This is a commissioned oil painting of Mineral King. The Friend/Customer wanted a painting to fit a particular space and match some of her other paintings. This magical scene was her decision, and I am happy to comply. Here we go, step by step. Maybe something I learned in the plein air painting sessions is […]
Little Dog
I grew up with German Shepherds, not little dogs. Little dogs make me want to stand on a chair and scream, and then if I touch them, go wash my hands about 4 times. A friend of about 35 years asked me to draw her little dog. My love for her is stronger than my […]
Old Drawing, New Cards
In 1992, I did this commissioned pencil drawing of a Mineral King cabin. The one who owns it sent me a photo of the card she had left from an earlier order. I tried to turn it into something that would print as a decent card. This was not acceptable. The customer said she still […]
Proud
When my students finish a drawing, I take it home to scan and convert into a file that can be used for printing as cards or prints to share or sell; sometimes it is just so they can have a clean record of work completed. Sometimes it takes a few hours of computer work, but […]
Finished Pencil Drawing Commission
It took me just as long to do the house itself as the entire background. Maybe longer. The drawing is 11×14″, which means the porch details are miniscule.
Pencil Progress
If I draw from top to bottom, left to right, it cuts back on the opportunities for smearing. The background hills are very forgiving, a good place to begin this commissioned pencil drawing of a very fine house in a serene setting.
Back to the Drawing Board
I love to draw, and it is good to just sit quietly with pencils and paper, doing something simple that has no sadness attached. In December, I took photos of a house. It took 2 sessions, much conversation, lots of thinking, and finally narrowing it down to 3 views. Something about my blog has changed, […]
Finished
A little unfinished business here on The Blog: finished pieces you haven’t yet seen in their official photographic documented form.
Starting and Ending
I started a new citrus painting, much like a recent one (that is still too wet to photograph well.) Really, it is different from the other one. . . see? Citrus sells steadily in Exeter at the Mural Gallery, so it is good to always have another one ready to go. Finished and delivered this […]
A Fun Day at the Easels
As a pencil artist, with drawing as my first artistic love, a fun day at the easels for me is when I finally get to the stage where I am able to “draw” with my paintbrushes. This is considered a bad thing in the Art World; all I can think of to respond to that […]