1.24.13 I'll Have Another

I'm starting a series of drawings and paintings of race horses b.c. I love the powerful elegance of their anatomy at full gallop combined with the bright silks on the jockeys. This sketch shows I'll Have Another beating the favorite, Bodemeister, in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, ridden by jockey Mario Gutierrez who also rode him to win the Preakness earlier in the season. Too bad they had to scratch for the Belmont Stakes, ending I'll Have Another's chance to win the Triple Crown b.c. of a tendon injury. However, it did end well for the three year old. He was sold for ten million dollars to stud at the Big Red Farm in Hakkaido, Japan. Not bad.

1.21.13 Old Ski Bums

I was enjoying a coffee and the warm late-morning sun yesterday at the Silver Lake Lodge in Deer Valley outside Park City, Utah. Lisa and I were out there for the Sundance Film Festival again. Well, she went to the films and I skied. These guys were at the next table. They'd been skiing earlier in the morning and were now enjoying some beer and swapping lies about how great their runs were and where they were headed on their next trips--mostly to Mexican beaches. They made good drawing subjects b.c. they didn't move much. Old guys. Love 'em.

1.11.13 "Two Blue Hens"

Ok, so there probably aren't any blue chickens. The color just seemed right with the red, yellow and green. I made this 4.5" x 4.5" etching then added watercolor to the dried print. My wife, Lisa, has been trying to get me to paint, draw or print chickens for years. I finally came around. Think I'll try a rooster next. Maybe purple?