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My blog was developed as a means of showing my artwork to those interested in cyberspace. I do ink drawings as well as ink and watercolor.
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Across The Street
During some idle time, I sat on my porch and sketched the house across the street on a very hot day last September. Simple subject, sketchy lines and a cool glass of wine made this exercise very relaxing. OK, OK!. Maybe I had more than one glass of ...
Old Town Panorama
This view is across the wide street in lower Auburn, California, which shows the old firehouse, the post office, and some very old bars. Normally, there are many more cars on the road but my scene shows only parked ones. This part of town gets a lot...
Summer Beach Shadows
A simple little summer scene shows palm trees, beach, rocks and ocean somewhere in Hawaii. The tree trunks are very interesting because they all seem to sway and lean to their own liking making a nice pattern to peer through to the ocean. The palm b...
From Pale To Brilliant
I sketched and painted one of the bouquets of flowers my wife received on her birthday from our children. Sometimes my watercolors tend to be too pale. I did not want pale but I wanted more brilliance. The ink pen I used bled a lot when I applied a h...
Lonely Little Tree
While I waited for my wife one day last December, I drew this lonely little tree in the church parking lot. It was a cold and dreary day and this little tree looked so alone and so bare. I continued sketching until my wife arrived. Took the drawing h...
Cargo Contained
Cargo ships are shown lined up at the docks with tons of cargo contained onboard. I cannot understand how these ships can float with such heavy loads but they do. I drew this after watching a television program on Los Angeles harbor. It is amazing to...
A New/Old Marquee
The City of Auburn, California, reinstalled an exact replica of the old theater marquee as it was when I was a kid. The old marques began to come down many years ago. I sketched this during the past summer not long after it was installed. Now cities...
Wind-Swept Tree
This rendering shows my color version of a lonely wind-swept tree high in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Yosemite. I had posted this previously in a black and white version only. With the added watercolors, I feel the art has more interest. These h...
First Snowfall
A painting for the winter was done quickly and shows a scene of the Lake Tahoe area after its first snowfall of the season in a normal year. The view is from under a snow-covered tree looking down toward the lake. I must have felt rambunctious to do...
Trees Still Dropping Leaves
I drew this while sitting on a comfy chair on a pleasant day before Thanksgiving in my mom's front yard. Surprisingly, there are still lots of leaves on these trees some of which are still very green. Seems like the leaves are staying on the trees l...
Similar But Different
These two images of the old Roseville, CaliforniaTower theater are similar but different. I postedthe black and white version in 2007. I have sinceadded watercolor which leaves much more ofan impact with the viewer. Humans gravitate towards color an...
Bishop's Pumpkin Farm
Our art association had a plein air outing at a local pumpkin farm. The farm has train rides, animals, vintage machinery and lots of things for children. There are also two major pumpkin patches from which customers can pick out their favorite pumpk...
Uncle Jean's Pickup
My uncle Jean bought this brand new pickup back in the early 1950s. He would stop and pick me up as I was walking home from school. I remember the fresh clean smell of his new vehicle and remembered thinking that I might own a pickup just like his s...
Roses In The Breeze
One of three rose bushes on the side of our home was the object of this painting. It was a sunny day and the wind was blowing which prompted the name of this post. These three lively rose trees provide healthy flowers from spring until late fall an...
Rural Sidetracks
Quiet little sidings allow excess freight cars, old cabooses and any other railroad equipment a safe place to be stored out of the way of main traffic. These pieces of machinery withstand the elements as they rust away and endure a slow death. We us...
Vacant Pots Of Color
Empty pots against a patio wall is an exercise in simplicity. Spackles of color are shown on the pots along with a variety of color. These empty pots would have been spectacular if they were filled with flowers and other growth. I thought of filling ...
In Need Of Repair
My sketch shows the upper parts of some Greek structures. The buildings are painted bright white and the roof tops are brilliant colors. This art shows some cracks and blemishes on the structures that really are not seen in most photos. The people t...
Plump Zinnias
Here is a floral image of some beautiful, plump, round Zinnias. Producing a colorful flower, this plant blooms from mid-summer until the frost comes. Butterflies love these flowers. The plant is very hardy and can grow in hot sun and needs water only...
Late Color At Lake Side
Colorful trees showing lots of color right at the edge of a small, cool lake in the Sierra Nevadas. While the trees displayed the colors of fall, the day was very warm and much like August and not late October. For effect, a positive one I hope, I mo...
Desert Outback
This artwork shows the hot, lonely, dry areas typical of the deserts in California. The plant life manages to grow even with very small amounts of rainwater. The rock structures are many and the one shown here is a common formation. Mornings are stu...
Merced River, Yosemite
My painting of Yosemite was inspired by a beautiful photograph shown in the August 2008 issue of Sunset magazine. The photograph immediately caught my eye as I am a lover of the Yosemite landscape. The trick to making this painting real I believe was...
Elaine's Favorite Teapots
These colorful teapots are from my wife's teapot collection which are placed on top of the cupboards in our kitchen. I started this painting over a year ago. I drew it out in pencil then I was afraid to paint it for fear of botching the whole thing. ...
Amtrak At Sunrise
An Amtrak passenger train roars out of the sunrise as it heads west on a cross country haul. Train travel is still very magical to me. If you have time, travel by train. You will find it is so much fun and very relaxing. The views are generally spec...
Pine Tree With Mail Boxes
Last week I was up at my mom's home doing the lawns, trimming and cleaning up her property. While resting in the shade, I noticed the pine tree and row of mail boxes directly across the road. I always wanted to sketch this scene and just so happened,...
Cable Car 21 At The Top
A San Francisco cable car reaches the top of the hill as the bay and Alcatraz appear in the background. These vehicles are a major source of transportation in "The City" and have been around for many years. Convenient and casual for the general publ...
