I Know An Old Lady
I recently entered this drawing in a local juried art show. Sadly, it wasn’t accepted, but it was fun to create none-the-less. The drawing is based on the cumulative children’s song There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed …
Creating
The articles in this category are things that I make.
Map Study
Like many people, I’ve always loved looking at maps. The idea of taking invisible elements like property lines and borders and having them appear defined both confuses and amuses me. I started my map study with the two places closest to …
Holiday Card Idea
Having waited too long to start creating a handmade holiday card for this year, I think I might draw something and then have it printed on note cards. This is my first attempt, as well as my final …
Poster for Farm Film Fest Six
Advertising poster for 2015 I’ve enjoyed designing each year’s the Farm Film Fest poster since the first event in 2006. For the poster each year we use a picture as the focus, usually stock art. This year I …
Pear and Apple Pattern
Working on a poster for an 2015 agricultural event, and these pear and apple patterns came to mind and I had to get it down on paper.
Hang On, Little Tomato
One of the things I enjoy most about my vegetable garden is photographing the harvest. Cutting open this Early Girl tomato inspired me to sketch it out.
For The Bride and Groom
I’ve often thought about incorporating text into my designs, but it is only recently that this has begun to take shape. This piece, 9″x12″, was commissioned as an engagement gift for a lovely couple that I know …
Rainer Maria Rilke
In early fall, 2012, the Columbia County Council on the Arts announced a juried show called Poets and Painters. Artists were asked to enter work that was inspired by poetry. The piece I submitted was …