My Top 10 Playlist for the Week ending April 12, 2013

THIS WEEk	LAST WEEK	WKS	TITLE / ARTIST
	2	7	"Boomerang (Cahill Radio Edit)”(1 Week at #1)   Nicole Sherzinger
	3	6	"Bones"   MS MR
	1	9	'All Men Are Pigs" (2 Weeks at #1)   Studio Killers
	4	8	"Learn To Love Again”   Lawson
	10	8	"Get A Job"   Gossip
	5	9	"Change Your Life” (3 Weeks at #1) p   Little Mix
	8	8	"Moves Like Jagger"   Bananarama
	6	12	"I Love It” (2 Weeks at #1)   Icono Pop featuring Charli XCX
	7	14	"Hands Up"   September
	20	3	"Sad Night, Where Is Morning?"   The Ocean Blue

on the drawing board: touch of grey

I had wanted the figure to have a touch of grey, but from this view it seemed it just need to be more obvious so I made all his hair grey/white.  I think it looks great against the soft baby blue sky.

on the drawing board: just a little showing

Not a lot of elements in this one, so not much to show in the preliminary sketch.  Is less sometimes more?

New Release: "Drained"

They had been checking each other out all evening. And now, as the slamming of lockers signaled the departure of the last few guys, they were finally alone in the public shower. Tonight it won’t be the free weights that have them both leaving the gym totally drained. 

The original as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the special day of issue pricing through Midnight ET tomorrow.

New Release: "Suddenly, Last Summer"

Seeing it in movies and hearing about it in songs, those feelings of longing and desire, your head filled with dreams of what could be, and all those romantic notions seemingly unattainable in reality and then... suddenly, last summer. 

While the original was a commission and has been sold, limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the special day of issue pricing through Midnight ET tomorrow.

on the drawing board: devil in the details

Because most of my pieces are more 'body centric' the faces that I work on aren't usually that large.  So when I do find myself with a life size or larger face to work on it's really fun getting to do all the little details that are often just a line or a smudge, things like shadows and highlight on teeth, the creases in the lips and individual eyelashes.

on the drawing board: in your face

The new piece I've started will definitely be one of my most 'explicit'. While I have done works that have included erections and at least one that has semen, this one will certainly be more... 'in your face'.  Pun intended. 

New Work: "Fresh Linens"

We spend about a third of our lives in bed, so it makes sense that it would be where we enjoy some of our most intimate and euphoric moments. And whether it's just a treat for ourselves or because we've invited someone to come join us between the sheets, it's nice to start those moments with the clean crisp indulgence of Fresh Linens. 

The original as well as limited edition Gallery and Studio prints are available for purchase at the special day of issue pricing through Midnight ET Feb 23, 2013.

on the drawing board: be mine

Since I'm planning a brick wall in the back ground, for the overall tone I chose a red coloured pastel paper to start on.  This in progress pic I took makes the paper look very pink.  With Valentines day just two days from now, it seems very fitting.  He can be my Valentine :-)

On the drawing board: depth in the mundane

Normally after a few in progress posting of what I'm working on I'll unveil the finished piece.  But because that piece was a commission and is meant to be a gift, I'm holding off until it's revealed to the birthday boy.

Meanwhile here is a portion of the next piece I'm working on.  As you all know I do love capturing the simplistic beauty of seemingly mundane moments.  I just love the idea of concocting a story and all the emotions that might be playing out in such a simple instance.