Strange Days, strange days and a few more strange days filled my life and art "career" over the past 12 months. I've been drifting back in and out of calling what I do a career. Is it a career? a hobby? a passion? a lifestyle? a daily therapy session? Monetarily, my art brings home only around 5% of my income (on top of my day job in the marketing biz) so am I an amateur? Alas, the problem with labels, titles and positions in life muddying the waters. All I know for sure is I take solace in my work no matter the storms I'm weathering. I find home at my drawing table and find hope in the universal art spirit. Thanks for tuning in with me. Here are some highlights from 2014 at DREGstudios...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
The Gift of Art
Grandma with her portrait of Jesus |
This year for Christmas, I invited my immediate family over to the house for Aurora and I to host a fun-old-fashioned-family Christmas! This was a treat because its the first time in quite a while we'd all been under the same roof together for such an occasion. I gave all the family members copies of the C is for Clarksville on the Cumberland book I recently had artwork featured in. I also created custom portraits and artwork for all my guests. I was scrambling to get everything framed before Christmas Eve and forgot to scan all the illustrations. Fortunately, my sister got some great pictures of everyone holding their new eye candy!
Monday, December 15, 2014
FOCUSED dOOdle
This past week dealt some changes to my general outlook on my life and my future. No matter how hard we plan and chart our course, our footfalls the next day seem to be guided by more powerful forces than our own ambition. Sometimes we find we've been focused on the wrong things and have to step back in order to re-align our thoughts. Today I'm feeling a bit like my older self and remembering to keep the child-like wonderment of art, friends and fun in my life. The Universe puts certain folks in your path for guidance when you need them. I experienced such visits over the weekend which helped get my sight grounded again and realize I was already home and already where I needed to be the whole time. Looking forward to the holidays with my loved ones and to the journeys ahead next year...
Friday, December 12, 2014
5th ANNIVERSARY
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Grind dOOdle (Changes)
Everything changes, even when you're running in circles. The cycle expands and contracts and facilitates its own change by push and pull...
"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."
"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly."
"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."
"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly."
Friday, December 5, 2014
PIG'S HEAD SOUP (The Outrage of Justifiable Homicide)
Much of the general public here in the United States is in a reactionary mode rooting from the continuous and seemingly warranted executions of minorities by Police Officers. How do we deal with the outrage caused by these high-profile deaths? How do we bring attention to the issue of addressing racism and fanaticism within our broken and misused Justice System? From the extreme of looting and burning to the targeted peaceful protests which shut down the traffic of major cities, citizens are crying for help. We are crying for help because the people who are supposed to protect us are at war with us. They are armed with military-grade equipment and shielded by their job title from prosecution when they break the very laws they are employed to enforce.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Giving THANKS!
“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect towards others.”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
"Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life."
"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. "
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
"Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life."
"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. "
Monday, November 24, 2014
Michael Brown's Shoes
Too many black youths in America walk in Michael Brown's shoes every single day of their lives. The story is all too common now- an unarmed black youth gunned down by Police. It's a frightening trend across our country which has garnered more and more attention with cases like this young man's from Ferguson, MO. Each time a cop passes sentence on another citizen in the streets instead of the courtroom, minority communities lose a bit more faith in the justice system.
In his address to the public announcing there would be no charges against Officer Darren Wilson, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch stated that the young man's shooter exercised the same rights which all American's have to defend themselves if they fear for their lives. Somehow, I don't think these rights would stand up to the same scrutiny under different circumstances. Try putting Michael Brown's shoe on the other foot. A white Police Officer strikes a black youth for trying to tell him what to do. The youth retaliates by firing 12 shots at the Police Officer, killing him in the street. The black youth would be sent to trial by a grand jury's decision in three minutes, not three months. He'd be a cop killer and sitting on death row. As the case rests today under these same circumstances, the public is told Darren Wilson did his job.
Michael Brown was only 18 years old. He was no saint. He disobeyed a Police Officer. He struck a Police Officer. He broke the law and he should have been punished, not murdered. He should have been given a chance to reform himself through the proper channels of a justice system we're supposed to trust. Instead, he was given a death sentence in the middle of the street. Michael will never see a day in court for his wrongs- and neither will Officer Darren Wilson for his. Today we were all told two wrongs make a right.
Tonight I was compelled to draw a portrait of Michael in memoriam. Tonight I stand in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, MO as the city feels their unrest. Tonight I stand in solidarity with every black youth who has been gunned down instead of being sent to trial.
In his address to the public announcing there would be no charges against Officer Darren Wilson, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch stated that the young man's shooter exercised the same rights which all American's have to defend themselves if they fear for their lives. Somehow, I don't think these rights would stand up to the same scrutiny under different circumstances. Try putting Michael Brown's shoe on the other foot. A white Police Officer strikes a black youth for trying to tell him what to do. The youth retaliates by firing 12 shots at the Police Officer, killing him in the street. The black youth would be sent to trial by a grand jury's decision in three minutes, not three months. He'd be a cop killer and sitting on death row. As the case rests today under these same circumstances, the public is told Darren Wilson did his job.
Michael Brown was only 18 years old. He was no saint. He disobeyed a Police Officer. He struck a Police Officer. He broke the law and he should have been punished, not murdered. He should have been given a chance to reform himself through the proper channels of a justice system we're supposed to trust. Instead, he was given a death sentence in the middle of the street. Michael will never see a day in court for his wrongs- and neither will Officer Darren Wilson for his. Today we were all told two wrongs make a right.
Tonight I was compelled to draw a portrait of Michael in memoriam. Tonight I stand in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, MO as the city feels their unrest. Tonight I stand in solidarity with every black youth who has been gunned down instead of being sent to trial.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
IN THREES dOOdle
(Pen and Dry Erase Marker on Scratch Paper) |
“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.”
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge”
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
DUNCE HAT dOOdle No. 439
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."
"Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven."
"The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom."
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge."
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
DEAD EYES dOOdle
"Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other."
"Years, following years, steal something every day;
At last they steal us from ourselves away."
"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity."
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
CHEEZY dOOdle
All about that cheddar...
"A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart." -Jonathan Swift
"Money often costs too much." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver." -Ayn Rand
"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." -Henry David Thoreau
"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." -Norman Vincent Peale
"A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart." -Jonathan Swift
"Money often costs too much." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver." -Ayn Rand
"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." -Henry David Thoreau
"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." -Norman Vincent Peale
Sunday, November 9, 2014
LiVE PAiNTiNG from TOUR of WURDZ
I had a blast this evening doing a live painting at a Benefit for the Lupus Foundation of America. My partner in crimes of the arts, Gikuyu hosted this special edition of TOUR of WURDZ at the Flying Saucer in Downtown Nashville. ToW is a non-profit open-mic event which has been going for around 10 years now. Each event is hosted to bring attention to and raise money for a different cause. This evening, representatives from the Lupus Foundation Mid-South chapter were on hand to raffle off prizes such as prints of my art and books of Gikuyu's prose and poetry. Toward the end of the night, my live painting was auctioned off to a good home and raised even more money for the cause!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Election Day dOOdle
As for myself, I just visited my polling spot up the street at a local church. Voting was a success. Roof not blowing off the church with my presence was a success. Trying to fool senior citizens by wearing a red shirt was not a success. I'm pretty sure the long hair and tattoos still give me away as a bleeding-heart liberal!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Day Trippin' on Natchez Trace Parkway
Adaptation is a key to life. Along with nature, we have to adapt to the weather at times. Over the weekend, Aurora and I experienced a lesson or two of such. We had planned a few months back to drive halfway down the Natchez Trace Parkway on Halloween for a day-trip nature outing. For years, I've wanted to make the drive while the Fall colors were setting in. Due to some nasty weather, we decided to take the less scenic route down to Tupelo, MS Friday and hoped for some sunshine to drive back in on the Trace Saturday. The shift in plans paid off well. The Universe rewarded us with a reaping of nature which encompassed a full spectrum of fall colors and experiences! We saw it all from areas completely bare of leaves, areas where the colors were peaked and areas where everything was still green and thriving. It was a weekend of lessons counting our blessings when our plans didn't turn out as we envisioned.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Vote NO on Amendment 1 to Protect Women's Rights
Tennesseans must soon decide how much freedom should be allotted to women in making choices about their own reproductive health. On Election Day, there are 4 Constitutional Amendments being proposed on the State Ballot. The 1st Amendment to the State Constitution involves the issue of abortion. In a nutshell, the amendment would give state lawmakers the authority to pass legislation beyond those defined by the Federal Government in regards to abortion. This would open the door for women's access to safe and confidential procedures to be limited (if not eliminated) by over-legislation. Unfortunately, this has already been the case for women in other parts of the deep south. Today, many women in bordering states are forced to seek abortions in Tennessee to even have one done legally. This is an issue which should be put to rest as women have the fundamental right to make decisions about whether or not to bare a child (with the consultation of a doctor, not a politician.)
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
C is for Clarksville on the Cumberland Art Exhibit and Book Signing
Tonight the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council put on a one-night art exhibit and book signing for the release of their publication, C is for Clarksville on the Cumberland. Hosted at the L&N Train Station here in town, the artists whose work was featured displayed their creations and signed copies of the book for guests. Each artist was chosen to illustrate, paint, photograph and otherwise create artwork for their assigned theme. Themes were based on each letter of the alphabet and chosen by the public earlier this year. Books will also be available for purchase at the Roxy Regional Theatre, Downtown Artists Co-Op and Customs House Museum throughout the holiday season if you missed the show tonight!
Monday, October 20, 2014
Sunset on Center Hill Lake
I believe the sunset Aurora and I witnessed Sunday evening was one of the most breathtaking of my life. We watched the palette of burning pinks and oranges change and radiate before our eyes from the middle of Center Hill Lake here in Tennessee. The co-owner of the company I work for, Eric had an employee outing for a Fall Cruise of the lake on his houseboat, "Out of Office." We had a brilliant time laughing and having a bit of fellowship with the great family of folks we work with day in and day out. Eric and his main squeeze, Linda were all too hospitable to us all throughout the day. After the gaunt gloom of the past couple of weeks, the fresh air and amazing scenery was much needed. It couldn't have been planned for a nicer day. I hope you these postcard-worthy shots Aurora and I took of the lake, a double rainbow surreally spotted directly overhead of us and of course the amazing sunset...
Sunday, October 19, 2014
C is for Clarksville on the Cumberland BOOK SIGNING!
This Tuesday, The Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council will release their new book, C is for Clarksville on the Cumberland. Collecting a plethora of local history and culture, local artists were assigned letters of the alphabet with themes the public suggested to the Council. I was asked to illustrate J (for Cave Johnson.) This historical figure spent most of his life as a resident of our town. As Postmaster General, he created the first postage stamp. My portrait places him on a stamp though I've heard he's never had that honor... until now!
The book will be available throughout the holiday season at The Roxy Regional Theater, The Downtown Artists' Co-Op and The Customs House Museum. To kick off the release though, a Book Signing and Exhibit will be held this Tuesday, October 21st at the L&N Train Station (10th and Commerce here in Clarksville.) The doors open at 5:30. You can see all the original artwork created for the book in person as well as get your copy signed by as many of the artists as you like!!!
The book will be available throughout the holiday season at The Roxy Regional Theater, The Downtown Artists' Co-Op and The Customs House Museum. To kick off the release though, a Book Signing and Exhibit will be held this Tuesday, October 21st at the L&N Train Station (10th and Commerce here in Clarksville.) The doors open at 5:30. You can see all the original artwork created for the book in person as well as get your copy signed by as many of the artists as you like!!!
Friday, October 17, 2014
SUPERMAN Sketch Variant
This week I spent a few days working this blank sketch variant cover of an issue of Superman Unchained! I hope you guys are enjoying these covers as much as I am. I've purchased twenty in all and the Kryptonian alien himself makes 8 down. As I told an old friend this week, each one is like living out a childhood dream- too cool!
An issue of Superman was actually the first comic book which ever came into my possession as a child. I got into comics at about age 11 when Superman had just been killed off and subsequently came back a year or so later to the world of DC Comics. As an introduction to relaunching each Superman line, there was a different "Superman" helming each of the four titles. Who was the real Superman? I love a mystery and I was hooked! Of course none of them were and then the real Supes came back with a mullet which is pretty much where they lost me. Plus, Superman is a cheater.... comic geek debate in the comments below?
An issue of Superman was actually the first comic book which ever came into my possession as a child. I got into comics at about age 11 when Superman had just been killed off and subsequently came back a year or so later to the world of DC Comics. As an introduction to relaunching each Superman line, there was a different "Superman" helming each of the four titles. Who was the real Superman? I love a mystery and I was hooked! Of course none of them were and then the real Supes came back with a mullet which is pretty much where they lost me. Plus, Superman is a cheater.... comic geek debate in the comments below?
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Little Doe-Eyed Devil dOOdle
"Don't you know there ain't no Devil, it's just God when he's drunk."
"The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the Devil."
"Neutral men are the Devil's allies."
Sunday, October 12, 2014
THE WALKING DEAD Sketch Variant
I suppose it's no coincidence I drew Michonne from The Walking Dead over the weekend. Season Five of the cult phenomenon debuts tonight! I know all you zombie freaks have been doing the staggering pee-pee dance of the undead this week in anticipation. To pass the time myself, I drew Michonne (and her pets) on a blank sketch variant I scooped up recently. This beauty was a labor of love since Friday night with some intricate and time-consuming detail on the trees and chains. Despite a good deal of pondering, I decided to go with a grey scale on this drawing just like the comic line of The Walking Dead. She's filled strictly with set of Prismacolor Cool Greys and a little Black. Enjoy the drawing and the show tonight!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
SABRETOOTH Sketch Variant
As a casual comic reader, the X-Men was probably my favorite brand which I read off and on throughout my youth. Since revisiting my love for the sequential arts the past five years or so, I've found myself going back again and again for more of the mutant saga. A few weeks back, I drew on the first of two Wolverine #1 blank Sketch Variants I picked up to illustrate. The first cover featured Wolverine so I only found it fitting that the second feature his arch nemesis- Sabretooth! Being a fan, I had a lot of fun drawing one of the staple villains I've seen in action since I was a kid. Interestingly enough, Victor Creed was around the Marvel Universe for nearly 10 years before being crossed over into the X-Men to find his place in the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and in Wolverine's world. He matches the companion cover well...
Friday, October 3, 2014
Cacophony of Cardboard Creations
"Peaker" (ink on cardboard / 2014) |
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
GALACTUS Sketch Variant
Monday evening I finished up this Galactus sketch cover I had worked on all weekend. Along with the Thanos cover I shared with you yesterday, it made for a productive few evenings in the home studio! Just as I've gushed with the other few covers I've shared so far, this guy was a gas to capture in my style. Galactus is a world-eating omnipotent villain who has terrorized galaxies across the Marvel Universe for over forty years. I aimed to stay true to the original Galactus design rooting back to his first appearances. Of course, as is the case with even comic industry artists, I stylized the character to my fitting.
Enjoy this dose of pop surrealism! I've got many more to come as my addiction has grown and I expect another lot of 10 blank sketch covers in the mail tomorrow. This group includes Hulk, Deadpool, X-Men and even some DC and Image lines like Superman / Batman and The Walking Dead!
Enjoy this dose of pop surrealism! I've got many more to come as my addiction has grown and I expect another lot of 10 blank sketch covers in the mail tomorrow. This group includes Hulk, Deadpool, X-Men and even some DC and Image lines like Superman / Batman and The Walking Dead!
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
THANOS Sketch Variant
My idea turned out to be a pretty involved illustration. With a mesh of visionary and surrealism, I wove a field of eyes into the space background. The colors of the eyes match the Infinity Stones of the Gauntlet our villain wields. The Infinity Gauntlet story line documenting the Mad Titan himself is one of my all-time favorite arcs. I really had a gas capturing him not only on paper- but on my own custom cover of The Heroic Age New Avengers #1!!!
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Fancy Fowl dOOdle
Friday, September 19, 2014
#GoodnightLava
Alex Pardee over at the ZeroFriends art collective out west posted the line work of his "Goodnight Lava" art recently for other creatives to color in, draw on and otherwise bastardize for their own purposes. Here's my own version I hatched out this morning on a piece of blue paper I used for the print...
"Pen on Blue Paper / 2014" |
Sunday, September 14, 2014
KICKSTART THIS: Works and Days by Miranda Herrick!
Selections from Works and Days |
Wolverine and Secret Invasion SKETCH COVERS
Several months back I scored a pack of 10 random Marvel Sketch Covers off of eBay. After collecting a bit of dust, I wiped them off the past couple of weeks and braved laying some markers down on a couple. They turned out very trippy and I learned a lot from working on the surface which was a bit foreign at first. My markers didn't lay down like they do on my trusty bristol board but I've quickly grown smitten with the covers. Keep an eye out for more as I'll surely be back on another one of them sooner than later!
Marvel along with many other comic companies create limited runs of certain comics with blank Variant covers for artists to draw their own versions of their characters on. It's a very cool thing to see an industry support creativity and give a wide spectrum of artists the chance to "live the dream" by putting their art on the cover! Here are some process pictures from my versions of Secret Invasion #1 and Wolverine #1...
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Not Much to Say about It...
"He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words."
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."
"The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be."
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
My First 1st at Riverfest's Tour D'Art!
I've been a regular for years now at the local Tour D'Art which is held at the Smith-Trahern Mansion as part of Clarksville's annual Riverfest. Until tonight however, I've not taken the top spot for any of my entries. This year I entered "Guernica in Blues and Roses" into the Professional Drawing category and "Imperial Octopus" into the Professional Painting category. Unfortunately, the crazy-cool octopus painting (read its story HERE) didn't even make the cut to be exhibited. Guernica made up for things though by placing 1ST!!! ...and of course I'm shocked...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Images from the Art Institute of Chicago
This past weekend, I was privileged to spend a few days in the Windy City for work as our company attended the 60th Anniversary RainSoft Convention in Chicago! After an opening night private party at the House of Blues, we spent a whirlwind 72 hours learning, networking and seeing as much as we could of the city. A couple of the guys joined me during some down time to visit the Art Institute of Chicago before we left. The four hours we had weren't enough to really scratch the surface of one of the largest collections of art in the country! We had to use our maps and hit the highlights before visiting their current special exhibit, Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary- a journey through around 100 works of art from one of my favorite surrealists. With dimly lit passageways, black walls and concentrated lighting, AIC created a haunting environment for the body of work. In contrast to the low roar throughout the rest of the museum, Magritte's vibrant creations glowed in stunned silence as the crowd navigated the halls of the exhibit. It was truly an experience I'll never forget. Though this special exhibit is confined to my own memories due to a no-photography policy, I can however share with you some other images from throughout their collection... enjoy!
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Jaw Dropping dOOdle
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak."
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Falling In Love All Over Again at Fall Creek Falls
My wife Aurora and I spent our 5th Wedding Anniversary in one of Tennessee's most breathtaking parks, Fall Creek Falls over the weekend. We had a lakeside hotel room with a pleasant view and gave up plenty of sweat to the trails, hills and steps leading to their variety of water falls and scenic spots. I love soaking up the nature since I live in the city now after growing up in such a rural area. It was a much-needed and refreshing getaway. Gazing out of the overlooks at the blue mists of the hills and the bottoms of waterfalls really gives you magnificent insight and perspective. It's hard to take bad pictures of such enchanting sights but you do lose much of the depth perspective considering the misty atmosphere from the scattered showers all weekend. Enjoy these postcard-worthy shots we got from the few hundred pictures collected over the weekend!
Friday, August 8, 2014
"Roma American Gothic" (A Preview of Tomato Art Fest this Weekend!)
Sunday, July 27, 2014
DEATH MASK dOOdle
"To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."
"From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity."
Friday, July 25, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Rose Period Ajna Chakra dOOdles
My doodling as of late went into a Rose Period where I've been doodling on colored paper with a plain blue gel pen. These drawings serve as mind flexes- meditations really. Usually while I'm tied up on the phone or between odd tasks throughout the day, I'll throw a few lines down on each miniature work of art (which usually takes course over one or two days.) I always start with some loose and gestural pen strokes and then tighten up what I see from there, hatching and lining away here and there. The few pieces of red paper I found to dissect have proven to be impossible to scan correctly for some reason. Everything comes out in shades of magenta and fuchsia. The paper in reality is a deep red. These two third eye dOOdles came about over the past few weeks...
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Do You Care? PROVE IT!!!
(inks on bristol / 2006) |
Monday, July 14, 2014
It's Monday so Get those Tongues a-Waggin'...
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work." -Colin Powell
"The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense." -Thomas A. Edison
"I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it." -Ray Bradbury
Friday, July 11, 2014
Smitten dOOdle
I'm thankful for getting to feel the love hanging with some of my friends and family these past few weekends. The artist's life isn't always the most social of lives these days despite my roaring 20's of yesteryear. However, I do feel the love (a much more meaningful love) for those who've stuck around and been part of the journey and in-turn allowed me to be part of theirs. Aurora started prepping another round of pork for this weekend as we're gonna cook out for family and get some more social time in enjoying the best parts of summer. If you see me around, come holler at Papa Love- I still got plenty for ya!
Friday, July 4, 2014
The Irony of the Isolation of Independence
from "Random Acts of Vibrance" (inks on bristol / 2010) |
To gain freedoms in terms of equality, history has bore witness to bodies of peoples petitioning the general public and government through protest and upheaval. No single individual can stake claim on the American Revolution, the Labor Movement, the Civil Rights Movement or the modern strife of equal rights for other minorities and the LGBT community. Only through organization and reliance on others can social change and acceptance occur. Only with a unified voice can citizens gain justness and law to the benefit all peoples equally.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
King's Landing dOOdle
"There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his."
"Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet."
"Kings are the slaves of history.”