Monthly Archive for January, 2009

Self portrait sketch


I was wanting to draw a person, but everyone in my family had gone to bed. Then I turned and saw myself in the mirror in our dining room. I had to stoop to see my face and thought it was an interesting composition. This is the fist time I’ve drawn myself in a long time, like a couple decades or so… I don’t know why or why not, in this case. I’m trying out a Micron 02 pen. I like it because it’s waterproof and the lines are very black.

Jack’s horse drawing


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My son Jack did a great horse drawing this evening. I like all the muscles. Good stuff!

Last light on Friday evening…

Truffles painting — finish!

And here’s the finished painting, in acryllic, in it’s frame. It’s about 19″ by 26″, painted on masonite.

Truffles painting — reference sketch


Every Christmas I try to do a painting for my wife. This year’s painting features our daughter’s tortoise in my wife’s garden. This is the reference sketch I made, which was a huge help.




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