I walk up the rise from my house, and this is the first bit of the field you see as you exit our neighborhood. It's alive with all kinds of wild weeds and flowers...my absolute favorite kinds! Somehow, tangles of goldenrod and other wild growth really speak to me. I made a little video (very … Continue reading A Corner of My Field
Category: The Field
A Get-Away
"My Field", which I'm calling the lovely patch of land at the top of my neighborhood, is probably the best get-away a girl could have. Considering the realities of my life, these are the perks: *It doesn't cost ANYTHING! *I get to stay close to home, close to Maddie at school. *No packing, planning for … Continue reading A Get-Away
My Field…a beginning
Longing to draw the field at the top of my neighborhood. Determined to draw it from every angle possible. Just simple line & wash drawings. It's not really "my" field. It belongs to Mr. Whicker, whose farm sits on the other side of the road from the little field which grows, morphs, and molts it's … Continue reading My Field…a beginning
Translating
In a very real sense, when we draw or paint any subject, we are translating it from one "language" into another. We either translate directly from the landscape, figure, or still life into the worlds of paint, or charcoal, or pen and ink... Or we begin with a 2-d photograph and translate what we see … Continue reading Translating
Personaleetay!
Remember him? and him? Well, it's all the same cow, really. He's just so full of personality, I keep painting him and his friends who were all quite curious of me snapping photos of them back in the spring up on Mr. Whicker's land. Well, it's actually like a DISINTERESTED curiosity, if there is such … Continue reading Personaleetay!
Searching…
I've been searching for something recently. The what & how of it is caught up in a longing I've had to draw/paint outdoors more. Every fall and spring this hits me pretty hard, yet I get stuck in the whole what-do-I-take, how-do-I-set-up, where-do-I-go?, will-I-be-safe thing. I'm aware these are all "blocks". In the past I … Continue reading Searching…
Furry Friends
Well, I never said these 100 portraits had to all be people! I just HAD to paint this guys' portrait! He was beggin' me: standing there in Mr. Whicker's field chewing and staring at me. What I didn't realize when I snapped his photograph, was the bright sun bleaching out the green grass and making … Continue reading Furry Friends
Beauty Right Around the Corner
About a year ago, I decided to make some small sketches of a beautiful spot at the top of our neighborhood. Wyndfall was built on land neighboring a farm owned by Mr. Leo Whicker. I assumed that Wyndfall was built on what used to be his land, but I came to find out, through wonderful … Continue reading Beauty Right Around the Corner
An Experiment
I've had this canvas, 30"x 40", for several years, just sitting in a closet waiting for...well, I'm not sure what. Last summer I had an itch to paint something on it, but never felt like I had the right thing, and perhaps that 'ol fear of large white spaces was looming as well. So I … Continue reading An Experiment