Pumpkin time again, Halloween approaches

More on the design and drawing of the Gensler Principals meeting banner

...testing of background colors for sky and water...

Meeting of the Gensler Principals in San Francisco 2015

...putting down the first steps for developing a banner to celebrate the moments of the meeting of the Gensler Principals in the city of San Francisco in September 2015...

selection of some iconic pieces, the bridges of the bay, the Tonga Room, a cable car, and Bimbos for a start...

Saturday morning ballet lessons ... First time ...

A first time for me.  My daughter took her first ballet lesson on a Saturday morning.  I tried to watch and capture some of the many scenes...

Degas was obsessed by the art of classical ballet, because to him it said something about the human condition. He was not a balletomane looking for an alternative world to escape into. Dance offered him a display in which he could find, after much searching, certain human secrets.

John Berger

People call me the painter of dancers, but I really wish to capture movement itself.

 (Edgar Degas)

Lunar Eclipse on September 27th, 2015

My painted view of the lunar eclipse...

A simple diagram to try to show the relationship of the sun, earth and the moon during the eclipse...

Lake Tahoe and the tiny sketchbook with a painted view from Rosie's Cafe

A 5 mile bike ride with the family up the side trail of the Truckee River and back to Rosie's cafe for lunch and some time for a quick sketch paint view from the outdoor deck of the restaurant...

Lake Tahoe and evergreen tree, painted view...

One of the views from the cabin deck looking out to Lake Tahoe, digital paint view, a combination of lines, filled outlines, color shapes...