On Day Two of the oak tree mural in Three Rivers, I walked to work, because I didn’t have to haul any paint. That is another benefit of working indoors – all supplies are secure overnight. I spent the day studying the mural from below, climbing up the ladder and working until I got confused […]
A Tree Grows in Three Rivers
A Tree Grows in Three Rivers? Hokey, I know, and I can’t even remember what A Tree Grows In Brooklyn was about. This is a commissioned mural inside of a home 2 doors away from me. It recently sold and will become yet another vacation rental in a town and neighborhood that is jammed full of […]
Gekkos in Three Rivers, Finished?
Is my mural, “Gekkos in Three Rivers” finished? A job isn’t finished until I hear from the customer that she is happy. As of the writing of this blog post, I haven’t heard. The gekko on the left was the next one to be painted. These are the colors I chose. You can see the […]
Gecko/Gekko Mural, Day One
Customer approved the colors and arrangement of the geckos with interlocking tails, so I packed up my supplies and drove to the river gazebo. The board is a good height for painting, the river is roaring, and there is great shade in the morning. I’m going to enjoy this job! Where is this place? So […]
The Rest of the Stories
Remember Paul Harvey? We had to be quiet during lunch so my parents could listen to him every day at noon when we were home from school. He would tell a story sometimes with a surprise ending, and then he would say, “And now you know. . . (long, very long, very very long extended […]
Red Hot Chile Peppers
These habañero red hot chile peppers are fun to paint. Check out the progress. I chose this view because, without slipping into boring Artspeak, it fills the space well, and I like it. The first pass provides an underpainting and also gives me a chance to decide if the arrangement is pleasing. Instead of printing […]
Pencil Drawing Commission (Dr. Pencil to the Rescue)
This began with an email, then became endless emailed photos and discussions and phone calls. Oh, and can you have this by the 22nd? Wait, we need cards made, so can you do it in time to give the print shop enough time? No problem. Art Emergencies are one of my specialties. The subject matter […]
It Is Finished.
(Seems like an appropriate title with Easter coming, no disrespect intended.) This was a long pencil drawing commission – lots of emails, photos, sketches, decisions, waiting, and oh my, lots and lots of leaves to draw. Here is a look, start to finish (minus all the photos, emails, changes, decisions, et cetera) You can see that […]
Pencil Drawing Commission
Do you remember reading that I was doing a pencil drawing of a walnut grove, a commission, and was waiting for more information? I received what I needed, finished it, and now I am waiting to hear if the commissioning parties are happy. So, I’ll show you another pencil drawing commission that I finished. The […]
Weird Connection
In 1994 I was commissioned by a woman to do 2 pencil collage drawings as gifts for her sons. Their last name was Dalton, and the young men had started a company to sell a special recipe of BBQ sauce, capitalizing on their ancestors, the notorious Dalton Gang. The gang robbed a bank in Coffeyville, […]