Corner

A corner of our living room today. In the winter, we get bright light from the low sun even when it’s overcast like it is today. The vase is from our wedding—30 years old!

A corner of our living room today. In the winter, we get bright light from the low sun even when it’s overcast like it is today. The vase is from our wedding—30 years old!
I’m a novice with portraits. In fact, this is the first one I’ve ever completed. In real life, this little girl is far cuter!

It was a surprise to walk around the corner and see these two horses pulling a festive group of people. Once, I drove a team of horses, and it was one of those thrilling experiences I’ll never forget.


Sometimes I need to remind myself that a sketchbook is for practice. I sketched two monochromatic pictures to keep color choices minimal.

I practiced sketching oranges. With some, I used the chroma color first, with others a layer of white. The one I liked the best used three different but related colors that overlapped. The color was more convincing, and the texture was the best of the three (bottom right).

And apples are my favorite thing to sketch when I’m practicing.
