Like A Stone

Malajoh bay, Samar, Philippines

I dreamed last night that the world had been taken over by blood thirsty aliens.

How silly of me.

Pencil drawing

Calbayog City 2024

My son drawing in his moleskine. 2024

I have two young kids and both of them love to draw.

That, my friends, gives me quite a tickle.

My son drives his teachers nuts. He never pays attention in class they tell me. He spends all his class time doodling like I'm supposed to get upset about that.

When he comes home his book bag is filled with drawings. He loves showing them to me.

My son's doodles 2024

As a responsible parent I suppose I should be concerned about this but... what can I say.

My daughter, on the other hand, is more of the studious type. She doesn't doodle during class. But at home, she loves to draw and paint.

My daughter drawing in her moleskin. 2024

She usually has a bit of Jackson Pollack style to her art, but this time she added an ice cream cone.

A girl and her moleskine

Life is amazing.

MY life is amazing.

I'm so blessed.

R.E.M. -Losing My Religion

I freaking love this song.

Life is bigger

pencil drawing

Calbayog City 2024

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A curious snail

watercolor on paper

black and white photo

Los Angeles 2018

It's easy, at least for me, to imagine that snails have characters.

Maybe it's those eyes, poking out on their stocks, looking....

I wonder, do snails dream?

And if so, of what do they dream?

Do snails dream of wet concrete and fresh clover?

Do juvenile snails have wet dreams?

I've never thought of that before but why not?

Little snail nuts messing up the grass where they sleep...

So cute.

watercolor

Los Angeles 2018

Urge for going

colored pencil, calbayog city, 2025

I really enjoyed making these drawings, and I think they're beautiful, but I'm feeling that urge to move on. Or maybe it's just that I want to do more but I'm not certain how.

Let me think.

In any case these were fun.

Budos Band - T.I.B.W.F

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New Life

pencil drawing on paper

Calbayog City 2023

The Philippines are lush with new life. I've never seen so many children in my life. It's so beautiful.

pencil drawing on paper

Calbayog City 2023

Infinite Ovum

black sharpie

Los Angeles 2013

Did you know that the ovum that went on to become you was quietly resting in your mother's overy when your mother was a fetus inside your grandmothers womb?

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We are all part of the fabric of space and time.

pen drawing on board

Rosemead 2011

colored pencil & pen, calbayog city, 2024

My 5 yo daughter asked for a drawing with pink in it so I drew this. She says she likes it.

My brother, on the other hand, said he liked it more when it was unfinished and still had some white areas.

Maybe..

Luckily I took an in progress photo.

Time for coffee.

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ballpoint pen

Calbayog City 2024

Our kitten invasion continues. There are three of them. All three grey and white and all three little bundes of kitten energy.

And cute.

I call this one Spider.

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