Monthly Archives: September 2012

This weekend is the KVIE Art Auction for our local PBS station. My watercolor painting “The Ant and the Grasshopper” will be auctioned on Sunday at 4:00. The auction is on TV as well as online at http://kvie.org/artauction . The … Continue reading →

                                                                  Victorian Painted Lady The “Painted Ladies” term was coined in 1978 in a book about the colorful Victorian houses of San Francisco. The houses were built between 1846 and 1901 during the Victorian era. After Queen Victoria died in … Continue reading →

I posted this cartoon in January and I think it’s still relevant. Lots of show and no go but, everybody likes a good show right? Snake oil and magic too.

For some reason I really like painting fruit. I like the simplicity of the shapes and the challenge of getting the colors and shadows right. Some people say I have a gift for drawing and painting but that sounds like I … Continue reading →