The Recording Artist

Watercolor of recording artist Kenneth Morrow outside his shop "Gone Fishin" in Medicine Park, Oklahoma. Kenneth has recently finished recording his first CD of country western music. It is available at stores in Lawton and Medicine Park. He is an ex-bullrider who, because of injuries had to abandon that career path, and has elected to produce his first CD. He has a wonderful voice and plays a great guitar.

The Old and the New II

This illustrates the constant restoring of very old cobblestone homes going on in Medicine Park, OK. The only common features to both pictures (with the exception of the tree) is the granite wall in the lower left and the granite wall in the lower right (only seen in the 2011 sketch).  It is hidden by the shrubbery in the 2012 sketch and cobblestones were added on top up of the wall against the house. There are many old ruins remaining in Medicine Park (some of which I have sketched earlier in this blog) which will eventually be restored. Medicine Park has become a very popular resort destination and is the home to a rapidly growing number of artists. New home constructions continue at an amazing pace slowed only by the growing shortage of land and builders.

The Cobblestone Gallery

Medicine Park's only art gallery, the Cobblestone Gallery, is owned, operated,and lived in by James and Denise Wedel. Both James and Denise are wonderful artists themselves. A very unusual and beautiful building, the Gallery had several periods of growth (additions) as you can visualize. With all the angles it was a challenge to sketch quickly.

Blue Eyed Coyote

This Medicine Park rental property (also now for sale) has a very oriental roofline which prompted me to make my second attempt with Chinese ink and bamboo sticks as pens. It's a lot of fun but very messy. I also used a very limited palette and a lot of splattering. I hope to get better with the bamboo.