Finished
A little unfinished business here on The Blog: finished pieces you haven’t yet seen in their official photographic documented form.
Two Gas Pumps
“Two Pencil and Colored Pencil Drawings of One Old Gas Pump” is too long of a title for a blog post, but it is more accurate than “Two Gas Pumps”. Let’s review: Now, new pictures for you. I can do a tiny bit better. #1 needs more separation between the closer and the more distant […]
In Progress, Pencil and Oil
It was still hot last week. I painted awhile in the workshop but didn’t turn on the swamp cooler. Probably should have. Painted slowly, quit early. I retreated to the studio and turned on the air conditioner. While listening to interviews with the very smart and entertaining Mike Rowe, I began this pencil commission. I […]
Pencil Drawing Commissions
My commissioning customer/old family friend told me in our correspondence that she was interested in a pencil drawing of the gas pump at the Silver City Store. If you have seen it, you might understand. If you haven’t, you might consider this peculiar. What I consider peculiar is that earlier this summer, while delivering some more […]
Birthday Drawing
Someone very dear and important to me recently had a birthday. Awhile ago, she sent me a photo of her cat and said she wanted to commission me to draw it. Or maybe she said to paint it. I forget – it has been awhile. With her birthday coming (do they ever stop coming, faster […]
No Head Banging Necessary
My horsey friend didn’t respond to my request for help on the drawing that is too hard; my horsey drawing student did, and we experienced a serious role reversal! She offered detailed advice and supplied photos to help me understand the things that weren’t visible in my photo. I followed her instructions as best as […]
A Little Bit Too Hard
A dear friend asked me to do something almost impossible. He wanted me to draw something for which he had no photo: the Mineral King Pack Station as it appeared in the 1980s. This was before everyone and his brother carried a camera around, documenting lives as if getting paid for it. (Or is it that […]
My Favorite Bridge in Oil Paint, Chapter 6
I thought about calling this “Final Chapter”, but I hope I live on to keep painting the bridge and improving with each one. We made it through about 23 oil paintings of the Oak Grove Bridge. There were repeated views, color adjustments and exaggerations, brighter versions, muted versions, paintings with sharp clean edges, paintings that […]
What Else Did I Decide?
Remember that long list of things to do a few days ago? I began with the oil painting commission of Homer’s Nose/The Oak Grove Bridge because it wasn’t too hot yet in the painting workshop with the swamp cooler running, there will be a check when I am finished, the heat is coming and will […]