It’s been a busy month or so around here between the panels, presentations, teaching and family I’ve been here there and everywhere. My son’s school puts on a Halloween carnival every year and this year I went with him. As a parent of a 10 year old that basically means I sit around […]
On Saturday Grace and I jumped into the French Quarter after our visit with Augusta and a brief hello with Alabama Slim, who’d doing great by the way.
After a quick treat at Cafe Du Monde we were surprised by a second line on Decatur. When we heard the brass we went running […]
Moon and Starsoil on canvas24″x30″
[available soon]
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This book has been in my backpack all summer long. It has been packed along with me and been a companion while I worked on my nature journal. I carried this book, my nature journal, my watercolor pencils, a small paintbrush, and my field guides with me just about everywhere I went.
What I loved about […]
Vermeer girl with the pearl earringvirgin of the rocksWoman with a ParasolI was very often influenced rightly by you–oftener than I would own at the time. I am very sure you did me good. And if poor little Anna Weston is to be spoiled, it will be the greatest humanity in you to do as […]
I was traveling recently and again found myself with a 2 hour layover so of course it’s the perfect opportunity to pull out the ol’ sketchbook and start observing people. One thing I looked for were particular postures that conveyed a personality. On the left here is a woman who needed to move […]
Techniques
Self portrait, at work, Anders Zorn, 1897Traditional oil painting techniques often begin with the artist sketching the figure onto the canvas with charcoal or a “wash,” which is thinned paint. Oil paint can be mixed with turpentine or artist grade mineral spirits or other solvents to create a thinner, faster drying paint. Then the artist […]
sketching it out
Originally uploaded by Gelatomettista2.
(entry Rich)
For people into this little breakdown great, it’s going to be very
straightforward and cut to the heart of drawing different stuff. I am not going to
justify my opinions and I am not saying that this is the best, or even a good
way to learn. I’ll show you what […]
Sunday 8th July 2008
This will be the 82nd Holme Valley Brass Band Contest. It is run in three sections: championship; first and second section bands; and third and fourth section bands. We also hope to run a youth section.The presentation of awards by the Chair of Holme Valley Parish Council will take place at approximately […]
My boy K.C. , is in the local funk/new orleans band Flow Tribe aka “The Nice Band That Eats Souls” and he and his have a big ol’ Shindigg goin down at Tipitina’s on the 23rd. It’s called Homegrown Night. Should be three other local acts as well as Flow Tribe. He just handed me […]