Angel, lamia, snail...your guess is as good as mine. Time on my hands equals pencil in hand...

My daughter's cat, Sable Rose LeFloof, is never still, except when she is watching homemade bird-watching videos on Youtube. I managed to doodle this out while her attention was engrossed. I couldn't resist adding the "WTF" countenance.

Had time to myself, so my imagination was free to roam. The joy of sketching in public are the compliments. I had a few individuals looking over my shoulder that I was totally unaware of.

My first respectable illustration, completed during the end of my first year at art college. My instructor suggested I approach it with a minimalist regard to materials; primary colors and 2 brushes.
Gouache on 15” x 20” Crescent 300 cold press board.

Casino promotion color comp on bristol.

Hi-C Ecto Cooler color comp. Marker on tracing paper.

Scarecrow from "Wizard of Oz". Marker on tracing paper.

Russian palace - Pen and ink shading and stipple on tracing paper.

Fast forward to the late summer of 1992, when I started art college at ACA College of Design. Portfolio pieces...some stand the test of time better than others, but I believe it is important to express the "warts and all" progression.

This is the third and final piece I saved from high school. With this being my final project in my senior year, it was my pièce de résistance at the time. Mixed media on cold press board.

This is the second of three from high school, a shikepoke (shitepoke, shypoke, heron…) Colored pencil on bristol.

This is chronologically the first of three renderings from high school that have survived. This was 1989, when I was 16. B-grade pencil on bristol.

Where to start? As a youngster, I drew a lot, and my folks kept most of my doodles, albeit in a non-disclosed location. After they moved on, I scoured my childhood home in search of these illusive sketches, but to no avail. So, I will start with what I have squirreled away myself.