Category Archives: Drawing

“Phenomena of Being. Missing.”

…the working title of this recently completed encaustic painting. Though words seem to interfere with visual aesthetic experience: (click image for larger view) Encaustic paint, on stretched fabric, and RC silver print, ruined by flood. I found myself unable to throw away this particular scratched and ruined print, with the others which were laminated to […]

Plein air painting in Cedarburg, WI

One can often see Mike Neilson, winner of many state plein air awards, painting around Wisconsin. This past Friday, the day before the Cedarburg Strawberry Festival weekend, was no exception. The Cedarburg Cultural Center sponsors a number of plein air painting competitions. (click photograph for larger view) Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph

New iPad sketches

continuing to enjoy and experiment with the iPad as a sketching device (click graphics for larger view) “still life neither half empty or half full” —  created © 2011 by  Lottermoser with AutoDesk SketchBookPro App “all about networking” —  created © 2011 by  Lottermoser with ArtStudio App “social media explained” — created © 2011 by  Lottermoser with […]

iPad as artPad

For the artist, as well as the photographer, technology has most certainly evolved. I purchased Adobe Illustrator 88 (in that year), for something close to $500, to do design work on my $3,500 Mac SE. And of course also had to have Photoshop soon after. In 1990 Fractal Painter came along for another few hundred […]

Taking a photograph to make an illustration

I’ve posted this first example, of using a photograph as a jumping off point to create a digital illustration which suggests a work created with traditional art materials (such as pencils, brushes and/or paints), as a response to a conversation with another photographer. I contend that one has to use the digital tools to move […]

Miksang and flow

In an eMail Alan Magayne-Roshak said of my August 24th blog post, “I love it.  It’s easy to get lost in it (in a good way). This reminds me of a David Vestal column where he quoted Picasso as saying, “I don’t seek, I find.” ( The column is at home; I hope I got it […]

Draw (still) life in — to truly see it

Dorothea Lange said, “The camera is an instrument which teaches people how to see without a camera.” Emile Zola offered, “In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.” I believe that drawing also teaches people how to see [without a camera]. If you truly want to “see deeply” into […]

Portraits – self and others – call me

too long since pencil marked its trail over paper so here’s to life’s trail Self Portrait I’d rather draw you. Call me: 262-241-9375. Along the way. The photographer said, “they’re real.” Many viewers said, “don’t believe your pictures.” How, or why, did the images appear so as folks could not accept them as factual? Or, did […]