Category Archives: Drawing

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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Friday Figures- How to paint a tornado

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Making art from destruction is a good exercise in catharsis. People do it everyday. The form it takes depends on the physical or emotional or even metaphorical destruction involved. Sometimes all three parts get whipped up together in a single … Continue reading →

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Friday Figures- Oil and Water

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

In my manic getting-ready-to-travel-and-paint mode, I drop a lot of balls and wonder where I left my head, but you can expect packing to commence at least three weeks ahead. I try out equipment, repair and modify, build, work out … Continue reading →

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