Working With Technology Out At Walnut Hills

In addition to painting landscapes, being a teacher aide, being a husband, and doing my share of the chores around the house, I like to encourage the artists I know in Carrollton. Joe Tonnar draws with pastels and paints in his Walnut Street studio. I maintain his website to give his work exposure. He was the first artist I met after moving to Carrollton some twelve years ago.

Along these lines, I have been reading about the technology of blogging and podcasts from a library book this past summer. It's got me re-evaluating how I run my business. I don't know exactly what I can do with that kind of information but I am wide open. As this posting demonstrates, I find myself shooting short snippets of my friend in action with my digital camera. Perhaps down the road I can piece together a video about his work.

This particular outing takes place at Walnut Hills, a high spot that looks over treetops on the western edge of Carrollton. This artist is satisfied with the boundaries he has pushed into with pastel. Without a preliminary sketch he launches forward. Years ago and many exact studies have brought him to a place where he feels free to roam, chalk in hand.

Next month Tonnar will be the first in a series of Carrollton artists to give an Art Talk at the local public library. Our community deserves to see the world through this living artist's eyes. For now, I am fortunate to be counted among his friends.