Dog Dreams
It’s finally winter here, at least for now, and aside from the incessant not-quite-daylight quality of gray that permeates this time of year here, I welcome it. It’s a little trickier to find stuff to draw (and not freeze one’s fingers off) so I turn to the dogs, as is often the case. (click the ...
Happy holiday
We have seen much rain and fog here lately which makes the swing of the year’s pendulum back toward the longer days and shorter nights a welcome notion. When there is too much darkness, we light candles….. And curl up for naps in our cozy beds. And occasionally, the clouds part and remind us of ...
Bits of things
Meet Sandy. Sandy is a sweet terrier mix of a dog whom I’ve come to meet recently so I could put together some drawings for her family. It’s been forever since I have done much dog drawing. I used to draw my old terrier, Caskie, quite a bit. There is something irresistible about a scruffy, ...
keepin’ on
Here’s my new sketchbook cover for the Taos trip which is just 2 weeks away…. It’s collaged from an antique postcard I got in Taos last time I was there along with some other snippets from the collage supplies suitcase. With my practice of drawing everyday until I leave I am very close to finishing ...
keeping up
Day three of my self-imposed challenge to draw and post some drawing of some sort everyday leading up to the Taos trip, here are today’s doodles. They are the Daily Dog!!! It’s been so long since I have posted in the Daily Dog category, mostly because these dogs, whom you may remember as puppies, seldom ...
Priceless?
We’ve been working a bit on the 2010 household tax returns in recent weeks. Last night it was time to add up all of my receipts and measure them up to my earnings from the year. It was a dismal year to say the least, at least monetarily. Even with the mural work early last ...
Trends
Iris and I took a walk today in our local favorite woodsy place. While most of what you’ll see in the woods right now is grey and brown (think mud…) There are hints of green here and there and signs that our area might be trending toward spring. This makes us very happy. Especially when the ...
Winter Magic
Just a couple of days ago, it was warmish (comparatively speaking) and rainy – enough to bring my shoulders down out of my ears and for some snow to melt. I sketched the earthy colors outside my studio window (yes, warm enough to be in the studio, bundled as I was). But Ohio weather being ...
What do i know?
“Science works with chunks and bits and pieces of things with the continuity presumed, and the artist works only with the continuities of things with the chunks and bits and pieces presumed.” ~Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainance Last week I traveled to New York City. This was only my third visit ...
Hibernate. or not.
Quite a bit of snow has hit our area in the past few weeks. Depending on who you talk to, this is either a wonderful miracle resulting in snow days, igloo building and soup making or just a huge pain in the keester. I am of the former camp enjoying the slower pace of kids ...