Grass Bundles I
A meditation in texture, above, then a digital collage of three drawings:
Grasses I collage w/ Leaves
Category Archives: My Art
Tangled Twigs VII may be finished… ?
Tangled Twigs Series continued
Trying to enhance my image :-)
I made a Man! (2005)
Yes, I know that I am an artist, and by now friends and family know that too!
Does anyone else know? A few other Port Townsend area residents have seen my work and may remember my name. I do enter and show in local juried shows. And in July I will have a show at my favorite coffee shop.
But I would like to sell some of my artwork that is now crowding my walls, stashed in flat files, or piling up in untidy heaps in the corners… And it would be nice if someone enjoys reading my rambling blog occasionally. Very nice, in fact!
One thing I have been spending quite a bit of time on: registering and uploading images of my work to various free online art sales sites. I have had work at Saatchi Online for at least a year, but no sales, and no nibbles, there. Now I am also registered & uploading images (mostly different work!) at The Art Key, ARTFLAKES, and more…
ARTFLAKES allows you to purchase quality prints, posters or cards of the work I display there. At Saatchi Online you can order the original piece, or choose a size for a fine quality print.
The Art Key is about access & visibility. You can view and comment on my work, but not purchase anything here. The idea is networking, publicity, and to be visible to gallery owners.
Some fun… a print completed
Rock Cave II further work …
Rock Cave II
An exercise in inadequate realism, I fear. Not sure why I am doing this, but it may just be necessary. This may never be something I hang on my wall, though perhaps others may enjoy it more. I want more drama, more mystery, more something beyond the reality. So even if I manage to capture the scene well, it will never achieve what I really care about in my art.
Yet I may grow fond of these solid but soft rock pillows.
I do have great interest in the subject matter: I have drawn several rock caves since a tiny copy of photo captured my attention several weeks ago! But I am not sure this version can evoke the magic fantasy that draws me to the cave… The light & dark magic are important, I do know that!
I don’t have any information about the original inspirational photo at left, but I wonder if this is West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, UK.
Rock Cave III
Photo (a magazine clipping) that got me started!
Enjoying the Negative …
Three Siblings… Red Shoes
Red English Sandals
When I finished drawing this sketch, I decided this was me in the middle, with my older sister on the left, and my younger brother on the right. We were three, and we did wear (brown leather) English unisex school sandals that look a bit like these shoes. I even found a Wiki entry about T-bar sandals.
Sketchbook finishing touches…
My Arthouse Coop 2013 Sketchbook
My sketchbook is (almost?) complete!
Sketchbook 2013 Title Pages
I have it scanned the pages and you can view all these images on the Sketchbook Project website. I can still tweak things a little if necessary, but only three more days for that: I need to mail it on Monday!
Sketchbook 2013 End Pages