dine

"chicken dinner"
1999


with friends to feed the soul.


here is another kind of dine-ing that feeds my soul.

magpies

have been known to collect shiny shoes.

i like

portrait of a bar of soap
2002


when someone i don't know smiles at me.

holy what ?

collecting the dirt.

the shape i'm in

three shapes (a study)
2008

what kind of shape are you in?

you make me smile

jennaamishajakelisashashpaulaeriksuzannegirlattraderjoesmomcheryl
lizkarinamatihankmiguelrayevaunclepeteeszterjosieolditalianmandad
clairelotionladywithgreataccentdalecharliejohnmeleachandeveyoneofyou

when life gives you...

recipe courtesy of paula

...seville oranges, make marmalade.
(and some scones to go with it)

fortyblueballoons

photo from my 40th birthday
2004

forty is way underrated.

i know you will redefine it in your own incredibly special way.

happy birthday love!

balancing act

arpad (top), muci (middle), ellus (bottom)
budapest, hungary
circa 1959


sometimes it's just the way life is.

mark making

2008

what kind of mark do you want to make?

sunday blues (singing in the new year)

# 3 of my new year trilogy (daughter time)
2008


a pot of beans cooking on the stove and some music to get me through.

protective sleeve

sketchbook 2006

do you wear your emotions on your sleeve?

homage to mrs. n

black on black

papercut 2008


my little effort to recreate a black on black effect is a mere nod to this lady's amazing work.

new prez

portrait of a man in red
2005


looking very forward to november.

ladies & gentlemen

it is my great honor to introduce

muci
(pronounced moo-tsee)

my aunt.
a hungarian hand balancing acrobat who wasn't afraid to put an apple on top of her head so that her husband could shoot an arrow through it kind of lady.

1937-2003

mirror

self portraits
photo-2005 illustration-2006

sometimes it becomes necessary to take a good long look at yourself.

dear l.b.

sketchbook drawing circa 2003
inspired by louise bourgeois insominia drawings

when i am feeling lonely or blue i always come to you.


thank you for being there.

looking back, moving forward

grandmother time

mother time

sketchbook drawings from the years end of 2007