The upcoming book, The Cabins of Wilsonia, will have 268 pencil drawings of cabins and cabin details. Not everyone is pleased with the way I have represented his cabin. Most people are gracious about it and know that the book is an overview, rather than a documentary or a complete album. One friend was not sure about […]
I Love To Teach People How to Draw
One afternoon per week, I am in Exeter at the Courthouse Gallery of the Arts. Each hour on the half hour, four people come in for their weekly drawing lesson. Each person works at her own pace on her own picture. Or his. We have a great time, and people really learn to draw! The […]
Fancy Drawing of a Not Fancy Cabin
This is the final drawing of the commissioned pencil drawing of a Wilsonia cabin. The customer chose “A”, asked that the sign size be reduced and that plenty of scraggly branches be added to that large tree in front that she affectionately referred to as “the old man”. It was fun! Drawing cabins is one […]
Complicated Drawing of a Simple Cabin
A nice lady wrote to me to ask if I would draw her Wilsonia cabin for her. She said it is plain, or perhaps she said “it’s not fancy”, but it means a lot to her family. I knew which cabin it was. It wasn’t one that I planned to show in the upcoming book The […]
Want to Know What is Happening to the Book Project?
What book? So glad you asked! It is The Cabins of Wilsonia. I’ve proofed the book in every way that I can think of. Until every possible proofing method has been exhausted, I don’t want to send it off to the printer. Besides, it takes money before they will print, so. . . . . .I […]
Random Facts About Squirreliness
Sometimes a list helps. I’ve been making lists for years, sometimes as an aid to memory and efficiency, and sometimes for the sense of satisfaction gained from checking off things. Today’s list is in the first category. I hope this is helpful for you. The comments on my blog may be working again. Anyone want […]
You Can Do THIS With Colored Pencils?
If my drawing students learn to draw with graphite pencils – i.e. see proportions, understand values (the darks and lights), understand hard and soft edges, and make the tools do what they intend for them to do, then my drawing students who want to can use colored pencils. Colored pencils (mis)behave differently than graphite pencils. […]
Beautiful Pencil Drawing
Every Tuesday I teach people how to draw at the Courthouse Gallery in Exeter. Been doing it for 20 years or so. You can learn about it here. Drawing Lessons My drawing students are wonderful. They work hard, and they learn and they do beautiful drawings. This beautiful woman drew her beautiful granddaughter. It is […]
Drawing Sequoia
Sequoia Natural History Association has sold my work for many years. Great organization – they stock and man the visitor centers and ranger stations throughout Sequoia. They do a lot more, but this post isn’t about them. It is about a drawing I am working on in hopes that they will add it to their […]
Turning Away Work
Really? Turn away work? Who would do that? Me, that’s who. Why? Because I know my limitations. The story: An acquaintance called me to take a look at an old photo of a pilot posing on the wing of his aircraft in the 1940s. It was an 8×10 black and white photo, the man was […]