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 […]
Self-interviewing again
Whatcha working on now? I just finished bidding on 2 murals. Where?? In my studio. No, where will the murals be? The bid that was accepted will result in a beautiful trail scene on the side of a new business in Three Rivers. They hope to open in March, so I could be painting in […]
First Home
If you have been a home owner, you probably will never forget the first place on which you paid a mortgage. Our first home was built in 1913 and we were only the 3rd owners. I loved that little house too much – it just wasn’t natural to have that much affection for an inanimate […]
A Cabin Commission
Cabinart – making art of cabins, using pencil. That is my roots. Now that I oil paint, when a commission drawing for a cabin comes along, I am thrilled. Thrilled, I say! The defining characteristic of this cabin is the group of massive trees in the front yard. The truth is that I sort of […]
Let Us Spray
This is what drawing student Gerald said to me when he finished his drawing. “Spray?”, you are asking, even as you read this. (Yes, I can hear you.) Spray fixative is one method of preventing the finished drawing from smearing. Framing is another; workable fixative is a third. I’ve been told it adds “tooth” (that […]
Who Died?
Jacob Currie. Or Curry. Spelling wasn’t that important to Irish folks in 1905. All that remains is gorse, in color. “Gorse?” you ask. “Of course”, I reply. Or is that “Of corse”?
And more on the collage
This is St. Patrick. Or, more accurately, this is a statue of St. Patrick. This is a statue of St. Patrick with a bit of a glow, the outlines of gorse, and the outline of a headstone where the man who was born in the cottage was buried.
Cottage Collage, continued
Weird color – working late makes for some odd photography. Same cottage, gable end. Sometimes, I impress myself! Of course, the magnifying light is my Best Friend.
Irish Collage
Ever notice the word “collage” is the word “cottage” minus the t-crossing? I confused myself with my sloppy handwriting and couldn’t figure out what my notes meant – collage drawing or cottage drawing! Here is the Cottage Collage for Mrs. Bob in its current state of development: And, for the sake of Mr. Google, this […]
WIP, part 2
Work In Progress, remember? Wowsa, that castle is full of teeniny little parts. Have a look at hours and hours and hours of drawing. Of course I exaggerate to make a point – you knew that, right? Back in the olden days, the latter part of the last century, before digital cameras and personal computers […]