Red Knock-out Roses

What with rehab and life goings on, I'm finding it hard to get into the studio. It seems that the only time I paint is when I have art classes.  I really enjoyed the drawing class.  It reminded me how much I really enjoy working with pencil or pen. By the way, I have a new website, "franknueppel.com".  It's not complete but shows some of my old and new work.  I kept getting Frank Knueppel, do disregard that.  Don't know him. There are some pastels and drawings I have to get photos of.
 My mind keeps running off willy-nilly.  I guess this is one of abyss periods where I need to go in and "push paint around" until it tells me where to go. That's what my daughter tells me anyway.
 Art class was fun today!  I finished a demo I started in an earlier class.  It's pleasant, if not profound.  The class wanted to learn to paint flowers and I picked a few "knock-out roses" and put them casually in an old vase.  Anyway, I had fun.

Sketch of Travis

New Computer

Why do they change programs every time you get a new computer?  Just when I think I'm getting used to how to do everything, the computer dies and the new version is all different.  I don't think it's "new and improved", I think it's sadistic.

My Fish Pond

Drawings have always been a passion of mine.  But painting gets in the way sometimes.  Then I was asked to teach a drawing class.  Wow!  What an opportunity to get back into what I love to do.  After a 6 weeks class I found I had needed it more than I knew.  But...ever wanted to be a critic?  Now's your chance.