Archive for July, 2007
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Monday, July 30th, 2007The tools for drawing are,of course,often the tools for writing. I have afew examples of my grandfather’shandwriting, which is really beautifuldrawing. I don’t think that there are many that can use the pen in thisfashion today.
Mystery Mullen
Sunday, July 29th, 2007I was out taking some photos this morning and came across this plant that grows wild around here, but just in this certain area.
I always thought that it would be neat to have one in the garden ( these are at least 8 foot tall ). Maybe it’s the Common Mullen ( Verbascum thapsus), sometimes [...]
Original Watercolor Painting: The Narcissist
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007I had a minor altercation with a wasp, such as this, the other day. It reminded me of a study that I did of a friend of my little nemesis admiring himself.
Original Watercolor: Smallmouth Bass
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Bass fishing has been a favorite pastime of mine. We used to fly fish for the smallmouth variety on Cache Creek near Capay, California. This watercolor painting was a study of what I thought the fishes point of view might look like.
Red-winged Blackbird Painting
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007This painting of a red-winged blackbird is presently up for auction on ebay. The image is also featured on a T shirt in my giftshop.
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