Hello one and all. I sincerely hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend (if you were lucky enough to have one at all). Just a short note to remind everyone that I will be teaching drawing at the Des Moines Social Club again. I’ll be teaching both a beginner’s and an advanced course one night…

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Sometimes things just sneak up on you. I’ve said many times that I’m looking to make some fundamental changes in my work. I still enjoy doing the Urban Landscape thing, but I’m looking to incorporate more narrative. To create stories… or at least some questions. Looking to incorporate more figurative study into my work I…

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It took some doing but I finally wrapped up my Christmas commissions. There were 2 good-sized charcoals and a painting going to the same person… presumably for Christmas presents. They should be arriving at their final destination this week. I sincerely hope the client is as happy with them as I was. It was nice…

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I’ve been busy.I’ve been able to get a lot of work going lately. Sometimes the ideas have a way of coming out on their own. I’ve been doing a lot of talking about changing things up and some of that involves ceasing to censor myself while I’m working. That pretty much means anything goes and…

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