The first line on the left side of the sketch was perfect. However the second line on the right side was not inspired by the first but rather by another idea I had in mind. They did not go well together. Most of the rest of the drawing, at least on the right side was […]
I’ve seen Native American silver pieces of animals with a spiral design inside their bodies. I was told that symbol represented their life force. I began this sketch with such a spiral. I couldn’t imagine an appropriate body for this life force to inhabit, so I left it as it was. I just glanced at […]
When I was a youth, my parents used to take the family on vacation. We would pack the tent and put all the supplies in a wooden plywood box my father made. Mom called it The Monster, because it was so heavy. The rest stops back then did not have flush toilets. My father would […]
This is Mitty. Mitty is no longer with us.
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 […]
This is a sketch of a photo I took wherein Mike is reaching out to take my hand. Mom, Dad and I were visiting Mike at his group home. During those times (in the late 1990s), I always took my camera. Maybe I’m cherry picking the images in this retrospective, looking for evidence that Mike […]
In this meditation I used water-soluble ink to sketch Pete’s Tavern. I flooded the area with water to blur the lines and ended up dissolving all the details. I penned them back in, leaving me with Pete’s Tavern at twilight. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother […]
This sketch is from a photo I took around 2020 about 6 months or so into the pandemic season. I had grown my beard, combed it up, put on an impish grin and took a selfie. The part that most resembles me is the top of my bald head. I draw a good dome. Oh […]
