My Amateur Art , Writings, and other things...
by Guy Carrozzo
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Tinker Bell--Amelia
The daughter of a neighbor asked me to paint a picture of her as she was playing Tinker Bell in a children's production of "Peter Pan." I think she liked it.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Bubba Miller, Philadelphia Eagles
I had the honor of coaching with Stephen "Bubba" Miller for two seasons at Battle Ground Academy. His son was on our team. I also got to know his wonderful family. Bubba played center at the University of Tennessee when Peyton Manning was the quarterback. He then played for the Philadelphia Eagles and finished his career with the New Orleans Saints. He is such a knowledgeable coach and I learned a lot from watching him work with our players. He is a great coach and a great person.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Odalisque In a Purple Robe (Copied from Henri Matisse)
The original is below.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Become a Head Football Coach
This book is designed to give high school assistant football coaches the tools and advice they need to achieve their career goal of becoming a high school head football coach. The subjects covered include where to look for a job, how to apply, interview suggestions, sample interview questions, as well as how to organize a football program. The advice is from the author’s experiences in coaching high school football over several decades. Available on Amazon.com
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Doug Thompson, Quarterback, Fountain Valley High School
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Wood Carving, Half-Hull Model, "The Sloop John B."
The hull is made from Mahogany and is mounted on a pine plaque.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Firing On Fort Sumter--"You Started It"
Monday, August 14, 2023
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Three Mile Harbor, Long Island, New York
Thursday, July 6, 2023
David Crosby
After a swing and a miss with a previous attempt, I tried again and got a little closer with this pencil drawing of David Crosby. He has always been an intriguing and flawed artist whom I have followed throughout the years. Crosby, Stills & Nash have always been one of my favorite groups. This is my little tribute to him. I used a painting of him by Joan Baez as a model for this one.
Special thanks to Ed Jones and Garry Troxell for their suggestions on this project.
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Hunting Hollywood
My latest story is set in the 1930s. It follows two recent graduates from the USC Film School who set out to start their own movie studio. Along the way, they encounter problems such as a small budget, limited equipment, inexperienced actors not to mention having to deal with the big film studios and their monopolistic hold on the movie industry.
McKenzie Roberts is a beautiful, confident film student from a well-to-do family from New York. She grew up around the East Coast movie studios where her father worked. Now a recent college graduate, she hopes to one day fulfill her dream of being a movie director.
Craig Johnson is a naive young man from Southern California who discovers his interest in movie making while in college.
Together they form a business partnership that must deal with one challenge after another. Along the way, they meet several interesting people—including Mugs Peterson, an ex-professional boxer; Hinky Williams, a homeless veteran looking for a job; and Slate Granger, a cowboy and reluctant movie star.
Find out if their movies are as exciting as what they endure to make them.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Jim Gentry's Jeep
Jim Gentry is a local legend in Franklin, Tennessee. He was a World War II veteran, and later a teacher and football coach at several local high schools in the area. On patriotic holidays, his family displays a jeep with an American Flag in the pasture of Gentry Farm along Highway 96 across from the community of Westhaven.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Buster Posey
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Portrait of Madame X (A Figure Study)
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Rancho Rico Creek Ranch
This is a map of the Pancho Rico Creek Ranch where I have gone wild pig hunting. It is located in a beautiful area along Highway 101 in California near the town of San Ardo. Kathryn and Dave Rossi are fantastic hosts and have always made our trips to their ranch so memorable.
Friday, December 2, 2022
Pine Needle Basket
Friday, November 25, 2022
Balloons over Paris
Monday, September 12, 2022
Lester Hayes, "Press Corner"
I dedicate this to Mike Milner who is my coaching mentor and who coached Defensive Backs throughout his career.
Monday, September 5, 2022
Monday, June 13, 2022
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Huntington Beach, California
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Ashlin-Moore Family Cemetery, Westhaven Community, Franklin, Tennessee
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of this community, it is a peaceful, yet stark reminder of where we will all end up some day.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
My Poem about Convict Lake
I was always inspired by the beauty of the Eastern High Sierras. My great friend Mark and I would often go fishing for several days at Convict Lake. I tried to put my feelings down on paper and came up with this poem. I gave a copy to the people at the Convict Lake General Store. Click on the photo for a larger view.
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Steampunk Football Player
I have always wanted to do a "Steampunk-style" painting. I thought I would combine that style with a football player. I used an old photo of Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, who was a seven-time all-pro Center for the Chicago Bears.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Burning Covered Wagon
This is a pencil drawing from a promo ad for the TV series "1883." I tried to capture the starkness and loneliness of the scene.
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Orca II
Monday, January 3, 2022
Friday, September 17, 2021
Fisher Anderson, Franklin High School
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
License-Plate Roof Birdhouse
After replacing our California license plates with ones from Tennessee, I hated to just throw the old ones away. So I built a birdhouse and used one of them as a roof. I don't know how functional it is, but it is nice to look at and recall my old home state.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
My Mother's Hands
I took this photo of my 90-year-old mother's hands as she held my sister's hands shortly before her passing. Orange County Catholic Magazine used this photo in an article in their May 16, 2021 issue.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
George Harrison
This is a drawing that I did in 1974 for Tracie Lipton, while up at Humboldt State University. I haven't seen this picture for forty-five years. Tracie sent a photo of it to me recently after she came across my blog and my article about my year up at HSU. I am humbled that she has kept it for all these years.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Left Coast Coach--a novel
So many times throughout my coaching career I have had coaches tell me one crazy story after another about dealing with players, parents, the press or administrators. We would always say that this could be a chapter in our collective book about coaching football. Well, I tried to take some of those tales and incorporate them into this novel.
This story follows two high school football coaches; one from New Jersey and one from California; who end up coaching at Elam Academy in Georgia. Not only do they face tough competition on the field—they face racism, politics, and cancer.
Available on Amazon.com
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Wind Chimes
Monday, February 8, 2021
"It's Okay"
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Maori Warrior
Monday, October 19, 2020
Super Bowl XIX
I
have always admired Manny Rubio's photo of Super Bowl XIX. It is very
complex with a lot of details in it. I felt like I was painting little
toy soldiers. I think it is best to look at from a distance and just
feel the swirl of colors on the paper. I dedicate this one to my good friend, Joe Rea who is a big 49ers fan.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The Edmund Fitzgerald ("The 29")
The 1976 song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot has always had a big impact on me. I wanted to do a painting of that ship. It was difficult to find a photo that I thought I could use as a model for my painting. I looked at a stern shot for quite sometime. The very talented artist, Stephanie Moran used the same photo for her painting, "Sailing Away." I was reluctant, but gave it a try. Because of the ship's detail, I used pen and ink as well as watercolor.
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Pacific Sunset
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
California, A Poem
FAST AND PRETTY
SHINY AND NEW
ANCIENT REDWOODS
PACIFIC BLUE
HER LONG TAN LEGS
AND GOLDEN HAIR
WARM SUNNY SKIES
AND DAYS SO FAIR
DOLPHINS SWIMMING
THE SURFING GREAT
MAJESTIC BRIDGE
THE GOLDEN GATE
OFF NEWPORT COAST
THE SUN SETS LOW
IN THE DESERT
THE CACTUS GROW
SIERRAS RISE
TO GRANITE PEAKS
IF YOU CLIMB IT
IT’S QUITE A FEAT.
VERDANT VALLEYS
AND RUSHING STREAMS
AN ARTISTS’ REALM
A SPORTSMAN’S DREAM
THE SAN JOAQUIN
CROPS GROW SO TALL
THE RICH FARM LAND
IT FEEDS US ALL
OLD JEANS, LOOSE TOP
AND FLOPPY HAT
SHE COULD BE RICH
HOW ABOUT THAT
CASTLES AND KINGS
ONLY THEY’RE REAL
CASUAL DRESS
IS NO BIG DEAL
THE YOUNG AND OLD
CREATE THE DREAM
CALIFORNIA
ALL THAT IT SEEMS