Arm Chair Adventurer

I'm sure my Hawaii friends know this guy, it Glen the owner of the Arm Chair Adventure in Kalihi. This is part of my collection of random portraits.
I thought Glen would be a great subject mainly because of the background. Anyone who enters the Arm Chair Adventurer will be immediately struck with the store's is floor to ceiling with games, dice, models, and books. Glen has a passion for most things dorky.
As a note, I know I made him look a little younger then Glen is. I think its mostly the hair.

Student 3

So this painting is of one of the students I work with. He was working on a puzzle and he took this rather unusual pose. I really like this painting a lot.

Student 2

This is the student I work most of the time with. He is listening to his Ipad. In this picture he  has some pounding dance song on and is swaying back and forth. 

Watching him dance I'm reminded of the old piece of advice to 'Dance like no one is watching.' When He dances his whole body sways and he just seems so into the music. Watching him do that you cannot help but smile.

Student 1

Working on a few oil paintings of the students in my classroom.

This is of one student who is unbelievably sweet and caring. He is standing in front of an educational board with sight words taped to them.

Heath Withrow

So working on a series of drawings of my friends rocking their costumes for "Vampire the Masquerade." This one is my friend, Heath.
These are rather large pen drawings; loving how the cross hatching looks on it.

Brandon

Brandon Monotype, Monotype Print, 14' x 16"

"A man's friendships
are one of the best measures of his worth."
~ Charles Darwin

Looking contemplative, that is my buddy Brandon.

A soft print, but I went back into his hair and shirt with a wash to strengthen things up. 

Ashlyn

Ashlyn, Monotype Print, 14" x 16"

More with the monotyping portraits of my friends. I am so happy to create one-of-a-kind prints of my one-of-a-kind friends.

This is Ashlyn, our local cat girl and my go-to person when I need to clean areas of my house.

This is a pretty good Monotype. I like how clean her features came out and there is quite a good likeness.

“Think left and think right and think low and think high. 

Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.”

 ~ Dr. Seuss

Chris

Chris, Monotype Print, 11" x 14"

"True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends,
but in their worth and choice."
~ Samuel Johnson

Again in this series of my friends.

This is Chris, even clad with a key around his neck.

This print came out awesome. It's really clean and sharp. I think it came out great.

Justin

Justin, Monotype Print, 11" x 16"

So a little while ago I worked a series of portraits of my friends.

This one is my buddy Justin.

I really like how the scratched away areas float on the surface of the print. I took a wash and covered the background. It made a nice flat tone. The features were a little distorted in the pressing, It almost ends up looking like a Picasso portrait.

Danielle's Mom

So Danielle's Mom died last week Wednesday. This weekend I am going with her to Kauai for the memorial service. She asked me to do a few drawings for the memorial. It was a rough activity. I never met the woman before. I had been meaning to, but we kept missing each other.

As I looked through the pictures I tried to think about this woman.


I did my three drawings.

Mom with Dog, Oil Pastels on Paper, 2' x 3'

Fisher Family, Oil Pastels on Paper, 2' x 3'

Mother-Daughter, Oil Pastels on Paper, 4' x 5'

"Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future."
~ Corrie ten Boom