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
I like a challenge. Recently I have been getting together with some fellow painters to work on portraits. We paint for 3 hours, and the challenge is always to finish before the last bell rings. After holding a pose under lights, the model is surely done, but are we? These portraits are teaching me to focus. … Read more
A skull can be a treasure for an artist. Skulls show us the intricate architecture of tooth and bone, the structures beneath skin and fur. They let us see how creatures live and die. We can use them to compare different species, and individuals within a species. To an artist whose work includes portraits, figures, or wildlife,… 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
