In this chapter of Diary of a Stealth Sketcher I am honored to bring you an interview with guest artist Mary Ida Henrikson. I met Mary Ida Henrikson in 1970, when she was completing her MFA at Claremont Graduate University. After graduate school, she made her living on the ocean, on the pipeline, and in… Read more
Art takes time, then it’s done. The painting that was on my easel for 8 weeks is finished! In my last post I estimated I would complete the painting in 20 hours. I needed 50. You might think that I work too slowly, and you might be right, but art takes time. Whatever I choose to paint,… Read more
I went to Iceland, and I had a fantastic time! It was great to take time out from my current oil painting to sketch, explore and check out the arts in Iceland. This is my Iceland Report. Here am I, AKA “Stealth Sketcher,” practically in disguise. You can hardly see me, I have bundled up in so… Read more
I can’t get enough of JMW Turner, the British 19th c. seascape and landscape painter. I’ve read the books, seen the movie, and spent a lot on cabs during the one day I could make it to San Francisco to see the big Turner show at the de Young Museum. I loved the oil paintings… Read more
