On a recent hot day, as I was preparing to go down the hill to teach drawing lessons, the gallery curator texted me to say the A/C wasn’t working. So, I immediately texted (almost) all my students* and cancelled. We had some chitchat, and one of my most motivated students said she had started a […]
Snow in Mineral King
As we left Silver City, the snow along the road made it apparent that it was going to be a bit dicey at the cabin, another 1000 feet or so above Silver City’s elevation. There was a bit of a sunny window as we got near the valley, allowing a view of Sawtooth. Oh-oh. Where […]
Drawing Lessons
Since 1994 I have been helping people learn to draw. Some people already have an inkling about drawing but want to increase their skills. Some have always wished they could draw but didn’t know how to start. Some have been told they are terrible at art (such mean fake “teachers” out there in the public […]
Using Tech with a Pencil Drawing
When one of my drawing students or I finish a drawing, we often like to get it reproduced as prints, notecards, for a business card or a brochure, in a portfolio of work. . . so many potential uses! Back in the olden days, pencil was very difficult to reproduce either on a copy machine […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drawing with Pencils
I guess you could draw with chalk or a paintbrush or your finger on a fogged up window, but drawing with pencils is what I do. Student work It’s also what I teach. A returning drawing student had one month free for lessons before embarking on a new chapter of life. We dove right in, […]
Successful Drawing Workshop
The recent drawing workshop in Three Rivers was successful; everyone learned, and everyone had a good time, including your Central California artist, in her role as a drawing teacher. We met at someone’s house on the river, a place full of beauty, so there are photos of things that caught my fancy along with photos […]