This is another composition that I found in a bunch of photos that I took over the summer. The lighting is a bit odd, and I’m not sure how it’s going to turn out. As a matter of fact, the photo I have is a little out of focus. I’m using Arches hotpress watercolor paper ..read more

Since we’re into winter and all of my beloved foliage is brown and wilted, I’m digging into old photos to find greenery to draw. I found this composition, so I guess it pays to take photos when your subject is bountiful. I’m drawing this on Arches hotpress watercolor paper and I’m using Mars Lumograph pencils ..read more

Still in a winter hunger to gaze at flowers, I went to my over-wintering begonias for a subject this time. I decided to experiment and combine brush blended smooth hatching with un-brushed regular hatching in this drawing to emphasize the textures I saw. I’ve never done that to this degree before and I’m not delighted ..read more

Today I poked along the fence row while mighty huntress Dot looked for rabbits in our yard. We’ve got about a week’s worth of snow, but leaves are still visible on the ground at the fence. I’ve always admired artists who can draw a single leaf so well that it looks like portrait, so with ..read more

I could see this big yellow leaf across our yard against a dark gray tree trunk, but it’s so was darned colorful I knew it would be  a challenge to draw. I was stuck on the composition for quite a while too. My mind was so focused on that big center leaf that I failed ..read more