resplendent chaos

King Of Spades: Nothing Like A Glass of Wine To Warm The Bones

The Joker - Medusa's Game of Solitaire

Yet another version of The Joker. Medium: Acrylic, ink on paper, digital color.

Four of Hearts: Froggie Finds True Love

After spending countless years in a futile search for true love, Froggie finally decided to give up his quest. He jumped onto his twig throne and gazed out across his long neglected frog kingdom. For the first time in his life, his mind wasn't occupied with the nagging yearning for that elusive flame of love. He felt lighter and more peaceful than he had in a long time. Suddenly, without warning, the most perfect true love was dangled inches from his face. "Wouldn't you know it", Froggie grumbled, "it always shows up when you stop searching for it." So much for Froggie's peaceful solitude. Medium: ink and acrylic on paper.

Five of Hearts: Shattered Looking Glass

The Five of Hearts is my favorite playing card simply because I gravitate toward the number 5 and hearts symbolize love and soul. Yep, I'm sappy. I think I've drawn at least a dozen representations of this card and am sure I'll create at least a dozen more. Perhaps I'll end up making a deck of cards consisting of nothing but the Five of Hearts. Medium: ink, acrylic on paper.

Ten of Hearts: La Grenouille Charmont

Medium: Page torn from 1895 book "Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush", ink, acrylic, photoshop.

Two of Hearts: Agony of My Heart

He broke my heart, but I got over it. Medium: ink and acrylic on paper.

Five of Diamonds: Buddha Fish

Dipping my toe into the pond, I was taken aback after the Buddha Fish lifted his moon face from the water and began speaking to me in his usual didactic tone.

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense," implored the Buddha Fish.

"I believe nothing and I believe everything," I snapped back at the Buddha Fish.

"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence," responded the Buddha Fish before disappearing under the murky water.

"Okay," I replied, as the bubbles trickled to the surface. Medium:  ink and acrylic on special tactile paper.

Three Of Hearts: Can't You See I'm On The Phone?

Captivated over the beauty of his young bride, Neptune couldn't resist curling his tentacles around her slender waist and pulling her toward him. Suddenly he felt a sharp slap against his lower left tentacle. "Can't you see I'm on the phone???" scolded his young bride. Neptune slumped back into the water, grabbed his golden trident and swam away into the darkness. Medium: ink, glitter, colored pencil on paper.

Ten of Diamonds: Conquest of the Matador

Two of Spades: Trouble

Medium: Ink on paper