Funky little house

 Waiting for an oil change at Auto Express, I sketched this funky little house across the street. Lots of lovely details, including pallets in the yard and traffic cones on the steps. Pen, ink wash on paper.

Quick Release Caddy

 I use my tripod with several different pochade outfits, equipped with their own quick release plates, as well as my camera, which isn't; so I need to have a separate plate on hand, but not taking up the space on the tripod head. Using a hose clamp and a 1/4" 20 nut, I fashioned a quick release caddy. After hacking out an opening in the hose clamp strap and supergluing the nut to the underside, I attached the hose clamp to the tripod leg and can now tote the quick release plate by screwing it into the nut.

Bike repair stand

 I've always wanted one of those bike repair stands like they have at the bike shop, but couldn't quite justify the investment. I realized that I did have a car bike rack that could be kludged onto a stepladder, and it actually worked pretty well to do my seasonal cleaning and tune up. Reminds me of a Duchampian Dalek.

Ego et Endo at Building Bridges Showcase

Ego et Endo  greeted visitors to the Building Bridges Showcase Event at UMass April 5, 2022

Exploring the Z-axis!

I wanted to get a higher horizon on the view out back, so I constructed an extension to hold my pochade box at the top of a stepladder. Judy took a nice video (with Foo Fighters soundtrack) of me trying it out for the first time - it went pretty well, even on a brisk, windy day. The other pictures show the elevated workspace, and a side view of the extension showing the 1/4" 20 bolt that fits the tripod fitting on the box and the stabilizer bar at the far end. The near end has a hook that secures it to the top step. It's enough to support the weight of the box, but in practice I added a couple of clamps to relieve the strain.

Monson Arts Council show

 Shed Roof and Landfill Near Hadley Dike have been accepted into the Monson Arts Council 28th Annual Juried Spring Art Exhibition & Sale.

https://www.monsonartscouncil.org/2022-artshow

Weekends April 23rd - May 8th, 2022
Noon to 5pm
House of Art
200 Main Street, Monson, MA

Little Tinker Hill, Autumn

Last fall I returned to a scene I had painted the previous spring and started a larger version. It was also an experiment with getting a French easel and larger panel onto the back of my bike. I've been working on it and letting it marinate over the winter but I'm calling it done now.

Oil on panel 14.5" x 21.5"