Older Art

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Pieces from the days of physical media. It is important to commemorate the past, though not to live in it. This is where I came from.

A twofold portrait in graphite on paper, depicting the same woman at different points on her timeline. — Time Rolls On

An older work, a portrait of a fine, upstanding handgun belonging to a friend. — A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

This one was carried around in a saddlebag for weeks before it could be delivered to its unsuspecting model. — Portrait of Tara T

...but who is the one being saved?

The process by which this piece was created can be found in the how-to manual "Miser Masterpiece." Click the "books" link above. — Save Me

An older work, acrylic on canvas. A study in color, light and shadow. — Portrait of Heather P.

A painting of a legend in Pacific Northwest professional wrestling. — Garcia the Dirty Hippie

A painting created as fan mail for the stars of a television program named "Queer Eye For the Straight Guy."

Upon completion it was discovered that the program did not accept mail from fans. — The Fab Five

Another Christmas present, this one encapsulates the joie d'vivre of one of my more exuberant friends. — Claire

This one was done as a Christmas present for a devout Atheist. — Portrait of Zadoc

If you recognize the figures, you understand the title. If you don't recognize them, you had a deprived childhood. — The Knowledge of the World

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The Gospel According to He-Man

April 21, 2018

So, in a previous sermon, I said, “Don’t dismiss a message just because people say the source is laughable.” I want to expand on that a little bit, and coincidentally show my age, with a specific example. I don’t know how many of you have heard of a cartoon from the mid 1980s, known as “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,” but it came into vogue at a time when I was just old enough to think it was for younger children than myself.