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"Bromeliad" |
"Three Feijoas" |
"Epidendron Bud" |
"Solana Beach Canyon Drive" |
"Zion Sketchbook" |
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,"
John Keats
I began drawing accurately as a consequence of teaching beginning drawing in junior college for many years, again and again. I taught myself, if not my students, to be observant, to pay attention, and to be methodical and accurate in recording.
"This is it."
Alan Watts
For many years I concentrated on botanical art -- drawing each plant in my garden in color pencil.
I am also interested in the human meaning expressed in the often quirky formal relationships of local landscapes. A southern California life is celebrated in small jewel-like images: the neighborhoods, gardens, streets and shopping centers, and also the beautiful harvest arranged on the kitchen counter.