Sketch of the Day, December 28, 2009

A couple of days before Christmas somebody left a bag of taffy on the gallery doorstep. Thank you, whoever you are.

Sketch of the Day, December 26, 2009

Painting again.

Sketch of the Day, December 19, 2009

A man who stopped in at the gallery.

Sketch of the Day, December 16, 2009

The peripatetic chef stopped in today. He was full of great plans and dreams and we wish him well.

Sketch of the Day, December 15, 2009

Callan practicing piano in her coat and hat. It's really not that cold in here.

Sketch of the Day, December 13, 2009

It was a peaceful day in downtown Rapid City, cold, with the snow falling gently. I just kicked off my boots and painted all day.

Sketch of the Day, December 12, 2009

I went to a performance of "The Messiah" tonight. My daughter played violin in the orchestra. Here's Handel.

Sketch of the Day, December 11, 2009

I was at the 5th grade Christmas program today. I had a perfect seat for sketching parents in profile. My son Cole played oboe in the band.

Sketch of the Day, December 9, 2009

Working in a different medium today--frosting. It's Ann's (one of my business partners) birthday today. Her sister, Beth, baked a cake and I frosted it using those tubes of colored frosting you can get at the supermarket.

Sketch of the Day, December 8, 2009

There's nothing I like better than working in the gallery with the snow falling gently outside. It's cold, though--gotta bundle up.

Sketch of the Day, December 7, 2009

I traded an etching to Dan Huber for one of his lovely little wildlife sculptures. It's a one of a kind original in polymer clay.

Sketch of the Day, December 6, 2009

You can always draw hands, if nothing else suggests itself. It's good for you, like lima beans.

Sketch of the Day, December 4, 2009

My son, Cole, at the computer.

Sketch of the Day, December 3, 2009

Max Carlson and Mike Palmer did their concert at the gallery tonight. The music was great, as was the desert supplied by Dale and Regina Jahr. This is a sketch of Mike Palmer.

Sketch of the Day, December 1, 2009

My son, Cole, lying on the floor of the FACES office, listening to a book on CD. I listen to a lot of books, too.

Special Gallery Event!

For those of you who have never heard him, Randy is a great blues harp player and vocalist.

Sketch of the Day, November 30, 2009

A guy at the Verizon store. We go over to Verizon periodically to try to sort out our phones.