Phoenix Fire Grill Logo

The Phoenix Fire Grill and Bar Logo

The Phoenix Fire Grill and Bar Logo

I recently designed this logo for a local restaurant.  The Phoenix Fire Grill and Bar will be opening soon in Canfield. I’m looking forward to the fire grilled pizza.

Bought an XBOX

The XBOX and game that I bought from Game ON! in Salem, Ohio.

The XBOX and game that I bought from Game ON! in Salem.

I went looking for a used game console and I ended up getting an old XBOX from Game On in Salem.

They were very helpful and I needed it. I don’t know much about gaming these days. I ended up getting a game called Project Gotham for only a dollar to go with it. Tons of fun for almost no money!

Victory Bell at Reilly Stadium

That's me pretending to ring the Victory Bell at Salem's Reilly Stadium.

The Victory Bell at Reilly Stadium may soon be moved to the other side of the field. That would be a big change!

The Salem Preservation Society is getting a project together to rebuild the Reilly wall and do a few other things such as the bell move. Check out the Reilly Wall Facebook Page.

Salem Tourism Board Photographed

Tourism Board

The Tourism Board, me on far left, posed for a picture.

The Tourism Advisory Board of Salem posed for a photo to show off it’s newest members. That’s me on the far left of the image.

Sadly, this hallway had the most terrible lighting.

Single Panel of my Comic Strip

A single panel of my new comic strip.

A single panel of my new comic strip.

Here is a single panel of my new comic in development. These are two main characters of the comic strip interacting over a donut. Full, three panel dalies will be the norm.

I’m still not sure I like the coloring of the duck. He looks like a mallard but I have decided that he is a Rhone duck. I think the ring around his neck should probably be white. You can see an earlier version of the duck in the header image of this website.

Oils and Fast Drying Liquin

Oils and Liquin

Oil painting of a chrome sphere with reflection as a test.

I am experimenting with oil paints and Windsor & Newton’s Liquin as a fast drying medium.

My oil paintings are taking too long to dry but using alkyd paints might dry too fast. This seems like a happy medium. Get it? :)

Cartoon Sketches of New Comic

Sketch of cartoon characters.

Sketch of cartoon characters.

Here is a sketch of a new comic strip in development. Two main characters, a duck and a bunny, are named Samuel and Isaak.

Presentation at Chamber Event

Steven Rouse speaking at Salem Chamber event in Salem Ohio.

Me at the podium.

The Salem Chamber hosted a get together for all Salem organizations and I was fortunate enough to get a chance to speak. I gave a demonstration of entering events on SalemOhio.com, our city’s community website.

Christmas Open House in Salem

christmas open house 2010

Cordelia and I and a pony.

We had some fun at the Salem Christmas Open House event. I tried the hot chocolate at Friends Roastery and it was awesome.

Calendar Drawing for 2011

2011 Calendar Drawing

My "house drawing" for the 2011 calendar.

It’s calendar drawing time again. Every year I draw a house or two or three for the Community Calendar in Salem. This year I did a drawing of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. I was going to hide a duck or something in the fine lines of the bushes but I ran out of time.