There’s a newly-launched figure drawing group on Monday nights at Frank Bette Center in Alameda and I went last night. Really enjoyed it — great model, met new people, saw a couple of old friends, and played with mixed media. It was inspiring and gratifying, as I felt a heaviness during the day, but I have some skills — I went for a walk (marvelous) and diving into an art adventure like last night was just the ticket. I’m feeling more human and less dead.  

I was happy for the art group and it made me miss the figure drawing group in Oakland I used to attend; it had started about 40 years ago but the pandemic ended it. Great group of folks — some professional artists who did things like paint fancy judges and senators and other notables. The friendliness and camaraderie and joking were a hoot and it felt like being a member of a fun boys club. It was Bruce Wolff’s group, and he was a local art star; he was hired by George Lucas back in the day to illustrate the Indiana Jones movie posters. He was funny as hell.

Oh and if you are interested sign up for my watercolor and ink class at Frank Bette Ctr this Saturday! Go to the Frank Bette website and look up classes — spots are still open. My workshop is categorized as mixed media.

Yay! Art!

12″ x 9″ pencil, water-soluble graphite on paper = $150