Whenever someone approaches me about an old drawing or painting, I first hope the picture isn’t too embarrassing. Then I hope that the customer will allow me to repair, replace, and rework anything that is no longer up to my always improving standards. While at the Redbud Festival, I met Karen, who is a new […]
Chicken Title Winner
Who knew that naming a chicken pencil drawing could be so mentally taxing? Look at this list of ideas: Be a Dandy Ruling the Roost Roost Ruler Rooster Rules Barnyard Politics Dawn Morning Pursuits Breakfast of Champions Starting the Day Another Day Crazy Good Chickens Not on my Dinner Plate Chicken Scratch Hen Party Rooster’s […]
Name That Drawing
Want to help me name a drawing? First you get to read how the drawing came about. Chickens are a popular subject in life and in art. They will make an appearance in my 2019 calendar, and I chose these 2 photos to work from. The black dude on the lower left has too little detail, […]
About the Kaweah Post Office
The Kaweah Post Office is about 3 miles up North Fork Drive in Three Rivers, California. For awhile it was known as the smallest operating post office in the USA. Now it is operated in a weird little way; the woman who owns the building goes to the Three Rivers Post Office to collect the […]
Field Trip or Procrastination?
While working on the umpteenth pencil drawing of the Kaweah Post Office, I was struck by how stupid it is to guess at what is around and behind the little building. Why am I struggling with an incomplete photograph when all I have to do is drive about 4 or 5 miles and see the […]
New Mineral King Cards For Sale
Last summer I had a hankering to draw some new Mineral King pictures in pencil. I did four of them without a plan for reproduction or framing. Artists make art, and I am a Central California artist making art of the flyover center of California, my main source of inspiration (along with liking to drive […]
Oranges, Completed, Sold and Delivered
That last step after the photoshop thing only shows a subtle difference, but I wanted you to know that the business of art includes thinking ahead toward how a piece can be used besides just selling the original. And the original is sold and sent! That makes me happy for three reasons: it is going to someone […]
Just Another Workday
One day a week or so ago, I painted in the morning and drew in the afternoon. This is what it looked like: Then I moved into the studio. It was a sunny day, so I raised the blind and saw this: And thus we conclude another workday in the life of this Central California […]
Shedding More Light on Those Lanterns
The lanterns languished. Finally, I reminded myself that I am the Mayor of Realville, the lanterns were too hard for me at that size (a paintbrush will never quite behave like a pencil), and it was time to make them go away. So, I turned the painting into one of pomegranates. Still, I wanted to […]
The Barn Drawing
Remember the pencil commission of the Michigan barn, drawn from some barely adequate photos? I think the grass and sky took as long as the barn itself. When I finally finished, I scanned it to email to the customer for approval. He saw right away that the 2 tall doors were lighter than the others. […]