Monthly Archives: December 2007

Teapot

Source: A teapot on my desk at school.

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Stone Patio

Source: Photo from Loisaba, a reserve in Kenya. Lessons Learned: This is a work in progress …

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Sundowners

Source: I don’t know about other places, but in Sweetwaters, a conservancy in Kenya, there is a thing called “sundowners.” Where you get some alcohol and friends and drive out to some lookout point to watch the sunset and drink. … Continue reading

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Plant from Panama

Source: A picture of a plant I took while in hiking in Panama. Lessons Learned: I really liked the way the leaves came out. Once again, it was all in the highlight. I also added very faint, thin white lines … Continue reading

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Girl with Bonnet

Source: Photo of a painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (American Paintings). Lessons Learned: I really wish I had taken more time with this one. Once again, delicate white highlights, strategically placed, give the painting … Continue reading

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Ecocamp

Source: An all wooden facility in the mountains above David, Panama. I can’t really say much about it. But when we were there as part of a field course in college studying biology. It had such a campy feel we … Continue reading

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Horse in Front of Gunma Museum of History

Source: A giant horse statue standing in front of the Gunma Museum of History (Japan). Lessons Learned: I have a tendency to just go in and throw dark and light shadows all over the place creating paintings with indistinguishable light … Continue reading

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Bone from Gunma Museum of History

Source: A bone from the primitive people’s section of the Gunma Museum of History. Lessons Learned: I thought doing something small would be fun and simple, but it turned out very difficult! I don’t know what went wrong. It looks … Continue reading

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Kurita Museum Hallway (Part 4)

Source: See previous post Lessons Learned: Finished! Finished, at least, because I’m tired of working on it! Yay! In the area of orange light on the far wall, something interesting happens there. The mortar area, being a sunken area, becomes … Continue reading

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Kurita Museum Hallway (Part 3)

Source: See older post Lessons Learned: Today began the very pain-staking process of gently going over each brick with a deep dark blue and a light touch. I went over each one to give its brick shape and blend it … Continue reading

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