- DRAWING IN A CLASSICAL MODE -

Every once in awhile I get the urge to sketch or draw in a more classical mode. I sketched this in pen and ink from an old engraving in a book from the early 1800's. It was quickly done and I tried to not over work it. It measures 8.5 x 11 and is ready for framing. I'm offering this one for sale at a very practical price.

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MONTANA MORRISON - "THE ART SPIRIT"

We lost an important artist and friend this week, Montana Morrison. She embodied "The Art Spirit" that Robert Henri wrote about in his 1923 classic. She was a driving force in the arts in Chicago, and then later in our local town of Red Bluff, CA. I was fortunate to have met and talked with her on several occasions, and the conversations were full of laughter and reminiscences of Chicago, artists that we knew, and ideas for various art projects. Montana always inspired me. She always wanted to have her own museum and was able to realize that dream in Red Bluff, a couple of years ago. This video is choppy, but gives a good walkthrough of her gallery/museum, and will give you an idea of her range of works. Her personna was always "bigger than life" and her memory will be a "Celebration of Life".

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RETHINKING A WATERCOLOR

This is a watercolor that I did in 1999 and posted on this blog in 2006. Today I pulled it out and decided that the "Fantasy Forest" needed more "Fantasy", so I added some creatures and faces and even a ghost. I put it on my Etsy gallery page HERE.

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