Remember seeing this sketch a few weeks ago? It was the preliminary step to beginning the commissioned pencil drawing of a winery. After drawing for awhile, it is helpful to stick it to the wall and study it at a distance further than 8″. You can see the size in comparison to the 10″ square […]
You Know You’re A California Artist When. . . Part 3
It was getting a bit long yesterday so here is the rest of my pencil version of California artist. 5. . . . the houses you draw often have palm trees. 6. . . . sometimes you draw poppies. 7. . . and you keep drawing oranges because everyone likes them. 5×7 reproduction with color […]
You Know You’re A California Artist When. . . part 2
That was so fun that I decided to do it again in pencil. Split personality? No, same subjects (California, mostly Tulare County), same tight style. 1 . . . you draw the beach. Wood, Wind, Waves, pencil on paper, 12×16, matted and framed, $500 Central California Coastal Pier, sold Beach Birds, sold Wave Action, 11×14, […]
7 Things Your Drawing Teacher Won’t Tell You
The Honeymoon Cabin, pencil on paper, 11×14, $400 If your drawing teacher is me, that is. These are things I would never say to a student: Sorry, you don’t have any talent. Doesn’t matter if your pencil isn’t sharp. Just use any old stub you can find. You don’t need to be able to draw […]
Book Report
This is an update on the The Cabins of Wilsonia, not a report of books I’m reading. Sometimes I put 2 drawings on a single sheet of paper because it is just that much less to handle. (read “lose”) And I am frugal with paper. (read “lots of things”) This is my Wilsonia stack of […]
Too Wired
Pencil drawing, “Loft Bedroom”, sold It is a frightening realization that I am very very dependent on electricity. My neighborhood was warned of a 2 hour power outage, and we were even told the time to expect it. Suddenly we were racing around to take care of everything that needed to be done before the […]
The Great Talent Hoax
Pencil drawing for The Cabins of Wilsonia Have you ever thought or said to an artist, “Gee, it must be great to have talent”? Or have you you ever said, “I wish I had talent like that”? It’s all smoke and mirrors. Actually, it’s not. It is practice, training, practice, rough criticism, more practice, a […]
Draw, draw, draw
My buddy Chris LoCurto had a guest post on his blog about choosing three words to guide you through the year. My first choice was DRAW DRAW DRAW. In that order. (Honestly the first 3 words that came to mind were “eat, pray, love”.) So, I am drawing. No matter how much I draw, it […]
Alta Street, done!
Or is it Alta Lane? Alta Drive? Alta Road? I’m talking about Wilsonia, specifically The Cabins of Wilsonia. In my interview with myself, I revealed the strategy for drawing all the cabins. Alphabetically, by street name, means that the first set of drawings is for Alta Street/Lane/Drive/Road. Nope, you don’t get to see the entire […]
More talking to myself
This is one of the pencil drawings for the upcoming book, The Cabins of Wilsonia How will the book be organized? Alphabetically, by street name What order are you doing the cabin drawings? Alphabetically, by street name. EXCEPT, when I began in the summer, I did quite a few of the Masonic tract and then […]