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Don’t Call Me Garfield
Soft Pastel, 12 x 15
Original Photo: Kenn Kiser
I’m back! With a tiger!! Isn’t he sweet? Looks like somebody had breakfast before today’s photo shoot. I love the deep oranges. Orange you glad he’s only a paper tiger? Grrrin.
I still haven’t added a signature, and there are a couple of minor things I’m […]
I haven’t done many animal drawings, but I’ve wanted to try a “big cat” for some time now. Being a dog owner, I’m also not terribly familiar with cats. This one was my first, and it took me two days of erasing before it was ink-able. The sunglasses disguise the perspective boo-boos, but sunglasses […]
Valet Parking
Ink & Colored Pencil
Last Friday’s WDE was hosted from Australia. I wasn’t sure if this was a real junkyard, or somebody’s sculpture. Either way, be careful of whom you hand over your keys.
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Midnight at Monet’s
Soft Pastel, 7 x 12
Monet sometimes received visitors when his schedule allowed, and a garden tour never required much prompting. The magnificent garden was captivating, and Monet was always quick to usher lingering guests over to the pond before the water lilies closed up for the night.
I imagine if his tropical varieties had […]
Thirty-Three
Soft Pastel Sketch, 9 x 12
The Baltimore Orioles. No, I’m not changing to a sports blog, but yesterday’s game was well, an embarrassment for the league.
The Orioles were up three runs in the fourth inning when the Rangers showed them everything really IS bigger in Texas. Thirty runs in five innings. Thirty. I almost fell […]
Japanese Footbridge
Pastel, 8 x 11
The Japanese footbridge was one of the first structures created for the water garden. It was positioned directly in line with the main path to the front door, but one had to cross a street and a railroad track to reach it.
Completely separated from the original property, the row of arched […]
Wedding Gift
August 18, 2007
The little mosaic flower pots are weatherproof, and can be used outside on a deck or balcony. The sanded grout contains portland cement, and the adhesive made for outdoor use. Inside or out, the new couple will always have bright spot in their garden, no matter where they go.
Flowers, gardens, and botanical […]
Lilies of the Pond
Pastel, 7 x 10
Monet bought the first parcel of land for his pond in 1893. Directly across the road from the columned front gate, it was located between a set of railroad tracks and the Ru River.
Monet planned to construct a water garden on the newly acquired property, and use the nearby […]
Beside Himself
Mixed Media, 10 x 7
This week’s WDE offered a challenge: to fuse a reference with my own inspiration. I used half of one of the portraits, and fused it into the sketchbook with Double Tack. Then I penciled in the rest of him.
I remember doing a similar exercise in high school using photos from […]
Monet’s Roses
Pastel, 7 x 10
The main path to Monet’s house is 52 meters long and features a series of rose trellises arching over the walkway. Anchored at one end by large yews and on the other by pair of columns, it’s a magnificent sight to behold. The large structural elements provide strong focal points in […]
