Protected: Sketchbook Pages
I wasn't very happy with my drawing tonight, so I ended up just looking at my old sketchbooks. On the fourth page in the upper right-hand corner is a sketch done by John Hull. I wouldn't have remembered if I hadn't noted it under the drawing. It's sort...
Portrait Attempt
The beautiful weather today inspired me to draw outside. Kedar was on the patio working at his computer, so I started drawing him. It seemed to be going smoothly at first. The planes of his face seemed simple and clear, yet as the drawing progressed, it looked...
Thumbnail Sketchs
Thank God the weather is nice. This morning I was able to spend some time outside in the yard. I did a few thumbnail sketches of possible painting ideas. Some themes I am exploring are light/shadow and growth/decay among other things....
Realization
When I brought some of my paintings up from my studio and lined them up against the wall, I realized that I have gone too far. My paintings are way too dark. Occasionally people tell me that I use too many dark colors, and I usually say that I like...
The Ingbretson Studio
When I was in high school my mother found a newspaper article about The Ingbretson Studio which was located in a nearby town. I was ecstatic to hear about it because of their emphasis on academic training following the tradition of William Paxton and R.H. Ives Gammell. It seemed...