Category: Dragons

April 2020 – Acrylic and ink on acetate This character painting of Covid was another post-retirement refresher project for me. One thing that you might find interesting about painting on transparent acetate is that the cartoon is viewed from the opposite side from where the paint is applied so that the brush strokes aren’t visible. That means the highlights are… Continue reading Flames

March 2020 – Watercolor on watercolor pad I originally started drawing this dragon in 1971 (see Dragon One). He’s always been full of mischief, but I hadn’t thought about naming him until deadly COVID-19 hit.

These images of “my Dragon” are photographs of the first and third storyboard set of three watercolors that were inspired by Gandalf’s fireworks at Bilbo’s Magnificent Party from The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. The first painting sets the “fireworks” stage. The second painting is MIA and featured the “earth” being reborn and… Continue reading Fireworks

1971 – Pen and ink on paper Too scary for toddlers, this is the first pen and ink of my dragon. I found it when cleaning out my files while sheltering in place. I love dragons. They can represent spiritual control of the deep, the Devil himself, or the simple playfulness of an artist’s hand.

1974 – Pencil on paper This was an exercise in Dragon drawing. Also see Satan for pen and ink version.

1977 – Acrylic and ink on acetate Human art is a reflection from our human senses. Our sense of balance is sourced inside our hearing. Our senses of emotion and self are sourced inside our brain where all is processed. God designed us to hear physically AND emotionally. We “hear” physically through our sense of… Continue reading Balance