LeosLowbrow

Some old ink drawings with an outer space setting. The last two contain old black and white TV shows I watched from my childhood.

Just finished this tropical wahine in felt pens and colored pencils.

My recent tiki/exotica acquisitions. Two mugs from the Dynasty Art Series and the other from Hugman’s Oasis in San Antonio.

For the past 6 months I have not done any tiki/tropical art. I have been focused on other subjects, practicing different techniques, copying the Masters, and working on my freehand drawing skills. My first piece on my return to tiki/tropical art is this scratchboard of Dorothy Lamour from the South Seas film The Hurricane (1937). I already did one of her in watercolor. The background song is The Moon of Mankoora, sung by Dorothy Lamour in the film and this standard is covered by many artists.

Today I am mourning the loss of a dear friend of 30 years, Thulani Conrad Moore. We met through my wife Iris' Peace and Justice work for Mennonite Central Committee in 1996. We often got together for meals with Damascus Road Anti-racism trainers and worshipped together in a house church called "New Jack Mennos," an alternative to our regular traditional churches. We also played drums and music together in a community drumming group Commit No Violence (We played for Archbishop Desmond Tutu), in a multi-racial group of friends Revelation 7:9, another group Nobody Famous (I was the only white guy), recorded songs together at his home (We were neighbors in Lancaster, PA). I'm thankful that I got to see him last year at the 30th anniversary of Damascus Road Anti-Racism Training. Rest with the saints and ancestors, my dear friend.

Tonight Iris and I went to the Coral Club in Vancouver and then nearby at the Pour Choices Pub to see Everett Bone (aka Bonner) play.

With my wife Iris, who has work meetings in San Antonio, Texas and found this tiki bar, Hugman’s Oasis, on the Riverwalk. I immediately could tell it was designed by Bamboo Ben, I had a Painkiller and coconut shrimp and got a tiki mug. A nice small tiki bar.

My artwork for 2025, averaging out to around one piece of art a week.

It’s the 100th anniversary of the Phantom of the Opera today.

A post-Halloween felt pen and ink drawing.