Fox Island Garden Tour... Artist in the garden

"Dana's Garden" 9x12 oil on panel

  
Last month I had the pleasure of enjoying an estate for a few hours working as what I refer to myself as "artist in your garden". Although the day was threatening rain and overcast most of my working session, it did not diminish the beauty of this well loved estate nor the 100s of viewers that attend this event each year. Next stop... Gig Harbor- for the tour of course!

Studio-G weekend working GHGT

   This year I am scheduled to be painting at 3 gardens during the Gig Harbor Garden Tour. If your on the tour stop in and watch the paint dry: Sat 10-1 @ Garden #3, Sat 2-5 @ Garden #6, Sun 10-3 @ Garden #2. Images to be posted soon. Catch me if you can!

Did somebody move my car?

1930 Dussenberg 12x18 graphite

   Okay, its my own fault for lack of time, but (sigh) "Bummer!" I was working on a sustained drawing of weekly visits to the La May's to draw the Dussenberg with no less than 12 hours invested. I got busy with other work and wasn't able to return for 3 weeks and when I returned- I didn't see my car where I left it... at the top of the Ford collection. Apparently somebody moved my car to make room for another in front of it. The nerve of the driver of that other car parking in front of mine!!! Just like a real parking lot.

   Needless to say, the perspective's changed, the lighting has changed... The good news- I'm done with the drawing. Further more when I went to look for my other car the 1914 Cadillac that I left parked on the 1st floor, not only was it also moved (same place different position) but my bench had been replaced with still another car. Sneaky little museum giving us variety. I'm just finishing drawings left at right- by chance. That will teach me to stay away too long! Now if I can just get the museum to put the hoods down on all those cars I saw last Thursday... I think it is a Father's day weekend special thing they are doing.

Instant gratification

  


Hobbie- 12x12 charcoal

 There is a term we artists use when we can do a work in one session and it turns out fairly well. Because I do more sustained work that can take 20-80 hours from concept to completion, there is something to the "one shot" work that allows little more than the allowance a model affords. Hence is a portrait of "Hobbie"- 90 minutes of actual model time to execute as much information as I can while working from life.