Not So Artistic

Rather unfortunately, my camera has not been working all too well.  It's old and uses Compact Flash cards and it is always pulling tricks on me.  Until I get this problem resolved you probably won't be seeing any artwork from me.

I hate using wordiness on my art blog, I love art because I can say so much without uttering a word, but I've decided to use a few more words than usual today.

I've been pleased to see that people are visiting my blog upon occasion even though I haven't posted anything in almost a month.  I suppose what I'd like to say most is that I really appreciate that people like to look at what I love so much to make.

Whenever I've been working on a drawing and it turns out beyond my own expectations, I find myself rather stunned.  How did I even put together something that looks like that?  I know all the steps I took, but HOW??  Do you know what I'm saying?  Does this happen to anyone else?

Most of all I'm gratified beyond expression to God who gave me this ability.  It's truly a privilege to be able to create things that I like. I am so thankful that He would let me draw things in such a way that people understand what they're looking at.  Upon occasion people are even more stunned at my drawings than I am.  Not usually, though.

God didn't only give me the ability to draw though.  He decided that he wanted to know me personally and that he wants me to know Him.  Where I am so thankful to God for the ability to draw, I am ten thousand times as thankful that He erased my guilt and covered me in His righteousness so that I can approach the throne of grace without being afraid of judgment.  God is good, is He not?  Hallelujah!!!

O.K. I'll shut up now.  Enjoy the artwork - when I'm able to show it again.  And as stated before, I appreciate that you even enjoy looking at something that God didn't have to let me be able to do.  Have a blessed day!

Books on the Shelf

Pencil and colored pencil drawing.

The Pencil Jar

This was done about four years ago. It's a pencil drawing. I keep some of my pencils in a jar filled half way with sand (to prevent tipping) with a sheet of cardstock paper on top to prevent the sand from ruining any pens in the jar. This is what it looks like when I draw it.

Dwelling Place

Pencil, colored pencil, ink and charcoal on paper and tracing paper. I have utilized some elements of collage.

Light and Dusk

The effect of light on leaves under a street light at dusk. Pastel drawing on blue paper.

Milwaukee In Color

Pastel drawing of Milwaukee. Done from the top of the Pabst Brewery parking structure.

The Card

This is a card I made. The paisley was made by punching holes with a paper quilling tool.

Painted Egg

I painted this egg sometime around Easter with acrylic paint.

Church Steeple

This is the top of the church across the street from where I go to school. It's called Trinity Lutheran Church. Anyway, it looked nice, so I drew it between classes. Drawn with a fine point Sharpie.

Milwaukee Towards the South

As with "Negative Spaces", this is drawn from the top of a parking structure in Milwaukee. Drawn with a fine point Sharpie.

Brilliant Sunset

Pastel Drawing. Based on a sunset I photographed recently.

Sky at Sunset

This is a different version of my earlier "Twilight Sky". Pastel drawing.

Country Road

This is based on real life, but I didn't have any picture to refer to for this. Pastel Drawing.

Flaming Sky

Pastel Drawing. 14"x 17".

Colorful Village

Pastel drawing of a photo I saw at a coffee shop. I actually don't know where the photo was taken.

Reflections (3 Ways)

First Drawing. Pastel. Based on a picture I took on my phone.

Second Drawing. Pastel. Expanded from the first, on a larger paper.

Third drawing. Pastel. Different colors. I think I like how this one turned out better than the first two.

I Wore Quiet Sketch

I Wore Quiet. Pencil drawing.

Springtime Scenery

Pastel Drawing

Mountains In Spring

Pastel drawing

Concept Drawings

Pastel on black paper

Negative Spaces

Pastel drawing on black paper. Scene from the top of a parking structure. It looks a little smudged though.

Rainy Night

Pastel drawing on black paper.

B&W Watery Scene

Same picture as yesterday, only it's in pencil not pastel.

I Wore Quiet

Pencil drawing of a local singer, I Wore Quiet.

Milwaukee Lakeshore

Pen drawing on graph paper with colored pencil in selected areas. Please enjoy.

Gregory Peck Portrait

Pencil Drawing of Gregory Peck.

Donna Reed Portrait

Pencil drawing.

Jimmy Stewart Portrait

Pen drawing.

Las Lajas Cathedral

Pen and Ink on paper.

Story-Book-Like Illustration

A castle or Cathedral. Not sure where, not sure what the name of it is, but to you and I, it's just an amazing piece of architecture probably some place in Europe.

Polish Scene

Another drawing from a photo in the encyclopedia.

This is one of those drawings which I'll be working on and I won't see the big picture because I'm looking at individual details and then when I'm done, the finished product almost startles me because it looks better than I'd expected it to.

Explorer Guy

He has crooked skis. Well at least he's made out of graphite and doesn't need them anyway!

Redundant

Tracing paper layers with different information on each so that when stacked, the eye sees more information from the top layer and not so much from the lower layers.

Just A Guy

A drawing based on a photo I found in the encyclopedia. It's from few months ago, I believe.