Nicky Whilte Beard

What if Santa was a pirate on the side?

He did that thing, that thing that guys do

You know, when a fellow likes a chick and hangs out with her quite a bit... he might ask her the ultimate 'do you like me, circle one' thing.

And so my fella did. And so I circled yes and he will forever more be my prom date.

I'm being very vague; here is a picture...

Medium: ink and prisma colors

Ever Green

And so I live in California- one of the very few spots on earth
I said I would never live. One thing very nice about California is that
it is ecologically friendly. They are doing all sorts of things to encourage
the population to reduce, reuse, recycle, and go buy a $30, 000
hybrid car. While I can't shell out for the car I like the first three afore-
mentioned actions.
I have drawn a picture of a bunny, conserving water
by showerin' down, soapin' up, and rinsin' off.
While I thought I
was being very clever about my water-friendly idea, my fella looked
at it and went 'oh yeah, the military way to shower'. I guess Uncle
Arnold can take a lesson from Uncle Sam...
Medium: ink and colored pencil (and a third of the water it
would normally take to draw such a picture)

Invader Zim on a whim

So I'm in San Diego and I know a couple of people here. One of those people is E.P., my fella's roommate. He likes Invader Zim and Guitar hero. I am sure he likes a lot of other things, but these two stand out to me, so early in our acquaintance. Here's a picture of E. I hope 'e likes it.
Medium: ink and colored pencils

Unicornival

I had the picture of this in my brain the other day. It strikes me as very neighborly- if unicorns had cotton candy on their horns, they would pretty much need to share with a friend wouldn't they? They can't reach it themselves and do not have opposable thumbs to get the cotton candy off. What affable, magical creatures... unicorns.
medium: ink, prisma colors

Growth and stuff

I was waiting for a couple of friends at a restaurant the other week when this picture came to mind to draw. Or rather, I picked up my pen and put it on the paper and this came about.
I find that the presence of good friends can help you grow. With really great friendships, I think all parties involved help each-other grow. Observation of life?Speculation? Weird cartoon drawn with no explanation? I am willing to entertain any of the above as a perfectly logical explanation for today's musings.
Medium: ink

It's a dirty job

But someone has to have their kitchen wrecked. Let me know if you are in San Diego and don't have friends and don't mind hanging out with a dead bird, some military types, a jello salad, and myself.
medium: Photoshop madness, internet resources

Put up your dukes.

Speaking of, I think the job market here in San Diego is just dookie. I've decided that, for a time, I will succumb to the art beast inside and work on getting published. Getting published looks like a small obstacle course filled with lots of tall brick walls just perfect for banging my head against. I will, however, press on. I did learn to play the bagpipes- my forehead is already toughened on those brick walls.

No Thanks

I am going to spend one of my first Thanksgivings apart from fam. The last one was in Japan and involved a lot of sushi and salad sprinkled with tiny fish with big eyes. I'm not sure what to expect from this one. I will make Thanksgiving dinner with my fella. I've become privy to his mad*-cooking skills. He's become privy to the fact that I am very mischevious with food that is easily flickable or smearable. I can't help it- it's like edible paint-and his face, my unwilling canvas.
medium: ink, prisma colors, bits of carrots and peas, mashed potatoes, a drumstick, and a piece of mushy pun-kin pie
*mad, in the parlance of our times, means 'very good'.

Don't break my art, my achey breaky art

I am away from a scanner, sadly enough. In the meantime, please enjoy this painting. I loved this painting but alas the demands on my pocketbook were greater than my love for yet another piece of steph art sticking around her apartment.

There are a few pieces that I still am unsure of their meaning- this is one of them. Enjoy the enigma with me and please make a 'comment' if you'd like a gander at what this painting could mean.

medium: oil

You catch more flies with honey ...

There has been a rebuttal to the request for 'Bible College Kid' in the form of "Post Bible College Cynical Kid." I gladly draw this. Keep in mind that I was not one of these but have had a number of these types in my acquaintance. An endearing group, still on the lookout for truth and not swayed by great cafeterias or years of lengthy sermons or ... kissing dating goodbye... and stuff like that.
Medium: ink and Prisma colors

Shadow Boxer

I finally got to see Spiderman 3 the other day. As cool as I think it would be to actually have superpowers and be the distributor of truth, justice, and free tacos for all... In the end I could wear a mask, but would probably end up getting side-tracked by .. I dunno, a sock and a spotlight or something.
Ice cream treats would distract me also. Poor kitty'd be stuck in the tree ALL DAY, with no tacos whatsoever. Goodbye kitty.
Medium: Ink and colored pencil (the dynamic duo)

Moody, not just an adjective

The gauntlet has been thrown down. Draw a typical Bible college kid. I answer you with this:







Medium: ink and colored pencil
(artist's side note: I never did go to a Bible college myself.
I visited Wheaton quite a lot in my college days, and even more importantly, Wheaton's #1 in the country cafeteria, where I had the chance to.. ah.. view the typical Bible college kid)

Challenge me

One more thing... It occurred to me that I love interactive art. So- interact with me. I will check the comments on this posting- tell me what you want me to draw and I will gladly do so. (rated pg-13 or below, yo)

The micest time of year

The over cast skies, the chilly air, the barometric pressure decreasing- all indicative of Fall. Innit nice? I used to love the bonfires my friends would have, and autumnal weather always brings back good memories of them.
(And just between you and me, I will admit that I've been to fall-time hoe-downs and hayrides. No, I am not over the age of 65.)
Choc-o-block with fall affection, I have a picture of three mice off to a bonfire themselves. They are equipped with the usual bonfire ecoutrement.
Medium: ink, crayola colored pencil, and warm feelings

Food costs money, but silliness is free

Ah yes, faithful viewers, the hunt for a job here in new, mostly forest fire-less, location is still on. In the meantime, the toons continue. Why should they not?
Medium: Ink and Colored Pencils