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This is the pre-color version of the album cover I did for my fiance's side-project band with Chris Conley from Saves The Day called Two Tongues.
They let me sing on one of the songs on the record! The album is SO good.
I love it to death.
Here's their myspace
#320 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Islay, Scotland
Result: Day 15
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: Hotel in Bowmore on Islay, Scotland
Note: love Scotland.
WV1960/2024
THE LION OF MUGELLO
Gastone Nencini (1930 -1980) was an Italian cyclist with a professional career from 1953 to 1965.
Nencini won the final victory in both the Tour de France 1960 and the Giro d'Italia 1957. As a very good climber and descender, he also won the mountain classification in both cycling races. In the Tour of Italy he won a total of seven stage victories and in the Tour de France he was successful in a stage four times.
He was nicknamed "The Lion of Mugello", after his birthplace. Nencini, who was a chain smoker, was also an amateur painter.
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
SLEEPING WITH THE PAST
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Sacrifice
Music & lyrics by Elton John & Bernie Taupin 1989
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It's a human sign
When things go wrong
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong
Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands
Cold cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better baby
Just passing through
And it's no sacrifice
Just a simple word
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it's no sacrifice
No sacrifice
It's no sacrifice at all
Mutual misunderstanding
After the fact
Sensitivity builds a prison
In the final act
We lose direction
No stone unturned
No tears to damn you
When jealousy burns
Early ms. marginal sketch of an animal (a dog?).
Penn Libraries call number: Inc A-1004 Folio
Penn Libraries catalog record
Tractor with parasol in Sawmill in Hirsau, Baden-Württemberg. May 2026
I forgot my stool so I used a log and sat in the road. Luckily, the cars drove around me.
Old76 Music-inspired Art 2013
Elton John Songs Illustrated
VICTIM OF LOVE
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Johnny B Goode
Music & lyrics by Chuck Berry
Disco cover by Elton John 1979
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Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood an log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who never learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like ringing a bell
Go go
Go Johnny go go go
Go Johnny go go go
Go Johnny go go go
Go Johnny go go go
Go go Johnny B. Goode
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Sat beneath the tree by the railroad track
An engineer could see him sitting in the shade
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
The People passing by, they would stop and say
Oh my, how that little country boy could play
His mother told him, someday you will be a man
You will be the leader of a big old band
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
And maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight
#123 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Staring down a cold that is trying to get a hold of me...bit of a wheeze in my chest.. So...I got to thinking what that could look like
Result: Curious flow
Materials: Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Faber Castell PITT brush pens in a Stillman & Birn Gamma series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home
Note: Behold! My breathing is like a beaded curtain! The mind is definitely outside the box today...and I haven't even taken any cold meds yet <.<
Pen drawing of a fantasy figure that seems to repeat itself in my work Just like our lives sometimes we feel like a catepillar and sometimes we emerge into a butterfly. It all begins with our thoughts about ourselves and who we are and the deeds we do to help humanity.
#321 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Islay, Scotland
Result: Day 16
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: Hotel in Bowmore on Islay, Scotland
Note: love learning about scotch ...in Scotland.
WV1758/2012
Ink and gouache on Steinbach paper
"You're a cool little one
My dark southern breeze
Sweeps through my fingers
And it amazes me
Dixie shadowland
Your envy shelters me
Lay down your burden
Mystery of ebony
And it amazes me
Oh it amazes me
Maybe the heat babe could be this tune
It amazes me
It amazes me
What drives me crazy is that big fat yellow moon
Look up that pale light
Well she's waking the trees
I'm drifting in your hoodoo
And it amazes me
That magnolia state
Got a hold on me
I got no blues to preach
Just Mississippi company
Ain't no magic potion
No gri-gri on her side
She's bound to my salvation
Sweet little mama
Take me down by the river tonight
And it amazes me..."
AMAZES ME - Music & lyrics Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1989.
WV1536
2010
AZ
"Just for today
I could try to live through this day only
Not deal with all life's problems
Just for today..."
(George Harrison lyrics)
Ink and coloured pencil on $teinbach paper
I drew this indoors as it was raining, resting my sketch book on the emergency exit door bar. Security politely asked me to move away.
#319 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Scotland
Result: Day 14
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: B&B in Tarbert
Note: ... the scanner really hiccuped on this one...the colours are very subtle. THIS image is about us getting used to driving on the other side of the road again...traumatic like usual. Much writing to be added below the illustration...
#243 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Image of Chipa with scarf + cat
Result: Chipa Neko
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Sakura Micron 005, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2” x 11”)
Location: Home
Note: The temperature has done a real turn around from Monday, so off goes the A/C and on goes the furnace. Frost tonight. Just brrr. So it’s perfect timing to be inspired by this Harajuku regular, Chipa & her wonderful blue/green hair. Blue cat’s are on my brain this week :3
...also, I wanted to work on creating depth with the scarf/hair. ;)
#316 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: Dublin
Result: Day 10
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Sakura Micron 005 & Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Zeta series sketchbook
Location: B&B Dublin
Note: Hubby had a list of OLD pubs he wanted to stand at the bar and drink a Guinness in. That...is pretty much what we did in Dublin.
WV1738
2011
"And she's a habit I can't handle
For a reason I can't say
I'm in love with a wild white lady
She's as sweet as the stories say
White powder white lady
You're one and the same
Come on down to my house won't you
And hit this boy again!"
(Elton John/ Bernie Taupin, "21 at 33", 1980)
Ink on $teinbach paper
WV1786
2013
B
""Ooh yeah you're amazing
We think you are really cool
We'd give you a part my love
But you'd have to play the fool"
(Kater Bush lyrics)
Ink and gouache on $teinbach paper
#235 of 365 Daily Drawings
Inspiration: The Great Gatsby
Result: Gatsbee & Daisy
Materials: Pentel 0.3 HB, Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen, Sakura Micron 005, Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils in a Stillman & Birn Epsilon series sketchbook ( 21.6 cm 27.9 cm / 8 1/2" x 11")
Location: Home
Note: It was just begging to bee done. ;)
Off on a road trip tomorrow so it will be drawings on the go! See you Monday! :)