Sketchbook Study of Cathedral Range

The four main peaks are as follows from left to right... Unicorn, Cockscomb, the Echos and Cathedral.

Medium - Pastel on toned paper
Dimension - 8X11
Price - 75$

West End of Yosemite Valley from Devils Bathtubs

Medium - Pastel on Paper
Dimensions-
Price - SOLD

My Country Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Cable TV...

Sure, I know it's a bit dramatic. This one, The Passion of the McChrist, and the other one of the TV/crucifix called Oh, the Gruesome Destiny... were all a short series I did to illustrate being discontent with the typical American lifestyle. Sometimes you gotta get in people's faces to get your point across. Then in a bit of irony they got a lot of good public feedback in Marquette, MI (a place ripe with ultra right wingers). They were hung in the Marquette Public Library, Northern Michigan Student Art Gallery, and in the Dead River coffee house for a solo show. Oh, and the other companion piece called The 9 to 5 Blues won an award for a local radio show art contest. All in all it was a pretty impressive response for 4 pastels meant to piss a lot of people off. Jokes on me I guess.

Medium - Pastel on Paper
Dimensions - 30"X25"
Price - 500$

The Passion of the McChrist

When I was 9 Mel Gibson was solving all the worlds problems on a little box in my living room, McDonald's was a meeting place for my cub scout meetings, and Ronald McDonald healed large groups of small, sick children. We stuffed our faces with junk food while unwittingly being indoctrinated with neo-conservative christian rhetoric. Between commercials and cub scout meetings Ronald had as much airtime in my developing brain as Jesus did while at church on Sundays. During some pretty important developmental years of my youth I had put Mel Gibson, Ronald McDonald, and Jesus Christ all in the same catagory. What the hell did I know? Jesus walked on water but Ronald could make millions of delicious chicken nuggets the same shape everytime. Not to mention heal the worlds children with leftover pocket change from the dollar menu. Now only if Jesus delivered junk food at the gates of heaven...... Thanks to Mel Gibson for part of the stupid title.

Medium - Pastel on Paper
Dimension- 20"X25"
Price - 600$

As the Dogs of the Hours Close In

Arcata, CA

Sketch of an old abandon house in Humbolt

Darby's Kids

Sketchbook Study of Upper Yosemite Falls

I'm a sucker for drawing waterfalls. I've been doing studies from this little spot on a sandy part of the Merced river. Sooner or later I'll have a big finished pastel to show for it.

Medium - Pastel on Toned Paper
Dimension - 8X11
Price - 75$

Tuolumne River Cascades

On the Tuolumne river, way up in the eastern Sierra Nevada's, there's a mind blowing swimming hole that I've spent countless hours at. This is a pastel drawing of that spot with Unicorn and Cathedral peak in the backround.

Medium - Pastel on Paper
Dimensions - 15"X22"
Price - 500$ (350$ for anyone who lives in Yosemite National Park at least 4 months year)