Scant months after I returned home from the Air Force, we had a gathering. Both my brothers and both my sisters were on scene along with the black lab, “Suzie”. We played yard darts (probably illegal now) and had a barbeque at dad’s house in the country. He probably took the pictures. So...
Not being a family portrait photographer, I am in a perfect position to give advice to those who are. Not withstanding that your income may well support your sensitivities by answering the question, “Should I?” with regard to a pose idea, I must go on record as answering, “No!” *** draft*** I’ll finish when I...
Saturday, I made a cartoon for a website that I contribute to. The genesis and creation of the panel was typical, so I’ll use it to show the process. I don’t know any other way, so this is how I proceed. First, after considering how to tell the story I sketch in the main...
It’s surprising to me how difficult it is to create a new concept sketch. It shouldn’t be. It’s not so hard to talk. The words just come as needed. Writing would be a good corollary. That doesn’t happen so easily. The words get reorganized, culled and expanded. A half page can take half a...
Again and again it happens and still I get taken by surprise! Why, I wonder, can’t we be more like machines and just find and permanently keep our groove? I’ve just come out of a puzzling period of artistic inactivity where nothing of any importance was created despite my continued attention to things artistic...
