KJ Bateman

Long ago when I first started making art and I ended up with a piece I liked, I couldn't imagine letting it go. It all seemed so personal and precious. As the years have passed and I've made more art I don't have the same attachment. Also, storing work can be a problem. Now, I am excited and pleased when someone buys my work. Two pieces sold this fall. The first was Wolf in Sheep's Clothing  which is part of a sheep series from 2008. I've shown the series quite a bit. You can see the rest of the sheep series  here .  The other was one of the Inktober 2017 drawings and sold to a dear friend I have known forever, well, since high school. I offer to hang paintings to buyers in my area.  The gentleman who bought  Wolf  asked me to hang it in the front door alcove.    Okay, I'll admit to a small pang of sadness when I look at the wolf in his new home. I am quite fond of him. Stovetop Still Life in its new home...

"Feather" 10/16/2017 Gulls feathers littered the beach. "Excited Prairie Dog Meets Paranoid Screaming Elk"  10/17/2017  Paranoid Screaming Elk is a choice on the NPS Midwest Halloween costume list. "Chicken Pot Pie" 10/18/2017 And it was delicious. "Open Wide"  10/19/2017   Find drawing inspiration in your daily activities, even the unpleasant ones. "Excited Prairie Dog and Sloth on Sloth Day"  10/20/2017  What do sloths do on Sloth Day? Probably not much. "Peggy"  10/21/2017 10/22/2017 "Beware the Candy Corn"  10/23/2017

October 8 "Crooked" October 9 "Screech" This is my cat. She is beautiful. She is old. She is deaf. She used to have a soft, cute meow. Now she screeches every morning. She just screeched for dinner. October 10 "Seadragon" More from the Georgia Aquarium. These creatures look like a fantasy. October 11 "Gigantic" Whale shark, the very epitome of gigantic. October 12 "Run" October 13 "Excited Prairie Dog" I took a detour from the topic suggestions when the @MidwestNPS posted a list of suggestions for Halloween costumes based on your name. I am Excited Prairie Dog which fits me perfectly. If you're curious what your costume would be, you can see the list here . I highly recommend it. October 14 "Beach Rocks" Summer extended well into October here in the Pacific Northwest and was warmer than usual. Everyday the sun shone I went to the beach, either on Puget Soun...

2017 is the second time I've participated in Inktober .  Last year I carefully photographed each day with my camera and posted here before linking to Facebook. This year I used the phone camera and posted directly to social media. I'm just now getting around to adding them to the blog. The benefit of posting to social media is getting a lot of response. The benefit of posting here is seeing them all together. Jake Parker publishes a prompt list for the theme of each day. Some days I followed it, some not. 10/1/2017  "Divided" 10/2/2017 Evoking memories of small children and summer, this one received many comments. "Poison" 10/3/2017 The amanita popped up sparsely this year and late, but perfect for poison. "Underwater" 10/4/2017 Underwater couldn't mean anything but Manny. He featured in several drawings for last year's Inktober. "Long"  10/5/2017 "Sword"  10/...