May 09 2013
One of my drawing students is so good that I asked The Courthouse Gallery in Exeter ( where I teach drawing lessons) to feature her in an upcoming show. I’m defining “so good” based on several things: Her work is technically excellent. She composes her drawings from her own photos (and occasionally from mine), carefully [...]
May 01 2013
First, I want to share something with you. I am a spelling nut. Typos jump out and slap me between the eyes. (My own don’t – it is a fact that proofreading one’s own work is nearly impossible.) It sometimes feels as if I might have a form of Tourette’s Syndrome, except that I shout [...]
Apr 03 2013
Being able to draw scenes like this is one of the main reasons I am a California artist in Tulare County. Don’t you just want to live here? Forget it – we have high unemployment, bad air, and lots of fat people. There. A one-woman population control committee. That’s me!
Feb 22 2013
A list is coming. First, please enjoy this drawing of a Wilsonia cabin: Turned out pretty well, especially considering it was another one of those cabins with cedar trees blocking much of its detail. Here is the sort of thing that runs through my head while I draw. 1. Yea! This is #________. I’m on [...]
Feb 18 2013
Fear is a great obstacle to creativity. This post lists common info about fear and a list of my personal worries (an easier word to stomach than fear, as if I’m not a Big Chicken). Here is a list of random thoughts about fear: 1. The greatest fear that is most common to people is [...]
Feb 01 2013
1. Nothing to report about Mineral King. You can look at the webcam. I’m drawing in the studio, and Trail Guy is probably skiing. I think he should be renamed “Ski Guy” this winter. 2. I used to have a Blog Roll, which is a list of blogs I read. I don’t think any [...]
Jan 30 2013
Perhaps I should have titled this “Book Report”. Then, you might have gotten it confused with my old Reading Rabbit reports. So many decisions. . . Remember that I am working almost exclusively on The Cabins of Wilsonia this year? (I told about it here.) Good thing I love to draw. At the time of this [...]
Jan 18 2013
That’s me. A drawing machine. This California artist has reverted to her roots of drawing cabins in pencil. 1. Yesterday I finished Wilsonia cabin drawing #92 and began #93. I try to always have one going on the table when I quit for the day. Then, when I return to the studio, there is no [...]
Dec 20 2012
Yesterday I ended my post about inspirational beach photos by saying I felt so inspired I would go draw a cabin. You thought I was making that up? This is a commissioned pencil drawing of a Wilsonia cabin. The cabin owners emailed me several photos with some specific instructions, and this is the result. I [...]
Nov 08 2012
I have art history. A piece of it arrived in the mail last week. Bob, I’m forever grateful. You were one of my greatest mentors, teachers, encouragers and friends throughout my youth. Blessings on you, dear friend.
