Tete de Femme

I've been working on my technique

for drawing portaits. Sometimes I'll

randomly browse through a book or

magazine and start to sketch a picture

that catches my eye, just doodling with the

sketch book on my lap. The process makes

me focus on proportions and relationships

of the elements of the subject. I couldn't say

where this one came from but I'm happy

with the way it turned out.

From Here to November

" As societies grow decadent,

the language grows decadent, too.

Words are used to disguise, not to

illuminate, action: you liberate a city

by destroying it. Words are used to confuse,

so that at election time people will

solemnly vote against their own interests."

Gore Vidal

An apt thought this election season.

Super Chunk

Ever since I was a little kid,

I've loved peanut butter. It's great on

toast, crackers, and smeared on a

crisp stick of celery. With out it

Elvis would only have had fried banana

sandwiches. Crunchy or smooth, it's

comfort food in a jar.