Yesterday I showed you some oil paintings of Sequoia, the non-Mineral King part of the park. Today here are some pencil drawings (I LOVE to draw—did you know that??) These don’t have sizes and prices. Some are sold, some might be framed, and most are probably just in a flat file in my studio. (If […]
Fast or Good?
My drawing students get to hear me say this regularly: “You can be fast or you can be good; I get to be both.” Now I am working on a drawing that is very very important to me, and I am choosing to be good, but S L O W. What’s with all the pressure? […]
About That Museum Wall Design
The exhibit is on the north interior wall of the Mineral King Room in the Three Rivers Historical Museum. (Really, shouldn’t this be called a “history” museum rather than a “historical” museum? This bothers me. The museum isn’t historical; however, I didn’t name it and can read their sign and website and then call them […]
Designs on a Museum Wall
I enlarged these designs onto kraft paper, ordered some very large sheets of graphite transfer paper, gathered a few tools, and drove to the Three Rivers Historical Museum. My job bosses had prepped the wall for me, and they also blocked it off in a very serious manner, along with providing a ladder and a […]
Are All Wall Paintings Murals?
Nope. Some are designs, created for museum displays, by exhibit designers. The Three Rivers History Museum hired a museum designer, an exhibit designer, whatever the title is, to create a Native American exhibit, and they (or is it the Tulare County Historical Society? Or the Mineral King Preservation Society? I should pay more attention!) to […]
Back to the Easels and the Drawing Table
After several months of no work (i.e. lovely free time at the cabin without deadlines or guilt), work is beginning to trickle back into my days. First, a pencil commission. (I still love to draw.) This was the little sketch for the customer to approve or amend. She made a couple of suggestions, and I […]