Forgotten Sketches

I opened a sketchbook I haven't opened in a long time, and I found some paintings that I actually really quite like. One is of a mutant cactus from Tucson:

The other is of Matt. This is based on a picture I took of him when we were watching the 2008 presidential election in Hutch (there was free pizza). Sometimes he doesn't want to get his picture taken ...

These paintings were kind of "speed paintings," as they were done in one sitting, which is my favorite way to paint. I love pigment!