Bob Ross made a lot of people discover how joyful painting is.  I found this video..enjoy. Happy Little Clouds

After taking a day off, I’m hard back at work.  I’ve decided to do a large version of Sunny Chair.  This time, because it’s such a simple subject, I decided I would really work with different textures and pencil strokes to create interest. In this work in progress, you can see I’m starting out with…

On Craigslist, I had a little tantrum about the naiveté of people posting.  Some think that actually only posting on Craigslist they will find a gallery (not a vanity gallery), an agent willing to work for a percentage,not an upfront fee, and a patron, in the old sense, of paying you to create with no…

It seems to me, that it might be possible to misinterpret my stance on photography as an art form from my post “Just like a photograph”. I consider photography to be a fine art medium, that takes skill and talent.  My feeling, is that to be a truly great photographer, is harder than being a…

It’s not a good day for doing artwork, so I thought I’d post about something for a while ago. After Michael Jackson’s death, I thought someone might appreciate a hand-painted portrait of him.  I painted this, and put it up on eBay. What a disaster.  I was in competition with Chinese artists who work for…

Well, ordinary, pedestrian things in life have gotten me tired.  So not much to post about today. The good thing is that two of my drawings have been accepted into the “In the Place We Live” show.  The sketch for Tree Top Paradise is one, the other is my sketch for through the sycamore.   I’m…

I’ve started work on the chair.  To start with, I’ve done a graphite sketch because I wanted to see how to draw the strong sunlight coming in through the window.  The back is a little wonky, but it gives the idea.   Part of the problem is that I really can’t see, from the photo…