“Phoning it in” is the current popular cliché for doing a half-arse job at something. Is this post in that category? You can decide. I love to draw in pencil. In case you all think I am a painter at heart, here is some evidence to the contrary. I did this commissioned pencil drawing last […]
January Calendar page
If you bought a calendar (or received one as a gift), you are looking at this picture for January. I drew this from some photos taken at Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, in November a few years ago. (Feels like five years so it was probably nine.) There was no snow there this week.
Beginning drawing workshop at a “new” place
Stem & Stone, a neat little shop in Three Rivers, sponsored a beginning drawing workshop. Their store is too small to accommodate a big table with people around it, so we used the Bequette House at the Three Rivers Historical Museum. I love old buildings, with all sorts of architectural details lacking in modern structures. […]
More About Drawing Lessons
It is said that the best way to learn something is by teaching it to someone else. Hard to do that if you don’t understand the process yourself. Because my students get to know one another in group lessons, they often help each other. This thrills me, because I eavesdrop and get to witness that […]
A Peek into Drawing Lessons
Since 1994, I’ve been teaching people how to draw. Private lessons, group lessons with individualized help, and workshops. My drawing students are wonderful people, and I am so proud of them! We don’t meet in December, so students try to get their work finished by the end of November. Some do, some don’t. Some need […]
Four Assorted Boxing Day Thoughts
2. After the Yellow Tunnel oil painting dries again, I will put the finishing touches on it. I can print and write more neatly, sometimes it is just unimportant, such as when I am slamming out the notes as fast as they pop into my mind. 3. This is the best article and idea I […]
Last Minute Gift Idea
Have you heard that people prefer experiences to possessions? Some do, some don’t. If you know someone who does, here is an idea for a Christmas gift. In case you are wondering, the workshop will take place in Three Rivers, at the Bequette House which is part of the Three Rivers Historical Museum. I am […]
Long Distance Commission
The wonder of the interwebs has brought me a customer that I most likely will never have the pleasure of meeting in person. Let’s call the customer Mr. J. Mr. J and I have gotten acquainted in the comment section of The Frugal Girl blog, and he asked me to paint the home he used […]
2026 Calendar
(SHARON, I moved the picture of the calendar back to lower on this post so you can skip it.) Around Here—and Sometimes a Little Farther, 2026 is a collection of new pencil drawings by your Central California artist. The drawings are mostly rural scenes, mostly from this often overlooked location in the heart of California. […]
Want to learn to draw?
Check out work by two of my drawing students. The first one is finished, and the second one is in progress. I teach people how to put on paper exactly what they see. It is the beginning of all art, in my opinion. (If a person can only see it in his mind, I cannot […]