Blogging

 I'm sorry I've been lax in keeping up this blog. My efforts have instead been directed towards a printed version, sort of. Each year, I've compiled four complete quarterly collections of all my nature drawings. At the end of the year I make an additional summary of the entire year. These books include some narrative context or a description of what is happening in my natural world. They are available to buy, on-demand here. 

Below is a photo of last year's collection:

2021 Observations: four quarters and one summary

I've been following this strategy for six or seven years and it has affected the way that I work. I anticipate the page turns of the book and try to include surprising subjects (a deer wading in the river) or choice of color or media (ink, pastel!). I try to follow short story lines such as the daily observations of a family of ducklings. I hope this makes these collections interesting to whoever might take an interest after I am gone or have moved on to some other pursuit.

But in the spirit of blogging, here are a few sketches from the past week. I'll try to get back in the habit. Thanks for reading.

10-15-22-heron02

10-04-22-plants

10-13-22-geese

10-13-22-island

10-17-22-willow