what is it?

an apple atop an upturned pint glass, of course!

pepper

This is my friend Christina's new cat, Pepper.

I haven't met her yet - except through pictures she sends me, which are very fun to draw!

plants, compline

Some things look better scanned, other things look better in person.

And everything looks different on this blog than it does in my hand!

dragonflies and butterflies

Roberto Martínez

I've been watching football, or soccer, more lately since Ansel introduced me to his favorite team, Everton FC. Hooray! They have a coach with a very expressive face, and I love to draw him.

Also, a very quick sketch I did of him (looking dapper that day, with a red flower in the buttonhole of his suit) is remarkably similar to another sketch I did of a baby alpaca. Coincidence?

happy new year!

roots and plants

Ansel brought me some beautiful light green bok choy from the market this weekend. They were hydroponically grown by a farmer in the city. Each one had a little block of soil at the bottom, filled with tiny roots. "I think if you plant them, you can grow more bok choy," Ansel said. 

"Wow, neat, great idea!" I said, and went on to do other things. 

A little while later I thought of it again. "Maybe I should plant them now," I said, turning around to find them. 

And there they were already, rooting in a glass.

2 others, in a bowl

And a profile of Ansel :)