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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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Crunchy To The Last Nut
I dusted off this old sketch I drew of some popular candy bars you may have all heard of. Loaded with nuts, these Paydays with peanuts and Hershey's with almonds really hit the spot when you want to satisfy your "sweet" and "crunchy" cravings. I am ...
Page One
So many artists in cyberspace keep art journals to record their trips and artwork. I have always wanted to start one but never got around to it until I visited Jim Bumgarner in Washington. He showed me one of his journals and I was sold. What a grea...
The 18th Hole
During an early morning paint out, I tried to capture the stillness of the 18th hole that two golfers had just reached on this warm summer morning. The sun was bright behind the trees casting nice shadows. This is the golf course at the Roseville Sun...
Hidden Lake
Entangled branches, twigs and grasses make up this vista in the high Sierras as a cool lake sits in the background. This is high in the mountains and within the next three months the lake will be covered with dangerously thin ice. The snows have alre...
Chili Hills Mail Boxes
This is the final painting done at a paint out in late July during the morning hours of a hot summer day. There were six of us painting--four doing oils, one watercolor and me with my ink and watercolor. I am happy with the way this turned out and w...
Beacon Of Safety
These lighthouses are a legitimate security blanket for shippers. To finally hear the sound of the fog horn must be music to a ship captain's ears as he comes perilously close to the outer banks as he nears land. The sight of the brilliant beacon fur...
Autumn View
This countryside painting shows the colors of fall beginning to appear. The trees around here and up in the mountains are bursting with color and the evenings and mornings are much cooler. The rains are beginning to fall and autumn seems to be disapp...
Point Reyes Lighthouse
This was done as a demonstration in drawing an image from another direction from the photo we were copying. The photo I used was taken from the top of the mountain behind the lighthouse. My challenge was to draw this image as if I was out in a boat o...
Benny The Family Boxer
One day I was sketching nothing but dogs. I drew a variety of little dogs then I decided to draw this bigger pooch. I did not worry about making him totally accurate but my initial drawing was close enough and it also made him look bewildered. Benny...
Eucalyptus In Blue
Eucalyptus trees are beautiful. High rooters, but they are still beautiful. This painting was done as an exercise in values. Cobalt blue and some Paynes Gray were used. Lots of fun to do tonal values as an exercise but I really like the full color r...
Cool Cows
My serene farm scene shows some cool cows who were smart enough to come in out of the sun. The other cow will hit the shade soon. When I have the time to sketch outdoors I am reminded how quiet and peaceful it can be.The cows proved to be smarter th...
Kennewick Sketch Crawl
Recently, we traveled to Portland, Oregon and on to Kennewick and Walla Walla, Washington. In Kennewick, I met up with fellow blogger Jim Bumgarner and we found time to have a mini-sketch crawl. At lunch at his favorite Subway eatery we ate and ske...
Roseville Run/Walk
On October 10, I was with a fellow artist manning a booth at the Roseville, California H.O.T. Pink 5k Run/Walk in the historic old town area. From my vantage point, I took the time to sketch some of the action. It was a cool morning and all the runn...
Model In Bed
This piece of art was done many years ago. I recently pulled this out of archives, added some color washes and got some images with my digital camera. I think I copied this from a photo in an ad on shaving devices for women to remove hair. Anyway, I ...
Railroad Puddles
My painting was primarily done as an exercise in reflections on water. The scene is made up and almost looks unreal but I like the simple look of it all. It shows the afternoon sun trying to break through after a rainstorm has dumped lots of rain.I f...
A Covered Bridge
This little covered bridge is a thing of beauty. It is weather beaten (although I added more color to the wood) and still stands after many years and is still being used by vehicles. (only one vehicle at a time.) Trees, flowers and cottontails and o...
Lotus Barn
My artwork was done in the heat of a hot sunny day in a little town called Lotus at a group paint out. Lotus is only a few miles from a popular Gold Rush state park at Coloma in California. I am not sure what this vertical structure was used for when...
Loose Flakes
When it gets too cold for water, the droplets turn to frozen flakes called snow. The flakes are intricate designs to themselves only we see them as white bits fluttering to earth. This sketch shows hints of these designs. I doodled these while listen...
Craving A Doughnut
One morning I was craving a doughnut of some type. There were none in the house but I did have a freshly brewed cup of coffee. My craving for a doughnut was satisfied when I sketched this common little cake doughnut with white frosting and colored s...
Auburn Victorian
During a hot summer day at a plein air paint out, our group was up in Auburn, California, for our weekly outing. On one of the back streets of the town, we came across this totally redone Victorian home which is an office for attorneys. The detail is...
Suspension Bridge In Hiding
A smart looking suspension bridge is placed hiding in the trees in northern California. No cars, no people--only quiet except for with the sound of water rushing beneath the bridge. Ink and watercolor....
This Germ Scared Me
When I was a little boy, I believed these creatures were germs so I really tried to stay away from them. They didn't look harmful but somehow I got it in my head they would make me sick. After a long time, when I saw other children playing with them ...
Off The Beaten Path
This scene highlights the greenery of spring somewhere away from the hustle and bustle of people. Paintings like this are done quickly to experiment with shapes, color and techniques. If I make an "unfixable" error, no harm has been done. I would ra...
Caravan Of Palm Trees
A farmer drives his empty wagon back home along a quiet country road in Loomis, California. The palm trees along these roads in Loomis and Penryn provide a very common pattern. Someone many years ago loved palm trees and decided to plant them. They a...
All The Same
We are all the same.I was playing with images from a figure drawing book and came up with this montage of what we all look like. It is amazing how the human body works and it is equally amazing how it is put together. The bones in the hand are fantas...
Funky Moonbeams
A time of doodling provided me with an opportunity to do anything I wanted. Saw some decorative moon sculptures which led me to add my ideas into this sketch. The toothy smiles make this an odd collection of characters to view. Ink and watercolor....
Japanese Gardens
This is a quick sketch from a photograph taken by a friend on his trip to Japan. The striking beauty of the photograph prompted me to pull out my pens and watercolors to produce my Terry Banderas version. Total solitude and tranquility incorporate th...
A Peacham Beauty
I painted the final version of this scene from a photo only because I had no time to do everything on site while we were visiting Peacham, Vermont, at the end of 2008. This huge tree was showing its colors as the calendar scooted to the end of Octobe...
Soothing Reflections
This cooling fall scene is a welcome site after the hot summer days slip past. My country view of a river bed, water, trees and shrubs is made interesting by the soothing reflections in the water. My basic image was sketched with ink. Trees and water...
Juicy Grapes
Healthy grapes show their beauty before the harvest arrives. As we head into September, the grapes in the area are in "prime time" and are very good to eat. While I enjoy eating freshly-picked grapes at this time of the year, I probably like the liq...
