As we learn to put on paper what we really see instead of our symbols, it is shocking to learn how much is really there and how it is really shaped or sized. Drawing upside down is one tool; tracing the basic elements and only looking at the tracing instead of the photo is another […]
What we think we see
When we are beginning to make art, we depend on symbols more than visual information. The symbols come from our memory, from what we know. The visual information comes from what is in front of our eyes, regardless of what we know. You may know that a table has a round top, but what your […]
Three ways of interpreting
This will be a four parter, and thank you to Bill T. a workshop participant for the idea! There are 3 ways of seeing when one is making 2 dimensional art. “Interpreting” might be a more accurate term here. 1. What we think we see – When we are children, or when we are untrained […]
First Things First
Second in a series called “Thoughtful Thursdays” Living in a beautiful place often inspires people to create art. Lots of people get the yen to paint, often when retired. (Sometimes I have to bite my tongue to keep from saying, “Oh yeah? I think I’ll try practicing law when I retire!”) Most don’t understand that […]
What I did in the Nonweek
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is sort of an off week. People are off work, school, schedules, diets, and budgets. (Hopefully they aren’t off base or off track too.) I think of it as the Nonweek, when there really aren’t many obligations. During the Nonweek my expectations of myself are low. Write […]
A One Week Difference
Last week in Mineral King there was only a hint of fall color. Look what happened in one week’s time!
Early Autumn in Mineral King
YEA! My blog is working again! Meanwhile, up the hill, this is how things looked October 8 or thereabouts. There isn’t much color because the early leaves that were yellow blew off in the previous week’s storm, which left a light dusting of snow on West Florence Peak. Regardless, (and that IS the word, not […]
Sawtooth. . .
. . . is finished!
More Miles of Canvas
Early Timber Gap, painted on board (Hey painting owner, want a touch-up??) Timber Gap as painted this summer – yes, I know all the little canvas lines show in the photo. With these 2 Farewell Gap paintings, I can’t decide which was painted earlier. Guess I finally caught up with myself for awhile in terms […]
Hidden Objects
Men + Mules + Water + Power has multiple hidden objects. Here is the list: pick-axe fish 2 heart-shaped rocks 1904 a real rock a real mule-shoe 6 varieties of wildflowers – Sierra Columbine, Indian Paintbrush, phlox, Hoope’s Sneezeweed, Golden-beard Penstemmon, Wild Blue Flax. Here is a little piece of the mural for you to […]