Painting Calm Water

  New YouTube video about painting calm water from a chaotic roadside.

Nuit Américaine

 Williams College Chapel, pencil.

You can make a daytime drawing look like night by suppressing detail and softening edges in the darker areas. More on "day-for-night sketching" on Substack.

Every Utopia

 

Every utopia needs a Lee Crabb.

Variety in Fire Hydrants

Fire hydrants have been made in all kinds of shapes, but they all have five-sided valves, typically in the shape of a pentagon. They require a special wrench to prevent unauthorized access and tampering.