Indian Sojourn
When I was 16, I went on a trip to India with my parents who were on a business trip. While they attended conferences, I went on tours of New Delhi. I saw so many things! Beautiful ancient architecture, snake charmers, … Continued
Using Derwent Inktense pencils
A few years ago I discovered the Derwent Inktense pencil and immediately fell in love with their versatility. They work much like a watercolor pencil, but lay down ink instead of watercolor. The color is much more intense, and permanent … Continued
Mr. Rooster
Watching the rooster of my daughter and son-in-law’s brood of chickens gave me a good chuckle. Strutting around with his chest thrust forward and almost a swagger to his step, I realized there is a lot of personality in these … Continued
Organic Mechanics
My fascination with trees continues…. This one, “Organic Mechanics” is my tribute to the wondrous inner workings of all living things. I used a gear stencil on both the background and trunk of this tree. The background color is in … Continued
A Progression of Trees
Trees have always been a favorite subject mater for me. Our rural home has many 100+ year old trees, and their stately steadfastness inspires me. They are always reaching upward, always growing, always blooming again after the another season of … Continued
Musical Easels – an intro to mixed media
I recently taught a “Musical Canvas” introduction to mixed media art workshop. In it, we try out many basic techniques of mixed media, and switch canvases at each one. By the time we were done, everyone had worked at least … Continued
“Housing Development”
The first layer of “Housing Development” was created in a demo for an advanced Citra Solv workshop that I was teaching a week or so ago. I loved the brown and blue combination of this piece, so was excited to … Continued
Behind the Art
I have come to love doing my collage and mixed media on wood panels. It gives a nice rigid surface, and has a durable quality. For small panels I like to use Ash wood in a chunky thickness so that … Continued
Musical Easels Mixed Media
Last Friday I held a Musical Easels class here on Victory Road. The weather was beautiful, so we had the class out on the screened in porch. In this workshop I introduce the basic techniques of mixed media… but with … Continued