Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804

I am not smart enough to read Kant, but I enjoy doing it anyway: it's a sort of meditative experience to read him, especially aloud.  Anyway, this is a linocut print.  I haven't quite got the hang of doing cuts--something to do with difficulty seeing in postive vs. negative space, I suppose--but it's a fun crafty art, even though it takes me a rather long time to do even a small one.

Barber Shop (oil)

William James

1842-1910.  One of the great American philosophers, and one of my favorites; his work on Pragmatism has been one of the most significant philosophical influences on my life.  (I may do a version of this portrait in paint in the next few days.)

Afghanistan

baseball hat

Let's call it a tribute to the World Series that no one seems to particularly care about, 2010.

Common Raven

I saw one of these birds on a walk recently (a huge one, like a small dog) and decided then to paint this (ink)--perhaps what I thought of at the time as its mix of ominousness and majesty is appropriate for Hallowe'en.

grey-toned paper

What I like best about this drawing is the reflection of the apple on the toaster.

blossoms

I guess it's the wrong time of year for this one, but here it is anyway, some delicate branches with blossoms.