Another Sketch

A small pencil sketch from the archives. Not sure what kind of plant we have here...

New Color Sketch - Some Trees in Orange

I thought I should put a little bit of color in with the other drawings. This marker and color pencil sketch of trees is loosely based on a scene I photographed near a farm in Orange. The mountains and colors are pure fantasy. Click for a larger view.

Milford Beach

Here's a drawing of the beach in Milford, half way between high and low tides. Since it wasn't too far from my house, I spent a lot of time swimming and hanging out there. This is was the view from Botsford Ave., looking east towards Silver Beach.

Another Drawing: My Backyard

This is a view of my old backyard in winter. It mostly shows my neighbor Sandor's chicken coop, smokehouse and garden. To the right beyond that fence is a little bit of my old friend Pete's backyard. There were a couple of big oaks and some nice woods out there until they built those houses. It doesn't look like much, but I had some great times there.

Old Drawings New Drawings

It's been a while since my last update. I recently got a new scanner so that I could archive some of the older drawings and paintings here at the museum. Stumbled across this rough sketch in one of the folders. This somewhat charming scene was sketched in the marsh near Milford Point. While paddling near there in September, I noticed that a lot had changed. The house and outbuildings had been torn and replaced with new houses. Progress I suppose. I'll be adding more drawings soon.

Tres Amigos

I recently finished this painting entitled Tres Amigos (Three Friends). The title may be a little misleading though. It's based on a couple of ventriloquist dummies I picked up for the museum collection and reads like the 3 stages of someones life (mine?): Youth-Happiness, the Sad Clown-Despair and Death. It's also about confronting your fears, since a lot of people are afraid of ventriloquist dummies, clowns and death.

Charles Burchfield watercolors at DC Moore Gallery

I went down to the city to see the Charles Burchfield watercolors at the DC Moore Gallery on 5th Avenue. I've admired his work for years, but never saw any in person. Amazing work, larger than expected with the artists' hand seen in the pencil and charcoal lines. The gallery was a little hard to find, but turned out to be a nice friendly place to visit. From there, I headed downtown to the Morgan Library and Museum for the 'New at the Morgan: Acquisitions Since 2004' show. Another place I've been trying to get to in NYC. An excellent show in a really nice venue - no photography though. The library itself is an awesome piece of work - thanks Mr Morgan. Check out this review from the NY Times.

NYC Mummy

Haven't posted in a little while... I went down to New York, did some sketching, took some photos. It was a cold February night, on my way back to Grand Central along 44th maybe. I came across this guy sleeping on a bench, trying to stay warm. Felt kinda bad for him. As the economy continues it's decline, it seemed like there were more homeless people this time.