According to my phone, the tree in this sketch is an ash. That makes sense to me since the seeds hanging from the branches remind me of maple seeds. Maple and ash are both hardwoods, so I imagine their seeds would be similar. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by […]
Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
I continue my ongoing quest to reduce clutter in my life. The fact that today is my birthday has re-animated my efforts to empty my file cabinet of nonessential items and otherwise, lighten up. Throughout my life I have been collecting interesting things. The most manageable of these them are the printed articles: newspaper clippings […]
There were too many bean pods to count here. The surrounding delicate leaves formed an intricate background. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
I was admiring all the foliage I passed by on my walk today. Even though it was scorching hot, everything was green. Green leaves overlapping each other. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
These are the sketches that developed as I was reflecting on my brother Mike’s life on the second anniversary of his death. I was fortunate to have my library of photographic images to help me remember particularly important moments. I reanimated some of the meaningful times using my skills to recreate the photos by hand […]
This sketch is chock full of information. I began by sketching a photo taken in 1960 on a camping trip, of me and my two brothers standing aside my parents’ 1957 Chevy. I was looking for old photographs that depicted Mike, my autistic brother, in a cheerful mood. I know there were fun times, but […]
Mike would hurt himself (presumably) when he was frustrated. Although at one point in his diagnostic journey, doctors thought he was Tourretic and his hitting himself and biting his hand was nothing more than a ‘complex motor tick‘. Whether Mike had Tourette Syndrome because those responsible for his care could not suggest a plan to […]
