morsel... now in glorious technicolor!

morselcolor, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

Here is a colorized version of the "morsel" drawing from my previous post. I'm not sure which I like better. What do you think?

morsel

morsel, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

I started out just drawing an acorn. Then I decided it needed a tree branch and a squirrel. It's the time of year when lots of squirrels are around. With all the snow today they're surely huddling up and eating their stash.

BIrthday Present = Ink Gull

inkgull, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

My wonderful wife got me a new scanner for my birthday. My old one gave up the ghost quite some time ago. So now I can scan my doodles in directly rather than putzing around taking a digital photo of them and then cleaning them up in Photoshop.

So here is a recent doodle I've been waiting for the new scanner to post. Now I can rally take off! Thanks baby!!!

Joey Cape

Joey Cape, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

My friend Mel Fratta-Yukna commissioned me to make a drawing of musician Joey Cape to use for T-shirts and promo. I had to whip it out over night to get it to them in time. The label ended up up voting it down, so it wasn't used for the promo materials. But I'm still pretty proud of this one and I really enjoyed making it. I was working from a photo he provided that captured this great perspective of the guitar coming right atcha. If you haven't heard of Joey Cape, he's a great songwriter so go check him out.

sketch

sketch, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

This is an older drawing I did many years ago when I was working at a small sign shop. I often had lots of free time on my hands and drew this over the course of a week or so during downtime.

This is a style I developed in my high school years. An abstract psychedelic meandering of sorts. Working to expose the organic designs lurking beneath the surface of the paper.
I digitally edited the color, flipping it from the original. The original was blue and black ball point on white paper. Maybe I'll post it too if I can find it :)

Relay

Relay, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

Here is another Christmas present drawing I did this year. This was for our friends Jeremy & Crissy. Two bicycles in love.

Pen and marker on paper.

2010 Train Has Departed

B&O 2009 008, originally uploaded by Mr & Mrs Speeed.

It's been a fun 2009. I have...
Been amazed by the birth and daily evolution of our son.
Gotten back into drawing.
Have been making amazing music with amazing musicians.
Reconnected with a lot of old friends and made some great new ones.
Gotten back into yoga and then fallen back out of it again.
Been able to visit with lots of family.
Been thrilled to see my wife get all crafty.
Went to the B&O museum and took a bunch of pictures. Here is one of them. click on it to see more.