Lee's Blog

Throwback Thursday: A year in studios

2015 was a very eventful year for me.  On reflection, the story of my year can be told through my workspaces. I started the year working off my living room...

Artwork feature on Kijani Grows garden kits

Earlier this month, I was contacted by Eric Maundu of Kijani Grows.  Kijani Grows in an Oakland based smart aquaponics startup.  They make Arduino-controlled aquarium-fed gardens for businesses, schools and...

2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,100...

Drawing Fruit - A study of shape and light

Pyrus communis (Starkrimson, Bartlett, & Bosc) Art is strange.  Sometimes, drawing feels like an endless struggle.  Other times, I sit down with a cup of tea, and in what feels like...

DIY Christmas Tiny Palettes

As holiday gifts, several people on my list are receiving lovingly handmade tiny watercolour palettes, filled with a selection of artist quality paints.  I'm also making a couple different versions...

Composition and Depth - Drawing invasive species

Assignment 5 for the SBA's Distance Learning Diploma Course was a composition study of a single variety of flower, with leaves. Recognizing that I have used extremely amateur compositions in...