Posted on November 24, 2009 by blogturtle

I bought a Wacom tablet, recently. It feels weird, at first. As a first sketch, I draw my dog. Stand still, please. Stay… stay.
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Posted on November 20, 2009 by blogturtle

I’ve collected a pile of leaves this fall season, while walking the dog. I can’t seem to identify the round one (middle, lower row). It is not as common as the maple and oak species, and it has a interesting pattern of veins.
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Posted on November 18, 2009 by blogturtle
Posted on October 31, 2009 by blogturtle

Happy Halloween.
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by blogturtle

A sketch of the trees and tennis court, looking outside the window of the cabin, during the peak of fall.
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by blogturtle

My friend, Dave, is visiting from California. And he wanted me to create a cartoon of him.
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Posted on October 5, 2009 by blogturtle

Oil painting of three gourds in the spirit of the fall season. Although these gourds are small, in this painting, they are depicted 3x bigger on a 15×20 canvas.
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Posted on October 1, 2009 by blogturtle

Oil painting in celebration of Los Dias de los Muertos.
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Posted on September 27, 2009 by blogturtle

An oil painting portrait in celebration of Los Dias de los Muertos. Skully is for sale at my store.
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Posted on September 26, 2009 by blogturtle

I added Chinese noodles and Vietnamese hot sauce to the Matzah Ball Soup for more flava.
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