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from high altitude.
Anyone in search of an example of modern evolutionary pressure look no further than the common fly. Back in the city, like up high in the mountains, flies are ubiquitous. But unlike the mountains, the cities are filled streets, buildings, parks and coffee shops full of people. City flies need to be smart and fast.
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in a theme park.
As it turns out, Disneyland is not a great place to sketch. Oh, sure, it might be a great inspiration for sketching. There are a few thousands of people worth sketching. There is colour and shape and light and shadow and trees and architecture and—deep breath. There are also about fifteen places to sit, total.
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about all the little details.
As Ferris Beuller wisely reminded us, life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. I spend a lot of time rushing. And this shortcoming often applies to my painting, as well. Of course, one of the so-called rules of watercolour painting that I picked
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of spring flowers
It’s been nearly six months since I wrote a note here, and regretfully that means I have passed by many opportunties for noting the slow but methodically forward learning that has happened in the intervening span. For example, my spring has been consumed by the most stereotypical of watercolour subject: flowers. You know. Close your
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of winter puppies.
I decided to repaint a picture this morning. Back in January of this year I snapped a bunch of wintery pics of the dog while we were out for a walk in the local dog park, a sprawling river valley forest woven with trails and interesting sights. A couple weeks after snapping those pics, I