https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCcrTPyU0Yo Mornings of late are a cacophonous riot of beautiful birdsong. Whenever possible, even on brisk spring nights, I keep a window cracked to be the first to hear their…
The Bedside Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr1Ytno7gV0&feature=youtu.be Recently I've participated in some online workshop-gatherings of a sort. Neither have been "classes" per se but rather more intended as an artistic shot in the arm - a…
Comfort and Joy
"There is another world, but it is in this one." ~W.B. Yeats Recently, we spent a week away in another world. Down to the low-country coastal barrier-island of Tybee we…
Golden Pond
It is our last full day here at camp. I've been for a long walk this morning, some exercise before the day begins in earnest. There is a heron out…
Weekday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NogPlgO7jng By day, my porch-based co-worker Poppy and I work on some sketches and picture post-cards to send along to my trusty pen-pals. We also sketch. Crows caw in the…
Rambling ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdIhpkEkC4c As any of the long time readers among you here already know, much of the focus of my work involves the art of keeping a travel journal. I am…
Processing carrots
Start with the shape of a carrot. "ish". Add a "head" to your carrot shape. And then a wee shadow to ground your developing figure in space.... (for the record,…
Una semana mágica
"Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars…
Stay and Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdz1nvajwA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1jaPby5SILLwyaSgiVyEuPdl4xzZgReXX0cgWEDU3KHoVeYSE6PazJu_0 There is a lovely and welcoming new gallery space situated right downtown where things are busy and fancy like. Some of us "urban sketcher" types have wrangled a few…
A measure of quiet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFMSh6fnw8U Raw December day, wet, dripping with rain and fog. Last night's few inches of snow turn to slush and mud. I opt for a day home sketching and drinking…