Comments on: The Arizona Desert

By: Richard Sheppard

Richard Sheppard — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:44:21 +0000

Thank you Suzé! I bet you are right about the creosote bush. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Arizona during a monsoon season! I love the early morning in the desert as it just wakes up. Also the sunrises are stunning too! November is a great month (I was born in November) but it’s so far way! I hope you’re getting out some where to sketch while the heat is on.

By: Suzé

Suzé — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:11:50 +0000

Beautiful drawing Richard, you captured the broken grand saguaro very well. Lots of rain here in Tucson, that beautiful aprés rain smell is most likely the creosote bush. It’s a very clean perfume. I admire the fact you get out early to draw. I’m a wimp with the heat. I’ll wait until November. beautifully rendered.

By: Richard Sheppard

Richard Sheppard — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:23:54 +0000

Thanks Vicky! Since I went to high school and college in Arizona, I have many memories there too. I love the desert and hope to someday do some more drawing there. I bet the place you were married near Superstition Mountain was really beautiful too!

By: Vicky Williamson

Vicky Williamson — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:01:54 +0000

My husband’s mom lived in Mesa; we were married near Superstition Mountain — so I know and love this area so much! Great memories.

By: Richard Sheppard

Richard Sheppard — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:51:24 +0000

Yes, my sketching style has changed, that’s for sure! I really had a great time sketching with my mom out in the desert. It’s times like these that people don’t realize how special the time is until it’s gone. But at least I have both the memory and the sketch.

By: Thorjia Vaughn

Thorjia Vaughn — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:28:21 +0000

What a nice memory of time spent with your mom. Fun to see how your sketching style has changed over the years!

By: Richard Sheppard

Richard Sheppard — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:25:28 +0000

Thanks Michael! Yes, this is one of my favorite old sketches. I felt like pulling it out because I’ve never posted it before but also because these late summer days are when my mom and I went out sketching together. Great memories. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:14:16 +0000

Well done. The sketch looks great 20 years on!

By: Richard Sheppard

Richard Sheppard — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:43:59 +0000

Hi Laura! It’s so good to hear from you! I love the desert and so did my mom. I can still remember those peaceful mornings drinking coffee, talking, and sketching away. I use to live in Both Denver and Boulder (back in the 1970s!), so not so far from you. Thanks for the nice comment!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:45:03 +0000

Ah, Arizona has such gloriously alien flora. You captured it really well all those years ago. I only live in a “semi” desert out here on the Front Range, so a “full-blown” desert is a real treat to see.