Passageway

Path, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper. I drew this while on my walk the other day.  It's a path cut into the tall grass going into the woods that feels like a passage from one realm into another.

Reacquaintance Drawing

Hoosic River Tree, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper. Since the weather is not cooperating, I will do a studio painting of the river.  I went back this afternoon to reacquaint myself with this location. 

Drawing in Grafton

Pond, Grafton, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  When there's no opportunity to paint, one can always draw.  

Taking Notes

 The Pottery Studio, Pownal, VT.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  Drawing is taking notes, making notes.

Drawing From Life

Pottery Studio Sink, Pownal, VT. 12x9 inches, pencil on paper.  Currently, I'm working on a painting based upon this drawing and the previous oil sketch.  

Pottery Studio Drawing

Pottery Studio, Pownal, VT.  9x12 inches, charcoal and pencil on paper.  A drawing I did last week.  Drawings always help to prepare for painting. 

Abandoned Cart

Abandoned Cart, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal pencil on paper.  From yesterday's walk, an on-site drawing of an old cart, which is hidden in the summer months by the high and thick weeds.

Still Life Drawing

Still Life. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  I prefer still lifes like this one, where everything is where I found it, nothing arranged.  I'm tempted to call this an insomnia drawing since I did it in the wee hours of the morning.

With My Sketchpad

Late Afternoon Trees.  9x12 inches, charcoal and pencil on paper. I went for a long walk today at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA, with my sketchpad.

Luce Road Tree

Tree on Luce Road, Williamstown, MA.  12x9 inches, pencil on paper.  From yesterday's walk up the road.

Drawing Corn Stalks

Corn Stalks, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal and charcoal pencil on paper.  The farmer told me that the corn stalks were left behind because the ground was too wet for the tractor.  I believe it.

Memory Drawing

My first pass at making a memory drawing of my grandparent's house.  That's 'memory', as in going back to the past to recover what is lost.  12x16 inches, pencil on paper.

Just a Drawing

 Just a drawing. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper.

Draw Something

It was still sunny, but chilly.  My goal was to stop somewhere and draw something. In a large open field, with a few trees, I drew as quickly as possible since the light was fading.  Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.

Ents In Cimiez, Nice

A drawing of olive trees in the garden at the park in Cimiez, Nice.  They remind me of ents, because they are so old, each has a distinct personality, and they seem to move around, and certainly they look at you.  I would like to do a series. 10x8 inches, pencil on paper.

Next to Allee Miles Davis

Time for a drawing.  This one done at the park in Cimiez, Nice, where there are innumerable ancient olive trees.  This is a tree next to Allee Miles Davis.  The lanes in the park are named after American jazz artists. 8x10 inches, pencil and watercolor on paper.

Lines In Nature

If there are no lines in nature, how is one supposed to draw with a pencil?  Field Farm, Williamstown, MA.  All 9x12 inches, ebony pencil on paper.

Formula For Drawing

Who says you can't draw by using a formula?  Mine consists of six easy steps anyone can do: 1. Have pencil and sketchpad. 2. If indoors, sit in random chair. 3. Make sure pencil is sharp.  4. If not, sharpen pencil. 5. Look up.  6. Start to draw what you see.  Repeat steps 3 and 4 as required.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  

What I Could See

On the Internet, if you don't post, you don't exist.  So, to start 2022, here's a studio still life drawing from today. I didn't set it up.  I just selected a portion of what I could see on the table.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  

From The Rocking Chair

If we placed the last three studio drawings side-by-side, we'd have a panoramic view of the studio from the rocking chair.  For this third drawing, I looked more to the left.  12x9 inches, pencil on paper.