Pencil Pennsylvanian? Pennsyl Pennsylvanian? Pencil Pencilvanian? Never mind. His name was Elvis, and some friends of his former owner commissioned me to draw him. All those inferior progress photos were taken with an inferior phone camera. Here is the finished drawing, scanned, photoshopped, ready for delivery.
Finished Pencil Drawing of a Cabin
I sure do know how to stretch a story out. . . have you noticed how many people use the cliché “long story short”, and then proceed to make a short story even longer? I am sort of doing that here, except I break it into chapters for you, because of another cliché that applies […]
Drawing a Cabin in Pencil, 2
The Minnesota customer replied quickly and thoroughly to my inquiry about the two different versions of the cabin. I couldn’t tell if there were actually two gable ends, slightly different, or if some changes had been made. She said the cabin has been a work in progress and changes get made regularly. The three rows […]
Drawing a Cabin in Pencil
Which of the three sketches of a Minnesota cabin did the two sisters choose? They chose A! (The exclamation mark is because that was the one I was hoping for.) I cropped all the extraneous cold stuff. The sisters asked if I could show a bit more porch, and the best I could say was, […]
Cabinart = Art of a Cabin
Drawing cabins in pencil is the way I started my art business. Now I spend 90% of my artmaking time as an oil painter, so when I get asked to draw a cabin, I am really happy about it! Someone from Minnesota found me on the internet and asked if I could draw her parents’ […]
Some flowers, a painting, and a lost and found sketch
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I decided to ride bikes in Lemon Cove, because there are flat roads down there. We parked at the Lemon Cove Woman’s Club (I think that is the odd way the name is spelled), and we were just slayed by the orange blossom scent and the incredible […]
Fast or Good?
My drawing students are used to hearing me tell them, “You can be fast or you can be good; I get to be both.” Everyone still laughs, in spite of the obnoxiousness of the second part. This is an indisputable truth, when it comes to the highly detailed, accurate type of drawing that I teach. […]
Drawing in Pencil for the Joy of It
A few months ago I started this pencil drawing, simply for the joy of drawing (and to prove to my drawing students that I can draw). I worked from photos that I took in Mineral King last fall. The light, Audra’s hat, the lack of dealing with a face or an actual complete horse all […]
The Business of Art: Notecards
Through the years I have designed, printed and sold hundreds, nay, THOUSANDS of little cards. “Notecards”, as I refer to them, are perfect to say “thank you”, “hi”, “just one more thing”, “I appreciate you”, or even “I’m sorry”. If you write real big, you can get by with just one sentence. Designs come and […]
Distracted Drawing
Because I teach people how to draw, it is prudent for me to keep in practice. I have no commissions right now, so this means I can draw whatever I want. I began a drawing that was full of challenges, showing my students that I follow the same steps that I teach them. Then I […]