Category Archives: Writing about Art and Design

Some 2012 competitions for botanical or natural history arts and illustration

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Admin

I am living offline this January, but have prepared some fun and informational posts for the cyberactive. Comments are turned off this month as a spam-preventive. Artists and illustrators specializing in botanical, natural history or wildlife subjects often enter competitions … Continue reading →

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Exhibit review: King Tut at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Admin

Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharoahs is an archaeological exhibit well worth seeing at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Continue reading →

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Teaching a leaf-painting workshop at HCC

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Admin

Sharon Hendry kindly invited me to lead a workshop or demo for her illustration techniques class at Houston Community College West Loop Campus on October 31. I decided to have the students paint a leaf in watercolor, to learn a … Continue reading →

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A crimson-colored autumn: A watercolor palette using fall’s fashion color

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Admin

King Crimson: Try some inspiring watercolor palette blends of deep red, this fall’s favorite color family. Continue reading →

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Type in the wild: Mid-century neon sign in Charleston, SC

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Admin

Today, this men’s clothing store stocks high-style Italian suits, and has probably always been an exclusive shop in Charleston. I doubt that Canali was importing their fashionable textiles to America back in the 1940s or ’50s when this sign was … Continue reading →

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