Drawing in pencil is my favorite thing. My second favorite part of my business might be helping other people draw in pencil. One afternoon a week, I teach 5 small groups of people for one hour per group. Each participant works on his own drawing at his own pace. Her own drawing at her own […]
I CANNOT Attend
This time of year is all about events. All the events are about raising money. That seems to be the normal reason for a party/dinner/anything in Tulare County. Everybody needs money. The causes are endless, and they are all good. The latest event that I am involved in is an auction at the Courthouse Gallery […]
Making a Cabin Scene
Happy Birthday, Shirley!! Making a cabin scene is different from just making a scene. A cabin owner requested a painting of her cabin as a gift for her husband. (He only looks at the blog when it is about Mineral King AND she forwards the link to him, so I’m not ruining any surprises here.) […]
Finishing a Drawing 20 Years Later
In 1998, Jane Coughran and I published The Cabins of Mineral King*. Some of the drawings crossed over the center seam of the book to cover 2 pages. Some of the drawings were an odd shape to accommodate words. This is one of those drawings (only photographed, not scanned and touched up for the web, so the […]
A Sore Subject
A drawing student of mine recounted a conversation she had with an elderly artist from here in Tulare County. She told him she was taking oil painting lessons from someone in the area, and the old artist said, “That’s not creative – that’s just copying”. Ow. That struck a nerve with me. What is or […]
Final Final Cabin Thoughts, Maybe
There are three distinct parts to cabin-ness: The building itself – small, rustic, basic, simple, often without electronic amenities. (But wait! What about the cabin pictured above?) The setting – rural, semi-secluded, in the mountains, taking an effort to get to (But wait! Have you ever been up Highway 180 to Wilsonia? And do these […]
A Few More Cabin Thoughts
The posts called Cabin Thoughts (Part One, Part Two, and Part Three), were popular among my readers, generating conversations through comments, email, snail mail, and in person. Now that our cabin is closed for the season, I’d like to share a few more thoughts. A dear friend of many years, Natalie, sent these thoughts, titled […]
Little Boutique in Lemon Cove
Happy Birthday, Jim! (We’re still in the Fs. . .) Ever been to Lemon Cove? If you’ve gone to Sequoia from Visalia, you’ve passed through it. I think of it as Lemon Curve. . . a few curves on the highway, and you are outta there. There’s a little boutique at the Lemon Cove Womans […]
Two Gas Pumps
“Two Pencil and Colored Pencil Drawings of One Old Gas Pump” is too long of a title for a blog post, but it is more accurate than “Two Gas Pumps”. Let’s review: Now, new pictures for you. I can do a tiny bit better. #1 needs more separation between the closer and the more distant […]
On the Table and the Easels
In progress on my drawing table and on the easels: