A few weeks ago (in my post, Nostalgia), I mentioned purchasing a slide scanner. I have been taking photographs for a very long time, nearly all of them on film. I was able to go back in time to 1988 and 89, though my photographs and relive some of my experiences. It was painful to see my photos […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: I began today’s experiment by applying frisket to my watercolor paper. Frisket, also known as masking fluid or ‘drawing gum’ prevents watercolors from being absorbed into the paper. Frisket is usually painted in specific areas that the painter intends to keep white. Since watercolors are mainly transparent, white pigment painted over another pigment does […]
Back home again from the trip to LA to visit the kids and grandkids. It was very nice. I do feel nice here at home as well. Back to my own studio space where I can make a mess and clean it up at my leisure… not necessarily in time for dinner. I do make […]
We had to drive back to San Jose today. It’s 350 miles more or less from LA. We took the scenic route back that takes us right next to the Pacific. Ordinarily it is wonderfully clear, but today it was a bit foggy off shore. Joy and I love to see the ocean. It occupies […]
Once again, my granddaughter Sidra and I set aside some time to chat about what is happening in her life. We started this just before her brother Will was born (Being a New Sibling, 6 Months Later: Being a New Sibling, Sib Interview – One Year Followup). The Interview: J: It’s been a while since […]
I took my granddaughter Sidra to the bookstore. She loves going there. The only trouble is, there are too many choices. She has read most of the Warrior Cat books, but that was not why we were there. She considered these mini-minecraft things (I don’t know what they are except they come in these small cubic […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: Most of our excitement was yesterday at the park, including fireworks. Today was very laid back. It was a day where we joined many other Americans in a day of barbecue, beer, beans and other ‘B’-letter-starting foods. I get very nervous and self conscious drawing other people face-to-face. If they see me […]
We had fun yesterday. The fireworks were phenomenal. William really enjoyed them as well. Today’s watercolor experiment: I tried to extract significant images from my memory of yesterday’s time at the amusement park. I began my painting with a section of a wheel from a wheelchair. We needed one so that Joy could enjoy the park […]
It was a long day. Just got back to the kid’s house after a grueling day of fun at Disneyland and more than an hour after I normally post. I thought I’d share my final artistic decisions regarding my crowd-sourced art project I began a couple of posts ago (Crowd-Sourced Art). I took many of your […]
I may have mentioned, a number of posts ago, I have been digitizing my collection of film negatives. For those of you who may not remember, film was the medium that captured light from the lens of a camera before digital cameras existed. After loading a roll of film (in a light-proof canister) in the […]
