Favorite Verse

My favorite verse has been III John 4 since long before I had children. It should be no surprise, then, that this is one of hte first Scripture verses that I did. I was still heavily into the geometrical designs (since my others were still rather questionable), and I had the idea of opposing peaks with a verse wrapped between the two. I enjoyed doing this one.

Hummingbird

We have hummingbirds at our house through much of hte year, and they are so much fun to watch. I decided to draw this for one of my children, and quite a few other people like it.

You will notice that I signed it twice. Just for grins, I signed with each color that I used. I've done this on more than one drawing, but on this one I alternated the colors between signature and the year of the drawing.

The Sun

The sun is a common element in Haida art, and it takes numerous shapes and styles. You will see it depicted variously in my drawings as well. This one is one of the designs that I personally find more pleasing, but to which others seem to be almost wholly indifferent. That doesn't bother me, since I do the Haida designs for myself. I just find it interesting.

Redfish

A friend of mine recently built a new house. I had given him some enlargements of severl of my Haida designs, which he likes, but he said that he would really like a redfish. Just for him, I drew this one and gave him the first enlargement. I was surprised to find that, other than family photos, mine is the only art hanging in his new house. That could change, but I feel honored.

Dancing Flowers

This little design still draws lots of comments. My daughter renamed it "Dancing Flowers", and I accepted that. With its simplistic flowers, its Cletic vines, and its full-bodied leaves, it somehow seems to draw people in. I hope you enjoy it.

Frame Border

I try not to do the same thing over and over, so I keep trying new ideas. This is one of them - a framing border for letters, quotes, or other drawings. This one also took on the knotted look, and more than one person has found it pleasing enough to want a quote or Scripture passage using this for the border.

Redraw 3

Here is another example of my desire to improve. The first image was an early attempt to do an orca in the Haida style. Some of the other elements I threw in are decidedly non-Haida, not that that fact bothers me. I frequently throw non-Hiada items into my Haida-style drawings. But the original is rather crude, and the items are not well balanced, so I decided to redraw it.

When I did, I decided to add some water. There is very little to go on in drawing water that could be considered "Hiada", so I improvised, and I liked the result. What do you think?