• have a Ball!

    have a Ball!

    Having grown tired of cats, I saw this little scenario, that had possibilities. So, I did a little picture of the little scenario. Yellow Basketball So, my mind got onto the subject of balls. Nothing dirty here, please folks. Then it occurred to me, that I owe a friend a birthday card, which she specifically…

  • Can’t Complain

    Can’t Complain

    Wouldn’t help anything if I did… So, as I pointed out, I’ve come to a milestone 10 years….I’m not running out of ideas for the blog, but no so much artwork. Here’s a recap of the blog so far: I’ve complained about how dreary winter is: I’ve complained about Autumn being the entry to the…

  • I Make Good on My Promises

    I Make Good on My Promises

    I finished the rose garden, but I plan on giving it a better name.  My thought is it’s either a  piece of genius, or a piece of fecal matter.  My good friend assures me that it is neither, but she really likes it. So, here you go!  A drawing of a rose garden that my…

  • A Rose by Any Other Name

    A Rose by Any Other Name

    Still looks good in a picture with a cat.   Okay, enough about cats.  Do I hear a collective sigh of relief? I’ve been working on Rose Garden.  I was working on the first version while tired and sick, and it came out awful. Put it away to look at later, maybe it would look…

  • I Promise You a Rose Garden

    I Promise You a Rose Garden

    Spoiler Alert!  It will look something like this, but hopefully (there’s that word again, hopefully) much better.    This, of course, is the preliminary sketch, Speaking of roses, I just sent a batch of note cards to a long lost friend.  This of course which I know I have posted before. The detail and control…

  • Forsooth, forsythia!

    Forsooth, forsythia!

    I’ve lamented and moaned on how fast spring passes.  You’re probably sick of it, I’m sick of it, but I’m going to do it again.  Why?  Because it’s another spring, and by the time I draw the daffodils, the tulips are gone. Damn. So this spring, I’m going to get away from my usual MO,…

  • Kind of a Drag….

    Kind of a Drag….

    No!  Not that kind of drag. It’s a drag trying to draw with a brace on your right hand. I can’t do the subtleties I’m used to. It’s all coming out a lot sketchier than I like. It looks like a good style of loose drawing, but it’s not mine.  However, in time, I shall…

  • Hit the Road, Rox…..

    Hit the Road, Rox…..

      I’m really looking forward to Spring. I probably said that last year, and the year before…..but it bears repeating.  C’mon Spring. I thought about it and I miss doing art fairs.  I managed to score a white tent on Ebay, and as time goes on find creatively inexpensive display items. i finally found a…

  • The Devil is in the Details

    The Devil is in the Details

    My father was a detail man.  He was a commercial artist, and his specialty was filling in the designs on the fabric of shirts, pants, diamonds, and just about anything else that was advertised.  I can’t imagine how he had the patience to do such a thing, but, perhaps it’s just that it was income,…