The drawing starts with an idea, it bumps along, suffering the indignity of corrections (erasures) and re-work, and along the way it illuminates -- almost randomly -- some brilliant (and…
Playing around with pen and ink in my little wee moleskin-like sketch pad on the 4th of July. What could be more patriotic? I'm basically trying to do the impossible…
In June the Treasure Valley Artists' Alliance held a panel discussion on journaling. The artists on the panel included Melissa 'Sasi' Chambers, Lisa Cheney, Pam McKnight, Terry Burkes, Jeanette Ross,…
I've been drawing tons of coffee cups as a way to practice for the houseghost paintings. Everybody knows houseghosts are always drinkin' coffee, so I need to learn how to…
I didn't have my camera handy when I spotted these elves, so I took the liberty of capturing the moment with an artist's rendering. This is what I recall seeing last…
Here's the drawing for this year... Here's the start of the painting on the block... Here's the finished painting... Now, it's time to carve! Here's the image at about the…