For some reason, almost all of my drawings start out with a dedicated line. For this reason, I consider myself a "linesman". That's a term normally used to describe a football player on the front line or a ref in a tennis match, but I also like to use it to describe an artist that makes use of the line in his or her art. Most artists are linesmans because most art pieces get outlined before they are painted or committed to. It all starts with the line. To me a sketch is really just an approach to find a line. The line defines.

I've been drawing since I think I was probably about 10 years old. It used to be a pasttime for some of my friends and I. After skateboarding down Sandcastle, or cardboarding down a 45° hill in Buck Gulley on a voting booth with ski goggles on, one of us would say, "Hey wanna go draw?" So, we'd go sit down at whoever's Mom's kitchen or dining room table and draw weird stuff for a couple hours. Then we'd show it to each other and try and freak the other guy out. Sometimes it worked.

I continued to draw through high school, college and even a little bit through law school. All the while, never recognizing my ability or talent (call it what you like), as a means to make a living. It's probably a good thing, because I'd have even more boxes of weird drawings sitting in my closet. These days, I draw as much as possible (time permitting), trying crank out as many Quotoons™ as possible. It just depends on how busy my web design and development business gets, and when the waves pick up, well....then,.. take care and bye-bye now....!