Descending Ashtray

I did this drawing last weekend when Brandy and I were camping in Nebraska.

I can’t wait to finish this one. I think the contrast between the black of the burned cedar and the revealed raw wood will be incredible. The burning is, predictably, a lot of fun. I used a propane torch like you’d use for plumbing repair.

This is a collaborative drawing that Scott, Josh, Brandy, Megan, Haley and I all worked on at the dinner party.

… once asked me if I ever thought about how much easier my life might be if I had gone with a 3×3, a 4×4 … anything less than 25 squares. Sometimes I think of it and chuckle when I’m midway through something. There is something really … zen? or meditative, I guess, about doing the same thing 25 times in a row, or 125 times, or whatever it is. But yes, I’d probably be closer to done right now. I drew all the stars by hand.

This is a work-in-progess, a gouache of a 5×5 with a US Air Force theme, circa 1942. There will be white stars in blue circles, with a blue circle contained within the stars. Just like this one.

Heard from Seth lately? I used to talk to him on the phone every once in awhile and last I heard he was stationed in San Diego.

Check out these 3-D sidewalk drawings

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… without a computer?

I have been trying to think how you’d do something like that, and this afternoon I found a site that shows how. Awesome.