Most of my life, I have searched out unique and exotic places around the world , from Mexican Markets to Bhutan, where their Gross National Product is happiness. I have been fortunate to combine my love of drawing and painting ,with my love of travel and adventure. I was able to do that for over 60 years, but now dealing with old age and health issues ,my search has ended at the "mailbox", and I don't buy green bananas any more !
As so many others have found, that's not so bad. My senior years have forced me to slow down and "smell the roses",(even though I'm afraid of flowers). Perspectives change, and it's not always a bad thing, particularly if one is fortunate to have a loving and supportive wife.
My mind still works, pretty well, and I have 75 years of experience and knowledge, to draw on, and share through my teaching. I love to draw and I have thousands of drawings that have sharpened my judgement and skills. I encourage my students to draw, as most Artists will tell you; it is the most important skill that one needs to acquire. Most of the students that I have, simply have to work on their drawing more than anything else. Below are two recent Portrait drawings. "Shannon" was drawn from life this morning at a regular Portrait Drawing Session I attend, and was done in bistre conte , in around 30 minutes. The portrait on the right is from a photographic reference I took of a "Tibetan Woman" , from a trip I made some time ago to China. It was also done recently in bistre conte in about two hours.
