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Meet Earl and Merle
Earl (on the right), carved in 2019 from a piece of 2×4 (pine). Merle this past week, out of basswood to keep Earl company!
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My 1st Oil Painting 2024-04-25
Learned lots on this very first oil paint. Oils are way different than watercolor!
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My 2nd Charcoal 2026-04-24
Powdered charcoal on 140lb watercolor paper, 9″x12″
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My First Charcoal 2026-04-22
Nothing but charcoal. Charcoal stick, powder and just a little charcoal pencil. Two versions of the reference photo.
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Practice Shading 2026-04-17
5H and 6B pencils The sketch below is a bad rendering, but I don’t consider it a failue. Because I learned (quite a bit) from it. The lower section is too tall. I wasn’t shooting for photo realism, but the window isn’t correct, some of the angles are off. It is a sketch of a…
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Shading Practice 2026-04-15
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Mixed Media 140lb. Various pencils
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First Attempt for Owl
Poor things! But I promised to show the bad, the ugly and hopefully, eventually, the good. Watercolor, 4×6″, cold press
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Charcoal Practice 2026-03-04
Newest at top, progressive progress. Beginner! to say the least 🙂
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