Sketchbook
Political Caricatures
This was an informative and funny article in The Washington Post on how three prize-winning caricature artists, Steve Breen, Signe Wilkinson, and Mike Luckovich, view the political candidates — through their art. I found the artists’ creative process interesting and what they had to say was delivered with humor. I like to think, despite the stereotype, that artists think beyond politics and even though the political views of these artists, featured in Line by Punch Line (interviews by Michael Cavna), may be present, they seem to have an objective eye when it comes to their drawing. This is a fun and instructional illustration by Steve Breen on how to draw…
Reflection on the Arboretum
The weather was absolutely gorgeous for spending a Sunday afternoon at the National Arboretum. The azaleas and rhodos were in full bloom and everyone and their neighbor seemed to be there enjoying their beauty. This is that annual time of year to make the journey to witness Spring in its full splendor. The only unfortunate thing was that we decided too late in the day to do this and didn’t have enough time to explore. At least for now, we can always go back. Here are a few pictures I took: I came across this YouTube video of Japanese style sumi-e painting of a koi and I thought it was…
Spring Break
While on spring break, my boys and I took an outing to one of my favorite spots to view nature and get inspiration for drawing, River Farm Park, which is also the headquarters to the American Horticultural Society. I drew an invitation to one of their galas, which can be seen here on my website. Anyway, we had been coming here for years so I thought it would be a good break from being indoors. It was a beautiful day, and although the weather was generally still cold, this was an exceptional summer-like, warm day in March. As we all branched out to do our thing, my 15 year old…
