GraveArt Blog

  After leaving Twitter some years ago, I have got back in the game by opening a new account on BlueSky . Why create an account there? It seems to have a very receptive group of people without the baggage Twitter/X has. You might say... Much more fun. A cat drawing that was inspired by another piece I saw online at one time.

  4x6" Rabbit card : This is the time of year for rabbits. I lived in Ohio at one time. There is a town called Richfield that I used to visit in the fall. Every year, A friend and I would go to the Turkey-Shoot events held in that general area. No --- ! We did not shoot turkeys off fence posts 😀😀😀 If you are not from a place that has these events then, click here , and ( Richfield Ohio Amvets ) to read up on the fun you can have competing with others to win a Thanksgiving ham or Turkey among other things. It's yet another way to enjoy an activity on the weekend with the family.  This area also grew the best apples I've ever had. We would buy them by the big baskets in the fall. So, what does rabbits have to do with a turkey shoot? Not much. But, this time of year was when we would take our Beagle dog out in the fields and turn it loose. It loved to track rabbits. It never caught one, but that's not the point. These dogs are born to hunt.  Did you know that the femal...

( Plumpkin' )        Glory to fat cats .  I have an Instagram account and see them all the time. This is a simple piece of art that I enjoy doing when there's not a lot of time. There's hundreds of them lying around here. We are in Colorado for a few more weeks, then headed back south. There's a small town called Victor near our home here in CO. (an old mining town), and we go there for some of the festivals the city puts on during the warmer months. One is called ( Victor Pack Burro Race ).    It's funny to see people running along with their donkeys or Burros . The person along side the animals are dressed like old 49ers, to look the part. The animals may have the gear of a real pack mule and carrying tools and blankets and so forth.   While at one of their festivals, I talked with an artist that does super creative photography and art. I picked up one of her cards so that her name and website could be featured here on my...

(Free food)      Had fun with this little pig design. I’m thinking about doing it on a Sketch Card soon. It will be at one of my shows. Could be late fall before I setup again this year though. A Christmas event might be a good one to add to the calendar. So for now, I’m working on a lot of sketch cards for this fall, and into the spring.

(The old bird)      It's fun to draw birds every now and then. I seem to be brought back to birds and trees for the most part. Might as well give them a strange personality too.

(any last words)         If this were your last day - What would you say? On a happier note;  I have been working on some drawings that have not only black ink, but some gray as well. Not long ago, a bottle of Lexington Gray from Noodlers came. This is a very nice gray with an almost graphite look. It's light-fast, and can be washed over with watercolors. Not many inks can do both. FW makes an acrylic ink that is a cool-gray. This one is nice too, but settles in the bottle pretty quick. A bit more pain to use because of that. It is a lighter shade than Lexington G. Even though the ink on the nib drys so quick while using acrylic ink, it's still worth the effort. I'll put up a couple of these soon.

  (New Tools)        This is what happens when you get a new tool. I go thru these episodes of glorious exploration, only to toss it in a drawer after a couple of days, and only to find it again years later and do the same thing all over. Does it ever end? Anyway, this is s scribble sheet from playing around with two new/old brushes I have. At some point, I'll do some real work with the liner brush. I have an old Windsor Newton that has lost the fine line it once had. I've been searching for a new one, and discovered I already had it!

(Inker Moon) (sold)    This moon drawing was made with ink. I thought about adding color to it, but changed my mind... at least for now. I admit that it's ugly to my eyes. But... the very nice person that bought it really likes it ! I must adjust my view of things.

(Shagrick) (Sold)   Shagrick wasn't always this square. He loves cookies, and not a single crumb can survive him. Yet, if you ask, "It's just my genetics, can't do nuttin' bout it". So, what do you think? Should we force him as society to go on a cookie-free diet, or allow freedom of choice?...humm, tough one.

(Artist's Mask)   This piece went on my business card. It's not evil, as it looks. It's just that I like dark humor sometimes. Yet, I do have a boundaries for that. (Fence Post)    I like to do old things such as this, because it reminds me of my mom's work.

(Sold)  Merry Christmas to all...(oh, I forgot to be politically correct), "Seasons Greetings". I don't think anybody likes this drawing except my good friend Liz. So I made her a Christmas card of the grumpy ole' pyro-snowman. She understands my twisted view of life/dark humor.

(old man Froginstein)    Ink drawing from a sketchbook. I may do a watercolor wash over this? There's a story to go along with this character, you can read it here: "Not in my back yard" .

 (Frazzle Bird 2)     "I know there must be some way to get in that house".

This is one of my Frazzle Birds. Life can push these fowl to the breaking point at times.