Pencil drawing, “Loft Bedroom”, sold It is a frightening realization that I am very very dependent on electricity. My neighborhood was warned of a 2 hour power outage, and we were even told the time to expect it. Suddenly we were racing around to take care of everything that needed to be done before the […]
The Great Talent Hoax
Pencil drawing for The Cabins of Wilsonia Have you ever thought or said to an artist, “Gee, it must be great to have talent”? Or have you you ever said, “I wish I had talent like that”? It’s all smoke and mirrors. Actually, it’s not. It is practice, training, practice, rough criticism, more practice, a […]
Draw, draw, draw
My buddy Chris LoCurto had a guest post on his blog about choosing three words to guide you through the year. My first choice was DRAW DRAW DRAW. In that order. (Honestly the first 3 words that came to mind were “eat, pray, love”.) So, I am drawing. No matter how much I draw, it […]
Alta Street, done!
Or is it Alta Lane? Alta Drive? Alta Road? I’m talking about Wilsonia, specifically The Cabins of Wilsonia. In my interview with myself, I revealed the strategy for drawing all the cabins. Alphabetically, by street name, means that the first set of drawings is for Alta Street/Lane/Drive/Road. Nope, you don’t get to see the entire […]
In Which the Artist Interviews Herself
The Cabins of Wilsonia, my huge project, has created a few questions. Here I will ask some of those questions, and then answer them for you. (Mr. Google, I am a California artist who will do over 200 pencil drawings of cabins.) What is Wilsonia? it is an area of about 100 acres of private […]
Books
This weird little painting was an assignment in my short-lived oil painting class. Anyone have an idea for a title? If you are like me, when you visit a blog you like to see how many comments a post has and sometimes you even read them. My blog doesn’t have very many comments to read. […]
What If I Gave A Party. . .
. . . and EVERYONE came! The art show for my students was a HUGE success. It was elbow to elbow for almost the entire 2 hours. The work looked stunning, and if I had been any prouder of my students, lightning might have struck us all. First, HUGE THANK YOU to Michael, Robin and […]
Things to be learned in drawing lessons, part 2
If you would like to see the completed piece shown in progress here, come to the student art show! Start with simple things. Get help on big things. Good tools make a job easier. Learn from others who know how. A second set of eyes is helpful. Sometimes you just have to do the work, […]
Things to be learned in drawing lessons, part 1
You can see this drawing at the upcoming student art show. Because a show for my students is coming up soon, I’d like to share with you some of the things learned when taking drawing lessons from me. How to see, really see. How to break down a complicated picture into manageable parts. Lots of […]
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 […]