Posts Tagged ‘Sketch’
You’re Invited to my Virtual Open Studio!
Will you be there? Today, at 1 pm, I will be Live-streaming on Facebook with my Open Studio, as part of Sac Open Studios hosted by Verge Center for the Arts . And I’m baking cupcakes for you! Yes, I know you won’t be able to actually eat them, but you can…
Read MoreTo Inspire You: Fly High
Fly high and don’t let anyone take the wind from beneath you. Sometimes it may feel like you are the only one who believes in you. It’s lonely. It’s hard. And it’s the most important time to keep pushing on: it will carry you to your potential. Give yourself some love, ’cause you deserve…
Read MoreWinter’s Icy Breath: Preliminary Sketches
These are some preliminary sketches for my “Winter’s Icy Breath” painting. What is it like to be touched by winter? What creatures thrive in it? I’m not a fan of it, myself. But I have known a person or two who loved the cold. And after all, it sets a nice rhythm to our…
Read MoreA Peek at the Sketch for my Newest Painting
Here’s a second sneak peek for you of a new work-in-progress. Can you guess what famous painting inspired this sketch? I’m so excited to share it with you!
Read MorePlay Big!
How are you enjoying your Saturday? Let me encourage you to: Play Big! Work, rest or play, let’s put everything we’ve got into each day, and we will make a difference in our lives and the world around us. Fiddle on.
Read MoreIllustrated Title Banner for the Painting, “Wild Horses”
Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a wild and wonderful time. “Wild Horses” is the title of my newest painting for which I have been sharing the work-in-progress pictures. Now, watch for my next post when I reveal the completed piece. What is your favorite thing to do on Sundays? Tell me about…
Read MorePreliminary Sketches for the Painting, “Wild Horses”
These pencil drafts (see the second image below) are the second phase in the creation of my paintings. (You can see the paint spatter in the first phase here.) They’re messy and loose and far from refined. But the looser they are, the more they keep the spirit of the initial inspiration for the painting.…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! In developing a pen and ink portrayal of Sacagawea, one famous mother, I created a lot of “good try’s” (those images that didn’t make the grade). First off, I was working from my imagination, because there are no photos of Sacagawea. There is a painting of her with Lewis and Clark,…
Read MoreSelfie, Sorta
A selfie, sort of. A sketch of me, if I looked a little different. So, really, it’s a character sketch based on me. Sketching seems to be a series of choices. Which features do I include? Which features do I imply? How close to reality do I take this? How much do I let…
Read MoreThe Girl Who Left Home to Learn David Hockney
Oh, I had such a fantastical afternoon, once upon a too bright Saturday. I found my way into the strangely dim, yet clear light of a brand new art center and its surprising gem of a show: David Hockney‘s Etchings from his book, “Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm“. These fairy tales are…
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