of the Day

2009-05-04T08:56:00.000-07:00

Hell Hound

7th grade - Oberon JH 1971

2009-04-29T13:46:00.000-07:00

Mikah Malcin

had a drawer full of four dozen balls of identical pairs of navy blue socks.

The Way We Weren't

2009-04-29T09:43:00.001-07:00

The cover of my apocryphal yearbook. Sordid trips down memory lane to follow, occasionally.

Demon Sketch of the Day

2009-04-29T08:56:00.001-07:00

Character scribble for "He Who Must Not Be Named"

Hair of the Dog

2009-04-29T07:20:00.000-07:00

A little morning pick me up. Just the thing for those with a touch of the wine flu.

On the face of it

2009-04-28T06:51:00.000-07:00

a character sketch for Count Olaf from "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemmony Snicket.

Currently standing in por moi on Facebook. Not that that means anything about me, character-wise, I don't believe. I just like the picture. Really.

Happy Mission Accomplished Day! *

2008-05-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

* National Codpiece Day in Canada

And oops, wasn't it yesterday? Dang!

Demon Sketch of the Day

2008-04-29T11:53:00.000-07:00

(colorized by a neanderthal using photoshop)

Demon Sketch of the Day

2008-04-25T14:22:00.000-07:00

Demon Sketch of the Day

2008-04-16T13:52:00.000-07:00

Demon, satyr... pan-galactic dude. Whatever.

Been A Long Time

2008-04-14T10:05:00.000-07:00

So I thought I'd post an oldy but a goody, in honor of the protests currently dogging the Olympic torch around the globe. Gee, maybe China shouldn't have been awarded the games way back when, eh?

Elephant Burlesque

2007-10-05T10:49:00.000-07:00

With the Democratic convention coming to Denver, local republicans are going out of their way to attract some attention.

For Westword newspaper
AD Jay Volmar

Pack to school!

2007-08-24T10:15:00.000-07:00

from this tiny sketch of our poor beasts of burden

Moldy Oldy

2007-08-14T12:59:00.000-07:00

Goth Girl

pen & ink

Daily Spice

2007-08-14T10:50:00.000-07:00

pen & ink, watercolor, pencil, with a little touch of photoshop's fiddling filter

Kiss of the Day

2007-08-13T15:02:00.000-07:00

watercolor sketch

Photoshop Tweeked Sketch of the Day

2007-08-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

Walking tall

A Momentous Occasion

2007-08-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, eh?