Drawing lessons are one of the best parts of my art business. See? Happy people having fun! Once a week, I spend an afternoon helping people draw at the Courthouse Gallery in Exeter. Some folks just need a regular place and time to draw, some need help with difficult projects, and some need instruction every […]
Let’s Go To The Beach
Up through the summer of my tenth year of life, my grandmother had a house at the beach. This house may explain my predisposition toward shingle siding. When I lived near the beach, I missed the mountains. Now that mountains are a regular part of my life, I miss the beach. So, let’s go to […]
Mineral King Trail Art
Being on a roll with pencil drawings of Mineral King makes me think very carefully about what I should draw next. This is a view I recently painted, and it sold right away. Allllrighty, then. Looks and sounds like a logical next pencil drawing. However, all the other drawings are vertical, so this scene will need […]
A Better Sawtooth
Sawtooth is that very visible and distinctive peak in Mineral King that shows up in Visalia on a clear day. Here is a pencil drawing of Sawtooth from 2003. It isn’t bad. Here is a pencil drawing of Sawtooth from last week. It is a different view, and I think it is better. Here: […]
I Draw Better Now
Over a year ago, I was at a dinner and ran into someone who had bought a colored pencil drawing of oranges from me in the early 2000s. He mentioned that it was still hanging in his office. I said, “I draw better now; can I have it back to fix it?” Yes, I actually […]
One Day Drawing Workshop
Happy Birthday, Lauren!! At Arts Visalia, a non-profit gallery in (duh) Visalia, I gave a drawing workshop on Saturday. There were 6 participants, all attending for different reasons – used to draw, always wanted to draw, tried it before but wasn’t successful, a painter who wants better shapes, draws a little but wants a boost. […]
Gray Matter, Second Chance
Did you wish you had been to the reception for Gray Matter, but you had to miss it because you have such a full life? Here’s a second chance to see original pencil drawings by me and three of my very advanced drawing students. There might even be some fabulous brownies. . . not promising, […]
Gray Matter, A Pencil Show
This show is all graphite pencil, 3 of my (very) advanced drawing students and me. It is part of Visalia’s monthly Art Walk, an event in downtown Visalia on the first Friday of each month. See you there?
Pencil Show Coming Soon
A pencil show? Yes, an art show of only pencil drawings by 3 of my advanced drawing students and me! Some facts: Title: Gray Matter Dates: Friday, May 5 and Friday, June 2 Location: Brandon-Mitchell Gallery, 117 So. Locust in Downtown Visalia (between Main and Acequia, west side of the street) Time: 5-8 p.m. Participants: Kelvin Farris, Maggie Meling, Wendy […]
No Face Smaller Than an Egg
That’s what I tell my students, and perhaps I need to specify that I am NOT speaking of a hummingbird egg. But, sometimes my students test their skills while also testing mine. I warn, nag, deny, forbid, warn some more and finally capitulate, but with more warnings. When someone insists on doing a drawing that […]