Ringside Seats for the Bomb
Pen & ink (high school)

This was inspired by a National Geographic story about naval officers (later in the sixties my father was on a destroyer in charge of nuclear tactics) sitting to watch the first atomic blast testing in the Bikini Islands in the middle of the Pacific. The ships ranged from about 15-40 miles away from the blast. They wore goggles for protection…

Tropical Fish at Night
Colored pencil on colored matte board (high school)

Just a simple assignment in art class. My first colored pencil drawing.

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Pen & ink (high school)

One of those 3-minute stream of consciousness sketch assignments. After recently watching the Sopranos I can now hear the psychiatrist’s voice making comments about it.

Now
Colored pen and ink (2001)

The first illustration I have done in years. A friend encouraged me to draft a cover for a poetry book.