In 1993, Trail Guy went from being seasonal Maintenance Guy to Road Guy, a fulltime job with Sequoia National Park. This meant I could really focus on my art, since he had a better income. A friend invited me to move my studio into her gift shop in Exeter, and I was ON MY WAY!!! To where?? I didn’t know, but I was going, so there.
The friend was instrumental in teaching me about selling, marketing, display, professionalism, and even how to dress better. I will be eternally grateful to her for her tutelage.
My next notecard set was Backcountry Structures in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. I had been to most of the cabins but didn’t have photos of them all. The Park’s “History Boys” were helpful in providing pictures and information about these charming little cabins in remote locations, and excited that I had chosen this subject for drawings and cards.
You can see that my focus remained on architectural subjects, and the textures and shapes of nature were just too hard. I did my best, but yikes. To save some pride, here are my recent drawings of two of these cabins. They were on the blog in December, but here they are again.
More next week on pencil reminiscing. . .
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What I perceive as the most interesting, professional and appealing change is that your drawings now have the feel of a story, rather than just an object.
Thank you, Louise! That is interesting, and unintentional. Makes sense, though, because I used to just do a random selection of subjects, based on what I had photos of or an interest in. Sometimes things made sense to put in a set, but I wasn’t confident drawing them. Now, bring it on!!
I just love the B&W drawings with the splash of color on the US flag.
‘Merica!
Sharon, I just can’t help but put color in flags when I have the opportunity.
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