- A One Line Drawing -

Somebody sent me an email with this drawing/engraving of Jesus in it. What makes it so special is that the entire drawing was done with a single line starting at the point of the nose and ending at the bottom of the drawing. Pretty amazing. The copywrite is noted as 1884.


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- Victorian Still Life -

Here is another small oil painting that I did when I was living in The Victorian Village of Ferndale, California, about four years ago.

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- The LA Art Show -

If any of you are in the Southern California area next week you should try to visit the Los Angeles Art Show in Santa Monica. It portends to be an extremely high quality art experience, on all levels. I'm having knee surgery or I'd be attending for certain. I went to one a few years back and saw some wonderful original works - everything from Wendt to Warhol, Bouguereau to Betty Boop, Rosenquistl to Rockwell. If you click on the logo below it will take you to their official website for possibly more information than you needed........

- A Foothills Painting -

Here is a small painting that I did from memory in 2004. I was living in Ferndale, California at the time and I was using oil on gessoed masonite. It was 8 x 10 inches in size. I have it listed on eBay this week at a very low starting price. It can be seen by
clicking here.


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- A Michael Jackson Memory -

In the early '80's I worked with a couple of scenic artists on a Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial. It was shot at Laird Studios in Culver City, California. We painted the ornamentation on the portal that you see in a couple of spots. We were there for several days and never even caught a glimpse of the elusive Mr. Jackson. Here is a You Tube version of the commercial:

- Another 'Perfect Storm' Sketch -

I was enjoying trying to depict candlelight within the limitations of pen and ink, and it was kind of nice drawing with a fire in the fireplace. Something about flickering light makes for a mysterious quality.


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- The Perfect Storm Drawing? -

It's amazing how much we take the convenience of electricity for granted. We've just weathered three storms here in Northern California with up to 100 mph winds, and lost our power for 30 hours. Luckily our propane fireplace worked fine and kept the house at about 68 degrees, while it was in the 30's outside. We got used to candles, and I did this sketch at the dining table, by candlelight. I felt like Ben Franklin. I did two of these using my Micron .005 tipped pen, and I'll post the next one tomorrow. Keep dry...........
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* * * * HAPPY 2008!!! * * * *

&Back from running around to family Christmas activities and am settling into 'normal', here at the Stewart household. A couple of months ago, I took a stab at doing a small painting that combines realism and completely abstract elements. I'm undecided about the results, but I wanted to post it, to get some sort of reaction. Let me know what you think.

PS I decided to offer it on ebay, at a very low price. Click Here if you'd like to take a look at it.

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