Nov07Art

Seemed to be chasing my tail today... before I knew it the day was gone. Tomorrow will start early and end late... Ron and I will be working as poll managers for municipal elections tomorrow.

Nov06Art

Great hockey game today, dark at 6:30 when we left the game... for a while now, I'll go to work in daylight and come home in at twilight... and very soon, it'll be dark when I leave, and dark when I come home... I don't think people should have to work when it is dark out...

Nov05Art

I've been reading a book called 'Drawing with Children', this is one of the exercises in the book... drawing overlapping shapes... which I think should count as my ink drawing for today.
We've had a busy day today, starting with the Berkley County GOP breakfast, I was able to corner both Curis Loftis and Congressman Tim Scott and get them both to commit to being speakers at the Sea Island club next year (as the new Vice President my job will be to secure speakers).

Nov04Art

Joseph and his Mom were in Charleston today, we took Joseph to the hockey game with us tonight. Unfortunately, the team wasn't having a good night and we lost the game 1 to nothing. 
Had fun with the kids today, we drew fun fish... and colored them. Next week Lions and Tigers :-)

Nov03Art

Ron elected Chairman of the Goose Creek 9-12 group for 2012 at the meeting tonight. So only time to draw a coffee cup tonight and a bit of orange paint.

Nov02Art

Back to real things... and wonky frames... I used creative license on my dull black and tan stapler and brown stapler puller....
Great hockey game tonight, we've got a big hockey weekend ahead, with a game Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Nov01Art

I thought I was being lazy, this is the first drawing in 15 days that I did from a photo, not an actual object, and it was the first animal... so I learned that it is harder to use a photo for continuous line contour (a photo has no contours)... and it's very hard to do an animal or bird... this fellow looks like he's so obese no way he'd ever be able to fly... especially with that tiny wing... all part of learning... maybe I'll go back to still life.

Oct31Art

Happy Halloween, took on my scary brush caddy... turned out ok. I'm glad I cleaned it out... and made room for my new brushes. I got the 20 mm flat DaVinci brush that Brenda Swenson recommended at the workshop. Need to give it a work out soon.

Oct30Art

Good to be home, I spent the afternoon playing with colors and deciding on colors to add to my new palette. Sometimes I think I like playing with the colors as much as I like painting.

Loaded up with new colors... starting on the left Cad. Yellow, Hansa Yellow, New Gamboge, Perm. Orange, Trans. Orange, Quin Burnt Orange, Anth. Red, Opera Pink, Alizarin Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Cer. Blue, Cobalt Teal, Prussian Blue, Leaf Green, Sap Green, Raw Sienna, Quin Gold, Trans. Brown.

Oct29Art

These odd looking pod things were stuck in the center pieces along with roses... I've never seen anything like them before. It was a long day full of meetings... Senator Lindsey Graham, Congressman Jeff Duncan and Congressman Trey Goudy were some of the speakers today.

Oct28Art

Drew my car radio... since it is my companion on long drives... I love satellite radio, so I'm not seeking new channels as I move across the state, my favorites stay with me all the way.... for those who might care I listen to 3 channels (I'm old and set in my ways what can I say)... Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett), Classic Vinyl  and Fox News Channel... music or news... Last half hour was difficult with just enough rain to be a pain.  

Oct27Art

Well the format frame proved an issue with this one... my eyes and hand couldn't see a straight line tonight... BIG TIME! Anyway, this if my new little pocket camera, I'm headed to Greenville SC tomorrow after the kids and I are done with our art projects..... so I may not be able to post anything until very late tomorrow.

Oct26Art

My week supply of drugs... better living thru pharmaceuticals I'm lucky to be alive, in days past I'd have expired due to my diabetes, or high blood pressure, and if those didn't get me the cancer would have... thanks to God and modern medicine I'm here drawing my pill case and enjoying life and pursuing happiness.  

Oct25Art

Time got away from me tonight as I worked on lessons for the kids on Friday... so I grabbed a brush and drew it.  When I have a bigger hunk of time I need to draw my brush caddy full of brushes... I did purge thru it and put a bunch of them away in a zip case, I did not need 30 brushes on my desk when I usually only use 2 to paint with.