Coloring books will be available again on July 1, 2016. You may order, but it will involve a wait. I’ve added colored pencil to the commissioned pencil (graphite?) drawing that commemorates a beautiful place on a beautiful day with a beautiful friend. Ahhhhh. . . . Outstanding idea, my creative Found Friend!
Commissioned Pencil Drawing Ready for Color
The commissioned pencil drawing will have a touch of color, but first I have to spray fix it so that the graphite doesn’t smear into the colors. Here’s a thought-provoking question for you: Why do I say I work in pencil instead of saying I work in graphite? I don’t say that I paint in “brush” – […]
Commissioned Pencil Drawing Gets Fun
Of course a commissioned pencil drawing is fun for me. I LOVE to draw in pencil. When I draw, there are several steps. First, I choose the size and location on the paper. Second, I lay out all the shapes in a light outline. Third, oh boy, this is the party, I shade. Shading is how […]
Commissioned Pencil Drawing Begun
I began the commissioned pencil drawing for Found Friend of a view out of the window of a chapel at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Three Rivers. It was pure pleasure to draw in pencil after months of book designing, coloring book drawing in ink and oil painting. I LOVE to draw in pencil, particularly […]
Sketches for Commissioned Pencil Drawing
A commissioned pencil drawing is a drawing someone pays you to draw specifically for her. Found Friend asked me to draw a view out the windows of the small chapel at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Three Rivers. First, I took photos. Second, I did 2 sketches to see if either one fit her vision. Found […]
A Found Friend Commissions A Pencil Drawing
“Commissioned Pencil Drawing” is a straightforward title for a nice story of friendship and inspiration. I have a friend from summer camp when we were in grade school. We cannot remember the summer we met. We lost touch. She and my older sister became friends as adults. Last summer I was reading one of my […]
Firewood by the Wilsonia Door
What is it about doors that is so attractive? In this pencil drawing, it is the light and shadow. Does this look like a cabin to you? What is a cabin? A little home in the mountains, but it can be a big fancy-pants home in the mountains too. (Ask my sister-in-law who lives in […]
I Love To Teach People How To Draw
I love to teach people how to draw. Every Tuesday afternoon, people come to the Courthouse Gallery in Exeter for lessons. Four people for an hour at a time, each one working at his own pace on his own drawing. (Yes, I know it is acceptable to say “they” as a singular pronoun now, but […]
Unsolved Building Mysteries in Wilsonia
Happy Birthday, Audrey! A man cave? A Dude Den? a tool shed? guest quarters (so they won’t be inclined to overstay)? Even after four years of visiting Wilsonia while working on The Cabins of Wilsonia, there are still many unsolved mysteries. Get your copy here to learn about (or at least just look at) many mysterious […]
Neighborly Wilsonia
Sometimes the backsides of cabins were more interesting to me than the fronts. There are porches, fire rings, sheds, and little paths (in the mountains we tend to refer to paths as “trails”) leading from neighbor to neighbor. Mountain communities like Wilsonia tend to be very neighborly. To learn more, you can order your copy […]