Information Maven: Greg Meyer

It’s interesting how the marker work I do for fun is beginning to influence my other work, particularly watercolors that have some line in them. I’ve been reading Everyday Matters and watching Danny Gregory’s continuing success with a Rapidograph pen. This isn’t quite what’s going on there but I’ve been better able in […]

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Once again, we’ve visited the Temple of Thomas the Tank Engine and reviewed him in all his Usefulness. This time, the venue was Snoqualmie, WA, and the little engineers thought it was quite lovely. I’ve made a few drawings of these little trains for the sketchbook.

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You’ve probably had this problem. Focus on just the right subject with your digital camera, click, and then experience the agonizing wait before the electronic click that signals (with or without sound) that you’ve captured that perfect frame.
Steve’s Digicams is one way to find the camera that can speed up the dreaded frame-to-frame lag […]

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I’ve found some gorgeous pictures lately simply by using google. Wikipedia is also a great place to start.

The Brooklyn Watercolor Society is a great resource for these images and an inspiration for anyone who wields a brush and dreams of greatness.
I particularly like Olive Reich’s chunky blocks of color in describing a Vermont doorway.

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