At some point over the last few months I built and installed these mantels. They are both corner fireplaces one in the master bathroom and one in the master bedroom. I still have two more to make for the great room and basement family rooms. I used Western Cedar milled from some of the leftover … Read more
A few days ago someone over at artistry put up an activity “challenge” on their facebook page to do a sketch with a ball point pen, the idea being to completely use up all the ink on a single sketch. These are fun sorts of activities occasionally put out there these days when we are … Read more
Most days I manage to make some time for doing some quick sketching with gesture drawing of human figures. I have found drawing the human form and gesture to be a profound challenge but like any challenge, the more you get into it the more it takes hold of you. I try to attend live … Read more
I am not sure what defines a “sketch” other than the fact that it appears in a sketch book instead of on a primed sheet of Masonite or canvas… Sometimes the “sketches” get a little more work and become things that I actually spend several days working on. Maybe “sketch” means something that is done … Read more
I was able to attend the life drawing session at the Walker in Minneapolis this past Thursday January 9th. I was surprised at how many folks were there to draw, there had to be over 50 in attendance. The session was free to attend and they even had some art supplies free to use from … Read more
I was looking through some sketches from the last few months and came across this one. This past year or so I have been playing a little more with watercolor. Sometimes things go OK and sometimes not. This is a study/sketch from an old photo that, I think, turned out OK. Often looking at them … Read more
I realize after these sessions, how much fun they are . It’s the one time every couple weeks when the only thing I have to do is just draw. This is the AWE Session from 10/12/19. I am never real happy with my drawings but I always feel like I am growing a bit in … Read more
As part of their Eagan art block, Art Works had as free figure drawing session this past Saturday, 9/14, along with the open house at their building. It was a little different than the usual figure drawing sessions as there we people walking around looking at the art on the walls and talking. And being … Read more
My entry into the 2019 Burnsville Visual Arts “Art Fete” show at the Ames Center this year started out as just some small experiments in oils. I took three small pieces of plywood, 8×10, and started with a limited pallet of three colors, a different set of colors for each one. These sat around for … Read more
The figure drawing session at AWE on Saturday, 2/9/19, went well I thought. I just grabbed some crayola markers, these are some things left over from kids etc. they have been sitting around forever. They are sort of half dried up which makes the nice for sketching I think. I grabbed a few colors and … Read more