A black and white portrait of my niece on a toned tan paper. Her hair is bold black and her face is pure white with gray value on her face, arm, and no sleeve shirt; and a subtle addition of tan and pink color on her skin. 

My Niece, Halina Thao 

This is a drawing of blooming primroses in intricate detail using pen and ink

Blooms

A pencil drawing of the artist, focused on facial expression and the gesture of a single hand. The light source comes from the right, offering a warm glow and a gradient of textures. 

Self-Portrait 

This art work is a imaginary rendering of a sun-lit area of beneath the surface of the ocean, with flow patterns and sea weed waving. It fits in the general category of 'contemporary impressionism.' It is drawn on paper with colorful markers and gel pens.

Under The Sea

A drawing of the fury in Samuel L Jackson’s face as he asks Brett what Marsellus Wallace looks like. With a nice etched in green background.

He Does.

A black and white drawing of huge horse legs framing a small upside-down horse made in honor of a Susan Rothenberg painting.

2 Horses, 1 Big, 1 Upside-Down, After Rothenberg

A contemporary still-life created with a cubistic influence and earth tones that offers a wish for tranquility.

A Toast to Tranquility

A drawing of a cat nestled in an asparagus patch, with one eye curiously fixed on the nearby flower garden. 

Lady of the Asparagus

A pastel chalk on sanded paper of a ripe red pepper on a neutral background with a shadow.

Red Pepper

While staying in a rented house in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico I drew and painted these wonderful great-tailed grackles. They came everyday to our pool to drink and bathe. Plus they fascinated me because of all there many calls we'd hear every morning. I have done a series of them walking, flying, stretching, sneaking up to pieces of food left on outdoor restaurant tables. 

Mexican Great-tailed grackle

A drawing of a beautiful white swan sitting in the middle of the lake. Peacefully sitting on top of the last piece of ice just before it melts in the Spring. The swan is accompanied by a sea gull at its side. In the water are two ducks, a hooded merganser and a coot, happily floating by in front of the swan.

First Signs of Spring in FaReDo

A pen and ink drawing of overlapping mandala images as though they are flowers growing in a dense garden. They are surrounded by a single line outline that terminates in a small cluster of leaf shapes in the upper left and right corners.

Mandala Garden

7 people with oversized heads drawn with colored pencil and cut out and reassembled to form a collage.

Mixed Media People Collage

This purple violet is a beautiful houseplant.

Violets

Spiritual ink trip

A drawing/painting of the beloved Pee-Wee Herman, but with a spooky twist. He wears his classic suit and red bowtie. However, his bowtie has an eyeball in the center, and Instead of his face it's just his skull. He's surrounded by a red and white spiral inspired by his bike. It's a tribute to Pee-Wee and his love for Halloween!

Today's Secret Word: Spooky

A graphite drawing of what appears to be a nude male figure from the waist up, on a dark field of expressive textural marks with pinpoints of light.  His hands up over his head, a tangle of fabric like a scarf swirling around and obscuring his head and cowboy hat.

Night Spangled, Stars Unfurling Cowboy

A drawing of a girl, with blue eyes and fair skin, wearing a pink shirt and a gold skirt, her hair in a ponytail, standing next to a full bathtub and grimacing, while her white cat with gray and brown spots, sits nearby, next to a trail of muddy paw prints, and raises one muddy paw up, with the words "you're not making me" in a thought bubble above its head. 

Bathing the Cat

A dragon with a little girl saying  I love you daddy

Daddy Dragon

A drawing of two icicle covered houses in a gray and dingy snowy urban setting with overhead wires and garbage cans.

Two Houses

An inked drawing of a skeleton walking across a thin patch of pale, green grass and a sparse backdrop of a cloudless, light-blue sky; the rib-cage holds a large clump of dirt that has a verity of colorful flowers sprouting out and growing between the bones.

Death, Bringer of Life

A young girl sits before an open book and dreams adventure into the world.

Imagining Valkyries

Kylo Ren's Mask

A graphite drawing of an elderly woman completing a crossword puzzle. 

Nana

There are three enlarged abstract faces with hair filling the entire page, they have settle contemplative facial expressions. Two are on the top half of the page and one is in the center of the bottom half. 

Curious 

A drawing of a pair of beat-up green converse sitting on a black table with a dashed spiral pattern in the background.

Through Youth

A drawing of a tree showing connection of roots beneath a serene landscape


Twists and Turns

A graphite portrait of a woman's face, head tilted to the side, eyes gazing downward in thought. 

Portrait of Woman

A drawing of 2 peaches in perspective on a flat white plane, a single light hitting them creating a crisp shadow, with a gold outline along the outer edges.

Peaches Still Life

A portrait of my grandfather drawn with colored pencils. It is a closeup of his face focusing on the intricacies that surround his eyes, showing all of the wear and warmth that can accompany aging. 

An ink painted partial squid extending it's tentacles 

My Niece, Halina Thao , 2020

Billy Thao