What water in Mineral King? Isn’t it all snow right now? I’m glad you asked (all interviewees either say that or “Good question” in response to most questions). This is a pencil drawing of water in Mineral King, on Franklin Creek. I discovered a great name for it in my own imagination, without resorting to […]
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, […]
Rock and Roll, Water in Pencil Drawing
I first drew water for the Irrigation category of the Madera Ag Art show, back in the late 1990s. It was called “The Source” and was raging white water. It won first place, sold, and I didn’t save a copy. My Dad suggested drawing Lake Kaweah and naming it “Storage” and then drawing the spillway and […]
Want to Title a Pencil Drawing of Water?
“Life Source” is the title of my latest pencil drawing of water. (It is spoken for, but thank you for your interest.) I borrowed the name from a company that sells water treatment machines. Since water is the source of life, (okay, I know God is the source, but you get my drift here, yes?) […]
Little Victories
Life is hard, full of obstacles, difficulties, problems to solve, and hassles. But, sometimes there are victories along the way that lighten our loads and lift our spirits. Last week I experienced a few of those little victories in my business of art. The scanner now works with the new laptop!! The pencil drawing that […]
Trading Water for Walnuts
This week I’ve set aside my current obsession of drawing water and begun a commissioned piece of a walnut grove. This has involved several sketches, beginning with the page of the walnut grove as it appears in the coloring book, Heart of Ag for the Tulare County Farm Bureau (NOW AVAILABLE – WILL POST TO FOR […]
More Water in Pencil
It keeps raining, and I keep drawing water in pencil.
Water in Pencil
This is my latest pencil drawing of water. It isn’t titled, because the name of the falls is highly unpleasant. The drawing is unframed and it is on 11×14″ paper. When I look at this drawing, I think about Millard Fillmore. Who? A president of the United States, maybe the 12th one. I’ve been listening […]
Disconnected Thoughts From an Artist’s Brain
Samson matches a breed of cat called “Bengal”. That accounts for his distinctive markings, his thick and silky short hair, his busy nature and his propensity to play in water. This is just a lucky accident of random breeding, but the discovery and description helps explain some of his peculiarities. Two of my drawing students […]
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMMIE! Last week I took a small stack of pencil drawings to a framer because I have a show coming in the spring. As I was lining them out on his counter, I decided that there is something wrong with this picture. It isn’t anything I can put my finger on; I just […]