Modern Romance

He comes in first. A fit, baldheaded guy in his late twenties or early thirties. He orders a Jack & Coke and asks for some quarters for the pinball machine. She comes in fifteen or twenty minutes later. A full-figured black woman with elaborate braids. She might be his age or maybe a little older.Continue reading “Modern Romance”

Ernie & Eddie

I’ve done many pet portraits over the last couple years but few have been of animals I knew or have even met. I had a dog for a short time and shared a home with my ex-girlfriend’s dog, Porkchop, for three years, but I’ve never had a connection with an animal which would inspire me to getContinue reading “Ernie & Eddie”

In Between Days

I’ve never been good with the in-between times, the days or weeks after one thing has ended and before the next has begun. The transitional periods are to reassess and rethink what you’re doing, a time for introspection, and I just hate it. I function best when going by feel, with no plan or pre-gameContinue reading “In Between Days”