Trinity Logo

As I indicated last week, I was inspired by a previous drawing to take the Trinity symbol out and use it alone. Actually, I have used this both alone and with wording around it for an organization with which some of my children are affiliated. Since it has meaning to an entire organization, quite a few people like it. It was also chosen by another organization to be the logo on t-shirts that they made up for their members. It will probably continue to be widely used.

Redraw 4

Another of the items that I decided to redraw was this design. It includes an old, old symbol of the Trinity (used, among other places, at Trinity Church in New York City, as seen in the movie "National Treasure"). Even after having redrawn this one, I wasn't all that crazy about it. However, it did inspire me to do yet another piece, which you will see next week.

Duck 2

Having done the regular duck, I decided that I needed a Haida duck. Since I already had the outline of a normal duck, I went with that and just filled in the interior with Haida designs. I happen to like it, but I've never met anyone else who does.

Duck

I have friends, relatives, and neighbors who happen to like ducks. For them, I wanted to draw a duck, and I didn't want it to be stylized or abstract. However, sticking to my doodling, I still did it with many, many small strokes rather than larger ones. I also incorporated a pencil, something I don't often do. Many people have been pleased with the result.

The Owl - Me

You may have noticed that I use this as my "photo." I wanted to do an owl, and this cross between a stylized owl (first seen during my college years), the Haida red and black, and the Celtic cross-hatching just plain struck my fancy. Actually, the irises and the talons are influenced by the Haida style, but the rest is just doodling done in the nicely contrasting black and red.