Carnival

Charcoal reductive drawing, inspired by listening to music. This was an example piece for my Painting to Music workshop I was giving at a local museum.

Italian View

I wanted to capture a feeling of a travel postcard from the 50s, with the colorized look. The camera used was an early Olympus OM1, with a 21 mm lens. Photoshop was used for the post production.

Sussex Scene.

This watercolor painting in my sketchbook was done from imagination, and with some influence from Samuel Palmer.

Oakland Harbor.

After the lens hood, the tripod is maybe the most important piece of photo equipment to be be used with the camera. I had left my tripod at home, so I placed my camera on the balcony to get this shot. Nikon D200, with 18-70mm Nikkor lens.

Sky West

I have been a sky watcher since I was six. Who needs Imax theater when you have a much bigger show that can be seen from your backdoor. And it's free! Taken with a Nikon D200, plus 18-70mm Nikkor lens.

Reflections in Pool.

These are the reflections of the flowers close by our swimming pool. Monet, the French  impressionist painter, was fascinated by the water lilies and refections in his pond at Giverny, and produced many paintings of the subject. I produced my image with a Nikon D2x, and a 18-70mm Nikkor lens, plus some post production with Photoshop.  

Pop-Up Cards

These are two pop-up card examples I made for a up and coming workshop that I will be giving in a local museum. I devised a method many years ago that required no gluing and no waiting for paint to dry, which works well for the impatient type. I thought my design was original, until I saw, some years later, a book by a Canadian artist, using the same technique. First, fold your paper in half, and then half again, and then open it completely and place down on the drawing table. For this method to work, your design should be symmetrical. Draw the right half of your design in the lower right hand section, making sure you have hinges on the outer section of the design . Fold the paper in half and cut the design through the single folded section, making sure to leave the hinges. Look carefully at the attached photo to see the method. This is a great way of making a Valentine card.