Sparrows in the Hoar Frost

Here is a color pencil drawing based on some sparrows in a lilac bush last winter. The day was clear and bright and the sparrows were spending the morning flitting through the branches.

"Sparrows in the Hoar Frost", color pencil on paper, 9"x6", 2010-04-10

End of the Race

I came upon this dead rat while walking the dog, laying in the middle of the sidewalk in the bright sunlight. It's race over but now captured in artwork prior to being consumed by crows.

Building Storm - treetop drawing

"Building Storm", Pastel on paper, 22T"x30W", 2010/02/22

Crow in Flight

"Crow in Flight", charcoal on paper, 6"x9", 2010-02-23

Leaves and Branches

Here is a new drawing from yesterday with both leaves and branches.

"Oak Leaves Don't Fall", Pastel on paper, 22T"x30W", 2010/01/06

Dragon Fly for the first

While waiting for the gallery opening on January 1 2010 I drew a couple charcoal drawings.

"Dragon Fly", charcoal and graphite on paper, 9"x6", 2010-01-01

A True Believer

Another series of drawings I have been working on is for a graphic novel called the Man in the Basement. It is a ghost story. I have about 25 of the drawings done so I will be posting them here. Here is one from the book

"A True Believer", Charcoal on paper, 9"x6", 2009-10-11

A coloring book for Christmas

I drew a ten page coloring book for Christmas this year and gave them away. The parents wouldn't let the kids draw in them because they all felt they were to precious. It was a coloring book, I brought crayons.

Here is the cover and an interior picture. The entire book can be found here:

http://www.braindeadaesthetic.com/pages/Neeko_coloring_book.htm

Grasshopper

Over the summer I have been drawing a lot of insects, this is the most recent. Currently almost all the other drawings are in a gallery show. I became much more fascinated this summer with cicadas than normal and collected over twenty nymph husks, which they leave hanging on trees after they emrege from the ground.

This grasshopper was caught while out walking the dog and I took it home. In the big picture it means nothing but I killed it before using it in my studio.

“Grasshopper”, Charcoal pastel on paper, 15” x 22”, 2009-10-03

Portrait of a Young Woman

I drew a portrait of my nephews girlfriend yesterday. I met her at his graduation last spring but didn't catch her name.

"Young Woman", Graphite Pencil on paper, 7"x5", 2009-10-04