After spending an entire year completely focused on completing one drawing after another after another after another until 268 drawings were completed. . . What was I saying? All those after anothers got me lost. I love to draw. It has been a long time since I drew simply because there was a picture I […]
Amazing Work from my Drawing Students
This year marks the completion of 20 years of teaching people how to draw. Or, perhaps it marks the beginning of year #21. Numbers aren’t my strongest subject. When I started, I didn’t know how to teach. I just bumbled, fumbled and mumbled. If someone wanted to draw, say, a lion, I’d procrastinate on the […]
Mineral King in February?
Nope, I’m not there. (Where did the word “nope” come from??) But, it is Friday, so have a look at some Mineral King art from my pencil archives: Fret not. Summer will return. Mineral King is one of the treasures of Tulare County, a place I love. We break for this commercial message: This pencil […]
Happy 2014, O Gentle Blog Readers
Hi. I finished all the drawings for The Cabins of Wilsonia. Maybe. When I get the book designed, I might need to add, subtract or rework the 265 pencil drawings. T W O H U N D R E D S I X T Y F I V E PENCIL DRAWINGS OF CABINS! Excuse me for […]
Anyone need a last minute gift?
I’m here to help if you need a last minute gift. You can call me at the studio (out of fear of the unknown internet trolls I’ll put my phone # in words) five six one seven six zero six. (I figure if you need the area code, then you probably aren’t going to find […]
Worst Critic
Has anyone ever said to you, “You are your own worst critic”? It might be meant as an insult, although it could be interpreted as a compliment, meaning “no one else is as hard on you because there is no reason to be hard on you”. I think being one’s own worst critic is a […]
Crazy Hard Pencil Commission – DONE!
Remember that crazy hard pencil commission of those two miniature fuzzy faces? (You can see it in the October 2 blog post.) The customer/friend asked me to make an adjustment to the boy’s cheek because his face was more narrow than round in real life (couldn’t prove it by me or by that photo). Adjustment […]
A Good Challenge (Or a Crazy-Hard Pencil Commission)
A wise colored pencil artist taught me to NEVER draw a face smaller than an egg. I’ve passed that on to my drawing students. It is tricky enough to capture a likeness correctly with photos or people that you can actually see and measure. Try doing it when you can’t see the details. Worse, try […]
Last Chance to See Wendy’s Awesome Pencil Drawings
Now there’s a title and a half! Remember my amazing and very advanced drawing student, Wendy Miller? Her show ends this coming weekend. The last day to view it at the Courthouse Gallery (at 125 South B Street in Exeter) will be September 29, 2013. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. […]
What Is The California Artist Doing?
Perhaps you’ve been wondering if I am still a California artist. Cruising to Alaska, having fun in Mineral King; is this chick even working any more?? I am working diligently on The Cabins of Wilsonia. You can follow the progress on my other blog, called The Cabins of Wilsonia. (Sometimes my own cleverness just slays me.) […]