A series of six small (4 x 6 inch) graphite drawings entitled Rocks and Snow. Having fun with these, so there will be more to come.
Bernese Mountain Dog in Graphite
This graphite portrait of my Bernese Mountain Dog is teaching me a lot about drawing. Lessons I’ve forgotten. Drawing is a perishable skill. I spend a lot of time working to keep –and re-acquire– my graphite drawing skills. I’m still not quite where I want to be, but each drawing makes me just a little better… and a little wiser. I’m trying to be more bold with my edges. The drawings I see from other …
Tower Rock – CDA
My latest graphite drawing of a rock formation in North Idaho I’ve been enjoying for years.
New Drawings
In which I present two new drawings along with self-critique and one previous drawing with a far better scan.
Returning to My First Love
About fifteen years ago, a local estate sale organizer tipped my wife off about a couple estate sales, strongly urging that I attend. My wife was one of her regular customers, and somehow she knew I was an artist. So I went, and scored a huge supply of oil paints, canvas, brushes, palettes, paper stock, and even a large flat file on rollers. The flat file was an especially large wooden monster with 12 drawers …