“I live because this poor half-crazed genius has given me life. He alone held an image of me as something beautiful and then, when it would have been easy enough to stay out of danger, he used his own body as a guinea pig to give me a calmer brain and a somewhat more sophisticated way of expressing myself.” -The Monster in Young Frankenstein (1974) A drawing using various pencils and erasers in my sketchbook.

Doc: What did you want? Wyatt: Just to live a normal life. Doc: There is no normal life, Wyatt. There’s just life. Now, get on with it. - Tombstone (1993)

Eric: I just wish I could change these last three years, ya know? Linus: You know I wouldn’t want you to. You’ve gotta keep the flaws. Crappy effects. Real puppets. That’s what makes it so good. -Fanboys (2009)

Gouache on paper - 11” x 14”

Gouache on paper - 11” x 14”

My second Wizard of Oz portrait! Professor Marvel. Acclaimed by the Crowned Heads of Europe. Let him read your past, present, and future in his crystal. Also, juggling and sleight of hand. “You’ve always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself.” -The Wizard of Oz

Gouache on paper 14” x 11”

Inspired by photos taken from getting up to watch the sunrise while camping out the night before in a tent ⛺️ at Galveston Island State Park on June 7th, 2025. A reminder to myself to get up and make the best of it. To fly. “Don’t let it get you down. Still give your love. Just give it away. I love singing that part.” -Eddie Vedder in Pearl Jam’s “Single Video Theory” rehearsal of “Given to Fly” “Take what you got, and fly with it.” -Jim Henson “Fly” - A Page From My Sketchbo

A reminder to myself to Keep Moving. To get up and look around. Beauty and the Sublime are all around me. Inspired by photos I took on a Galveston adventure last year. “Keep Moving” - A Page From My Sketchbook - January 1st, 2026