December 2007 Archives

Merry Christmas:

This is the artwork that ended up on my Christmas card this year. Enjoy Christmas and kick all of those politically-correct "happy holidays" dweebs in the shins for me.

After five or so years of quietly threatening to launch a portfolio website for myself, www.chrisleavens.com has been spawned. Most likely you've already seen a majority of what lives there, but more will be arriving as more is created and I'll be offering prints for sale through a currently-deactivated web store that's part of the site's software package.

It's still a work in progress, but if opportunity presents itself, visit the site and let me know what you think by leaving comments on this post. Suggestions are welcome.

Created in Photoshop.

This is a nice little five-year old gem I recently rediscovered as I was moving.
I was in Pittsburgh and, despite growing up in the Coal Region, was captivated by the totally

I was leaving the premises early one morning, when I saw this peahen surveying the garbage, presumably in the hopes of getting her day off to a grand start. A popular on-line dictionary defines premises as: "A building together with its grounds or other appurtenances."

This is Los Angeles, so the peahen didn't faze me. But I have been wondering since if the trash bins could accurately be described as true appurtenances...

As we breezed through Liberal, KS, I managed to grab another quickie through the window. It turned out to be a lucky shot, containing one or two pleasant surprises for me when I viewed it all "big and stuff."

I guess the local patriots and OGs both agree when it comes to fine washing and dining. Them bruisers probably pose and preen like old-time swells while their knits and delicates get done, their tea biscuits overflowing with the freshest caviar.