A toast to the new year!

Some new doilies

The Grandmother from the Ulkin's clan in Coudersport made many doilies - her grandson Duane sent some to me to use in my artwork. The deal was that I would make him a painting in trade. Here it is -
A smaller work done with the same doilies can be seen below. It hangs in grandson Doug's home.

Another ABC challenge on Gurney Journey

This 25 year old business card was the prompt for this month's ABC challenge. Below is my "Cinderella" business woman. See all the solutions at Gurney Journey.

New painting - "Science"

Somehow this one reminds me of Howard Jones' old hit - "He blinded me with science."

Self Portrait done in Drawing class

Intro to Drawing assignment - triptych self-portrait. Yikes.

The "Schaeffer Swirl"

My student teachers visited my cellar studio last month. They worked with my texture makers and the plaster from their own perspective. Dan Schaeffer spun a comb in the plaster and I have used that technique in the following paintings -

My photos for the December meeting of the Grand Cayon Photo Club

Every year at the GCPC we celebrate the Christmas season by gifting our club with some of our best photos of the year. Above is a detail of a display at Trimtex in Williamsport. Below, Corey is practicing his shaving. Above is a photo taken through a piece of wavy plactic and below are the butterfly sculptures (by Jeff Tice) in my friend Sandy's garden.

Below Mimi fits Lana in her beautiful gown while mom Linz holds on!

A drawing using at least 4 kinds of perspective

I decided to use a colored paper so that I could manipulate the lights and darks to help give the illusion of depth. Below are two preliminary drawings in which I developed my idea.

Check my other blog that shows all of the students' solutions.

Check out the Santa Express!

Darryl Abraham and his advance sculpture class at Mansfield University have constructed a North Pole Christmas Village for the Tioga Central Railroad. Below is Darryl's publicity drawing -
"Hop aboard the Tioga Central Railroad's Santa Express this winter for a magical journey to the North Pole. Wear your pajamas and bring a blanket if you like. The train will . . . " Below is a preview of some of the things you will see on the train ride (besides beautiful Tioga County) -

Another ABC challenge on James Gurney's blog

Here is my entry to the Art By Committee challenge:
The quote that inspired this drawing - "He is shorter than I remember, and thin. His fur is grayed to white in a fringe around his head, just below his ears. His coat is dull, thinning and coarse. His eyes, so bright I..." Visit James' blog Gurney's Journey to see all the solutions this Sunday.