Category Archives: Diversions

Doodles and sketches that don’t fit anywhere else

Friday Feathers- Woodstorks at the 16th Hole

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

I am Artist in Residence this week at Spring Island Trust in Okatie, SC, drawing and painting birds and sunlit landscapes with palmettos and broad marshes, alligators, live oaks dripping Spanish moss. Wonderful wading birds: tricolored herons, little blues, greens, … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Gumbo Report

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

On Magazine Street over margaritas and sherry-soaked scallop tacos, a New Orleans friend put it this way: “we are drinking people with a parading problem”. He was talking about his relatively local wheelbarrow parade, but he might have meant the … Continue reading →

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Friday Figures- Costumed Models

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Life drawing with costumed models can be wonderful. The clothing adds color, texture, interest, even an imagined backstory. Last Monday night’s life drawing session at Oklahoma City University provided two costumed models, light refreshments, and a live guitarist who sat … Continue reading →

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