I Drew Samantha at Houndstooth Coffee

She was only on the floor for a couple of minutes Here is my quick sketch of Samantha at Houndstooth Coffee. They have the best coffees in town, really. Samantha is one of the baristas at Houndstooth, and she is sweet to everybody. She’s part of my clan – the club of small people. She […]

Another Sketch from Spider House

Here is another sketch from my sketchbook, that I did of the punk rocker at SpiderHouse. I’m planning on going out this week for some “live” painting, so stay tuned. Also, I will let folks know where I’ll be on Twitter. You can follow the tweets either here at my blog, or on Twitter. See […]

A Painting from the Studio

Several years ago, I took pictures of some of my daughter’s high school friends. They had joined the school’s “Enviro Club”, only to find out that it meant cleaning up the leftover trash in the cafeteria. We all had a good laugh, and it lead to me thinking about a painting series (which I usually […]

I Sketched the Punk Rocker at Spider House

I’ve been working; some of you may be wondering. I have formed an art club with three artist friends that I worked with at Les Amis almost 30 years ago. At our weekly meetings, we have been going to Spider House, and drawing for 4 to 5 hours. They are not into painting, so I […]

I Painted Her at Halcyon Coffee and Bar

She was sitting at Halcyon, working on her computer. She was very well-coiffed, and knew how to pull together accessories. I’ve never been into that level of fussiness, but this woman made it look effortless. She was obviously very smart. I figured that she must be a lawyer, but who knows… Love her unabashed brandish: […]

In Memorium: Christiana Park-Markert

Christiana and I ran into each other on one spring morning.  I told her what I was up to, and she decided to drive me to JPsJava to paint.  She had just bought a pristene white Mercedes at a thrift store (the truth), and was happy to drive me over there.  Anyone that knew Christiana […]