New Year - 2019

Trying to turn over a new leaf is hard sometimes but also exciting too.  I am going to restart my newsletter efforts which have been pretty lame I must admit.  So we get that apology out of the way and make room for the new effort to start.

Been doing lots of life drawing lately trying to improve my vision, because drawing is not about making marks as much as seeing. It's also about practice.  Again, I find golf and art with similarities, both require repeating motions and clear focus. I'll be talking about practice and focus more this month.  Here is an example of my life drawing.

First Stop Palo Duro Canyon

Once I got out of Austin, I seemed to relax and breath a little easier.  Not sure why except I probably realized I was finally on my way to adventure.  Good time to look at a map.  So I stopped in Lampasas to plot a course.  Once I got back on the highway and was immediately pulled over by the local sheriff for speeding! 

Epic Art Road Trip

This is day one of my road trip through Texas, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.  I am very excited and pretty serious!  I have a loose agenda which includes a workshop in Denver with two excellent artists and teachers Casey Klahn and Ken Elliott along with 7 other artists.  Besides that confirmed date I am totally freelancing my trip.  As the character from Pulp Fiction said, "I'm going to walk the earth"!  Here we go!

Chama Hillside

Majestic Baldy-Frio River

We have gone to Garner State Park almost every year for over 10 years and I never get tired of painting this mountain above the river.  This is the scene we see from our campsite.

Evening Glow

I wanted to create a painting with a triad color scheme and since this blue violet is one of "my" colors, green and orange fell right into place as the additional two colors!  No matter how I resist being creative and spontaneous, sometimes having a plan can be very beneficial.  I am pleased with the results of this 15x18" pastel on sanded paper, enjoy!

Enchanted Path

I have been working with oil pastels recently and have really enjoyed the experience.  There is more of a "painting" feel to this medium unlike soft pastels.  I suppose it is because of the wax base that it seems to be oily.  Also a reminder to come to my gallery opening at Hyde Park on Duval this Monday Oct 3 from 5:00-7:00.  I have 32 pieces on display!