Early Fall Reflections
These early fall reflections that I saw around Great Hollow Lake this morning were stunning and pristine …
Month: October 2015
Book Review: Dahveed (Series)
If you are interested in detailed, fictional accounts of old testament characters, this author is one you should not miss.
Portraits of Plein Air Artists at Work
I enjoyed the people in my plein air painting class. Richard McKinley (above) is an accomplished and well known pastel artist, who drew these plein air painters to Connecticut from far and wide.
Salmon Colored Sunset
What I liked about this sunset was the color was bizarrely unusual, and it was almost like my camera didn’t know what to make to of it.
In the Presence of Swans
I had never seen so many swans in one place before, and I wished for my zoom lens, which I had not brought on a painting expedition.
Thumbnails, Notans, and Field Sketches
In the class I’ve been taking with Richard McKinley, he discussed in detail a process he uses to formulate a field sketch using thumbnail sketches.
Wee Faerie Village
Our Pastel class painted at the Florence Griswold Museum today and their current outdoors exhibit is the “Wee Faerie Village.”
New Plein Air Pastel Landscape: Tree at Hill-Stead Museum
Here is the painting I painted while together with this group on the lovely grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum yesterday.
Black and White Photos from Parent’s Weekend
Here are the black and white photos I took from parent’s weekend.
Parent’s Weekend at Juniata College
It was great to see our youngest daughter after her first 6 weeks of college. She is doing well, working hard, and having fun. We brought her a massive care package of her favorite food, as well as other sundries she needed or asked for.
New Poem: Unplug it
Unplug, unplug, unplug
that devious, subtle, concealed,
and sometime overheated
projector of lies.
Farmer’s Market Photos
But maybe more than anything, I love the people there, and the amazing opportunities for juxtaposing colors and shapes in effortlessly inspired composition.
A Warning Heeded with a New Refrigerator
Our refrigerator was 23 years old, and because it still worked, we were not motivated to replace it until now. How could we ignore such a warning as this?
Watercolor Doodles in My Artist’s Journal
Here are the watercolor doodles I’ve done recently in my artist’s journal…