Zebra Blue

Ballpoint pen, from a photograph I took at the zoo. Hence the larger than real hindquarters. About 6 x 8".

Asher cat

Two quick sketches of my grey cat, Asher. Ballpoint pen on paper. 8 x 10".

Beep Beep!

Four seconds flat, this old car sketched in pencil.

Squiggled Horse

Continuous line drawing quickly wiggled out while Isa sat in my lap clamouring for a drawing of a keyboard. Hand moved swifly all regions of the small page beginning at the forehead travel all around the body end at the front hooves. 3 x 5" Rollerball pen.

Nacho

Portrait of a tan and white Boxer named Nacho. His owner said I made him look regal and proud, when really he's quite a friendly and timid dog. Graphite pencil on paper, 6 x 8".

Sidewalk Cat

Once I had some oil pastels. I experimented with them a bit, but never grew to like them. So when my toddler wanted to use "mommy's crayons" instead of giving her my nice soft pastels, I let her use the oil ones. They make much richer, brighter, bolder colors on concrete than regular sidewalk chalks. I didn't give them to her very often, since the colors plastered her hands as well, and I got concerned about toxic hazards. But her scrawls lasted on the patio and sidewalks outside our Petaluma apartment for many weeks until rain melted them. Even then you could still make out something. Here's a cat I drew for her at the top of some steps once. Oil pastel on concrete, a few feet in dimensions.

Fuzzytail Cat

Another two-minute response to my daughter's incessant demand: "Draw a cat now!" Very waxy crayon on blank copy paper, 6 x 8".

Quarrelsome Rooster

He thinks he's always right, is grumpy, annoying and insulting. Quite a cockerel. Watercolor, 5 x 6".

Deer

Drew a deer with a daughter dandled on my knee.