Yesterday's Ink Blot Drawing

Self with Rain Cloud, June Flowers, Jelly Doughnut Face and Vampire Bite, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, India ink, pastel, charcoal, black coffee and hairspray on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

From Out of The Blue

Latest in the series...
From Out of The Blue, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, colored pencil, charcoal and hairspray on Rive BFK, 22" x 15"

Ink Blots, Con't...

 Fear of Becoming/Self, 2012
Colored ink, India ink, coffee, charcoal and pastel, 22" x 15" on Rives BFK

After Watering The Garden/Self, 2012
Colored ink, coffee, pastel and charcoal, 22" x 15" on Rives BFK

Ink Blot Self Portrait Series

Ink Blot Self, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel and charcoal powder on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Self with Big Blue Brain, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil and acrylic on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Looking Back at The Turtle/Self, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal powder, colored pencil and watercolor on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Self with 2 Human Hearts, Blue Headed Hummingbirds and Diminishing Residuals, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink and charcoal on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

Self with What was Removed, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel and charcoal on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

What Remains To Be Seen/Self, 2012
Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal and coffee on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

June Afternoon/Self, 2012

Black Sharpie, colored ink, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil, coffee, acrylic and hairspray on Rives BFK, 22" x 15"

I recently had surgery, and have to sort of take it easy for 6 weeks. I decided to do a series of self-portraits during this time of recuperation, a One a Day type of exercise to keep the pipes flowing. I'm playing with blind contour, colored inks, and chance. Here are the first seven...