Camera woes
For many years, I have exclusively used photos from my Nikon cameras in my designs. The Nikon D750 remains a great camera. I got mine not long after it was introduced in 2014, I am…
Category: Bio
My summer vacation
What is a vacation summary without photographs? Originally, the seven of us planned to tour Virginia and North Carolina with a stop in Washington. No sooner had we started than Hurricane Debby plopped squarely in…
A lot of mediums
I kept studio journals from the outset of my career. At first, I tracked my sales in the journal. Then I started tracking my supplies--the number and size of stretched canvases I had on hand,…
Not Spring
A few sunny days last week tricked me into thinking Spring was coming to NE Ohio. Today's snow proves that hope was false. My son's golf outing yesterday was cut short by a snow squall…
Unseasonably mild in NE Ohio
It's sunny and mild on the shores of Lake Erie. Our weather is unusual for February. I am catching spring fever despite myself. The view out my studio window propels me outside. Just a week…
Studio corner
This is a photo of my new painting room. It has a lot of north-facing windows so it's great in that regard, but the ceiling is a little low as I think you can tell…
A bit of drawing
For the past week or so, I've worked exclusively on drawings. More precisely, designs for paintings, as the one illustrated below. These design-focused drawings will be covered by paint. The one illustrated here is the…
Reminds me of winter
Reminds me a little of winter, eh? It's actually warmer today than it was on Christmas Eve when we lost power with the wind chill at -29 f. The fireplace kept the frigid air at…