This book is about an artist living in zip code: 48708. That is Bay City, Michigan. IT is an alright place to live but not so much for an artist. The area is not devoid of art. There is a great gallery here: C.A.T. WORK Art Gallery, 514 Washington, Bay City, Michigan, 48708, 989, 893-2771, Ext. #6. This gallery is attached to Larson Salvage, a business well known in the area. Tom Larson owns both businesses. A great advocate for art in Bay City, MI Hard to believe a gallery of great modern art exists in this area Tom has about 100 pieces of my artwork on display as well a his own, his daughter Amelia, his son, Carl as well as other local artists including other local artists such a Rich Long, a personal and artistic friend. Come to the gallery if you are ever in Bay City, Michigan Also in the book are black and white photographs of the local area: buildings and landscapes as well as images of my artwork. I chose to make the book in a graphic novel format with black and white pages between them. . I love black and white photographs I also love color but for this project black and white was appropriate because I wanted the book to make the book a combination of both. Thanks for looking: Patrick B. Humphreys

This book is created of paintings are of India ink drawings of Bay City, Michigan buildings. Not all the buildings of Bay City but select ones chosen by me. I chose to do 97% of the images in black and white to give the impression of old archival photographs. I LOVE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. These images are among my most successful ones done recently. I have had many favorable reviews of these drawing I hope you enjoy looking at them Thanks, Patrick B. Humphreys.

This is not a how-to but rather an artist's exploration of an unused and misunderstood media. Also included is the work of the author's son, Cameron. This is Cameron's first inclusion in a book. Thanks for looking, Patrick Humphreys

This book was very fun to make Why draw something a child of five could do ? Especially if you have a Master of Fine Arts. Sometimes simple is very hard Look at modern art . The simple image is used to entertain and make you ponder why did they make that painting? But is it art ? That type of discussion is for adults This book was made for children like my son, Cameron, to entertain you Enjoy the Zombie Stick Man Blues for yourself As a bonus there are included black and white line drawings so that you can color your own Zombie Stick Man however you choose At the very end of the book are pages colored with one colored pencil color with at the bottom right corner of each page is your very own Zombie Stick Man to share your drawing with Thanks and enjoy, Patrick B. Humphreys

This book contains images that are of personal photographs, original drawings and paintings manipulated with a computer program to give the image a "tainted" or antique look. I want the image to look like a photograph that you would find in your drawer that shows its "age." That is the photograph appears to be in "poor" shape. It has "character." I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do. Thanks for looking, Patick B. Humphreys

This book is in the format of a graphic novel. A graphic novel of visual poetry that includes digitally manipulated personal paintings and drawings of flowers and sweets with the inclusion of words that create poetry about the images. "Sticky sweets" images that you will "devour" with poetry . I hope you enjoy this book as much as I have had in creating it Thanks for looking, Patrick B. Humphreys

This book is a "whatever book." This term I got from my son, Cameron. One of my sketchbooks he entitled "whatever." I liked the idea. So this book contain drawings and paintings that might not seem to relate to each other. I have a book inside a book . I have the kids book entitled " Kountin' Kitties " . That is a counting kids book with them counting "kitties" form 1-10. I also have religious images with Mayan glyphs with images from my personal comic characters I call Rock Hard Cupcake and Dead Fish. I think it is an eclectic mix of images I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I have had in creating it. Thanks for looking, Patrick B. Humphreys

This book is the illustrated record of my trip of a lifetime to the wonder and beauty of Bali, Indonesia. While attending Western Michigan University I had the opportunity to go to Bali, Indonesia. Even though I was only there for about 2 and a half weeks it still inspires me to this day, thirteen years later the memories are still vivid for me. I hope these images inspire and influence you like they have for me. I chose to make this book into the format of a comic book or graphic novel to make it readily assessable to viewers. The images in the book are original photographs, personal drawings and paintings manipulated with a comic book program. Thanks for looking, Patrick B. Humphreys

This book is not a guide book or price book but rather is an artist's interpretation of a very inventive toy created during one year: 1968. A year before I was born. I never had the opportunity to have these toys during my youth. But I have attained these toys at various places such as ebay, flea markets or antique shows. A perfect set of all 7 figures can be found on ebay for over $5000 MUCH TOO RICH FOR MY BUDGET. I have entitled this book: OSM: WL Condition. That is Outer Space Men: Well Loved Condition. My toys have missing paint, missing limbs, and wire sticking through. One of the figures I only have the head. The images in this book are original paintings and drawings inspired by these bendable toys. I also have taken photographs and manipulated them digitally using a computer program. Mel Birnkrankt and Gary Schaeffer own the copyright for these figures. THIS BOOK IS NOT AUTHORIZED BY MEL BIRNKRANKT OR GARY SCHAEFFER MY DESIRE IS THEY LIKE THIS BOOK. THANKS FOR LOOKING, PATRICK B. HUMPHREYS

This book contains ink and watercolor pencil drawings inspired by my divorce. My divorce lasted about a year. These drawings are the visual manifestation of my thoughts and emotions about the divorce. The subject matter is varied, from dissection drawings to still life made up of my toy collection. Enter if you dare into my DIVORCE DIARY Thanks for looking, Patrick B. Humphreys

This book is made up of a first glance unrelated images. But upon closer inspection the way the images are arranged create a narrative, a personal narrative. What you get from it will be different from your friend, wife, etc. That was my intention. All the images are my own either photographs, drawings, or paintings. These artworks are then digitally altered using a comic book computer program. Thanks for looking, Patrick B. Humphreys

Gyotabstract? ? What does that mean ? ? It is a combination of Gyotaku and abstract. Gyotaku is Japanese fish printing . This ancient printmaking technique is making a print from the fish to record the fish that the fisherman caught. This was beneficial before the advent of the camera. The second half of my term is abstract and that refers to abstract painting I did around and on the fish print. I created a new art form. I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I have in creating it. Thanks, Patrick B. Humphreys.