Category: Studio Notes

Back To The Drawing Board

I spent the weekend in a workshop called “Experimental Mark-Making In Figure Drawing.” Two days, six hours a day. Pretty exhausting. Teacher Mark Eanes was great. I regained my sense of joy in figure drawing. Here is some of my work: Using a searching, “groping” line to create a figure gesture that looks like a… Continue reading Back To The Drawing Board

Makes Me Laugh

This painting makes me laugh. I chuckled my way through painting it. Now, I smile every time I see how I’ve captured my own attitude in that stance. And I want more of my paintings to inspire a giggle. Another layer: It’s entered in the special theme category, “Split Second,” in the El Cerrito Art… Continue reading Makes Me Laugh

A New Addition

We adopted a new kitten this weekend. Watch for this little black sprite to appear in my painting collection before too long. (Added July 27: Named Oscar Wild.)