Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Almost Done

Posted on October 9, 2016 by kimerer_brian

We had another rainy day today, so I disappeared into my drawings. They are almost done. I need to make a few refinements to them, and then I can take them to the framer.

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More Progress

Posted on October 2, 2016 by kimerer_brian

It was a gloriously rainy weekend, so I disappeared into the basement and made some more progress on my drawings. Not done yet, but we are getting there.

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FitzRoy

Posted on October 1, 2016 by kimerer_brian

My Admiral FitzRoy storm glass has gone nuts. Look at this: After being mostly clear all Summer, those crystals have climbed all the way up. I have never seen the crystals so high in the glass. The drought is over! What? … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on September 25, 2016 by kimerer_brian

I made some progress on my latest P&I (that’s artist talk for Pen & Ink) drawings. There is still a bunch of cross hatching to do, but these are on their way. If I can find time to work on them over … Continue reading →

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Spud

Posted on September 21, 2016 by kimerer_brian

Someone found this spud in the potato bag, and then drew a face on it. Here is the other side And then, someone actually gave it a name, “Hairy Pete”. Do I need to mention that this did not end … Continue reading →

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Done

Posted on August 7, 2016 by kimerer_brian

The drawing is done. Here is a photo. There is a larger copy of this image on my web page if you want to go there and zoom in on it. The photo does not do the drawing justice because … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on July 31, 2016 by kimerer_brian

I spent a few hours on my drawing again today. I made a bit of progress… and without any especially bad spills. It looks like I am about 2/3 done with this now. Of course, I didn’t do all of this … Continue reading →

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Nib

Posted on July 10, 2016 by kimerer_brian

Here is my latest art project. That is a pen and ink drawing that is 18 inches by 24 inches in size. That’s pretty huge for a pen and ink drawing. If you look really closely (squint) you can see … Continue reading →

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Toad

Posted on July 8, 2016 by kimerer_brian

In the Spring, we get tadpoles and feed them until they turn into toads. Yep. We still do that. We released about a hundred of them this Summer. This toad showed up in the yard, and is probably one of our … Continue reading →

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One of these things…

Posted on June 22, 2016 by kimerer_brian

This year, our front yard is a sea of white clover again. But… One of these things is not like the others. Can you spot it? It’s right in the middle of the picture. No? Here’s a closer look. See … Continue reading →

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