Camping continued...

Another tale from our camping trip a while back at Kohler-Andrae.

I know the text is a little hard to follow, but I wasn't sure how else to get around it. It's meant to go from one side to the other after each bubble.

I don't know if he really proposed to her, but they were definitely making out and groping each other right outside the pit toilet door. As we sat a the camp fire this didn't happen just once, but about three times over that evening. Each time they would go to the bathroom, meet up afterward outside the women's bathroom and play tonsil hockey for about five minutes. If you've ever stood within six feet of a pit toilet you'll understand why this is so gross.

The following strip is from our adventures just the other day. Check out my wife's blog for some pictures of the rot.

Raccoons...

More camping tales from Kohler-Andrae State park. The raccoons were everywhere. This guy hopped up on our picnic table, just 8 feet away from us, and stole our container of coleslaw. About a half hour later a group of six of them raided our neighbor's campsite. They were drunk and had passed out about an hour earlier.

I did this one kind of in the style of Dave McKean. He's the illustrator for the kid's book, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Gold Fish, written by Neil Gaiman. He's the guy who wrote The Sandman. The book is really weird, but the art and and story telling is amazing. A great mix of comic book style, kid's picture book, and something else unknown to me. This is an excerpt from the book. I highly recommend it.


Here are a few prints from my printmaking class I finished this summer. The first is an intaglio followed by a lithography. Later, I'll scan the screen prints and post those.

Kohler-Andrae State Park...

Just got back from camping for a few days. Needed to get out of town and relax. This tells the tale of our first day there. There are some more coming involving raccoons and smelly wedding proposals.

I'm testing out different visual journal styles and using them towards an independent study class for my masters. I figure the best way to dissect and learn from them is actually trying them out. This is done in the style of Jim Mahfood.

Two years!!!

My wife and I just had our two year wedding anniversary! We went up to Peninsula State Park for some camping on Thursday and just got back today (Sunday). I only had a little time to draw while sitting at the beach.

S'mores were of course involved and the great debate of how to cook your marshmallow took place for the hundredth time.



While missing our cats we made a new friend, "Steve." I'm sure his diet consists of just campers' food because he was a friendly chipmunk. He enjoyed strawberries, cheese, and popcorn, but Cheetos were his favorite.

Drawing in the dark...

It's not easy drawing in the dark by a camp fire. I just decided to draw without the lamp or even looking at my page. It's really hard to tell, but there is popcorn popping, Christine sitting on our chips, Wild Grape wine, Balancing Rock, and the Big Dipper among other things.

Visual Journal...

This is my attempt and experimentation with keeping more of a visual journal of what happened each day.







I was really happy with this one when I was finished.

Falling sticks...

Christine and I both jumped out of our seats!

Daddy Long Legs...

We're back and it was a great trip! Tons of Daddy Long Legs!







A watercolor of Devil's Lake. Still have a lot to learn about watercolor.