He was our “local” poet. I have always loved his poems, but even more since I moved to New England. He understood this place and its people. We have a portrait of him taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt hanging in our… Read More ›
#Sketchbook
ON A WHIM AND A SONG
Fandango’s Provocative Question #187 The question is: I am not sure what you mean by “a whim.” I know what I mean, but what do YOU mean? To me, a whim is a passing fancy without much depth. Is that what… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 88 – BIRDY ART
I’ve been itching to draw for a while but either I was too busy and couldn’t spare the time or my hand was already sore and I didn’t want to press my luck. I’m amazed my hands still work considering… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 88 – CATBIRDS
The weather is getting to me. Going outside? Not happening until the heat breaks. Breathing is hard and grass pollen is up. So, in the face of the climate change that I keep hearing isn’t really here and yet it… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 87 – BLUE JAY
I keep rediscovering the same thing: no matter what you see in the “bird book” or online, birds, even of the same species or from the same nest don’t look quite the same. The last Blue Jay I drew had… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 83 – HAPPY CHICKADEE
In this picture, you might notice that the chickadee does not have his little feet on the ground, yet he is also not flying. In the picture, he was hopping from one part of the feeder to the top of… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 86 – CAT IN THE GRASS
It looks like a cat. I’ll improve with practice. It’s the first cat’s face that looks catlike. For some reason, this picture looks better on paper than it does in the photograph. The colors blend together well on paper, but… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 86 – A ROSE & 2 BIRDS
FIRST SUCCESSFUL ROSE AND TWO IMPERFECT BIRDS I have had a really hard time drawing a rose that looked like a rose. This annoyed me because I’m pretty good with flowers, even complicated flowers. But for some reason, roses with… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 84 – FEAR
AN ILLUSTRATION AND A FIRST It was a new “Provocative” question from Fandango. I was looking for a picture that showed fear. Everywhere I looked, it was someone else’s work. Drawings, photographs, posters. None of them seemed any better than… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK: MY SIX MONTHS
A HALF A YEAR OF SKETCHES The best sketches of each month since I started in January. My development has been a bit bumpy and lumpy. Still, six months into the project, I thought it was time for a review… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 83 – CHICKADEE TOO
Another chickadee with different colors and a slightly different shape. There are at least four different chickadees in this state. The black capped chickadee is the state bird and he has a white stomach. The other three have varying levels… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 82: TUFTED TITMOUSE
We have many of these little birds nesting in the hedge at the back of the yard. I don’t know how many times they breed per season, but there are always a few fledglings trying out our daily feast. I’ve… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 81: RED-BELLIED WOODPECKERS IN A TREE
I haven’t done anything in a couple of weeks, but it’s been a busy couple of weeks. Today, I settled down and drew the two “married” Red-Bellied Woodpeckers.
SKETCHBOOK 80 – GERBERA DAISY
I wanted something bright and I found a daisy. I thought it was orange, but after a while, I couldn’t make up my mind if it was more red or more orange. I wound up drawing in in both colors.
SKETCHBOOK 80 – GOLDFINCHES
I’ve drawn a lot of Goldfinches. That shouldn’t be much of surprise since they are one of the most common birds I see at my feeders. They often feed in flocks and nest in the hedges at the back of… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 80 – THE NUTHATCH
I love these funny little birds. They are one of the only birds — maybe the only bird — who can walk down a tree head first. They do most of the things in their lives in some strange position,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 