A friend asked me to draw this cabin, another one that didn’t survive the wildfires. Her photos were fairly inadequate, but my confidence in making up things is growing. This is due to experience, both with cabins, and knowing that most people don’t observe detail to the degree that I do when drawing.
The front door of a place is the most important feature, and this one is hidden by the dual trees. I asked my friend if I could remove those trees and if she could describe the front door. She said yes to both.
When custom art jobs are tricky, meaning when there aren’t adequate photos, a sketch is often helpful. This one has an unusual roof shape on the left gable end, and a surprisingly wide chimney, along with steps that were hidden behind the tree that I removed.
The sketch was approved, so I did the drawing. 
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From Sharon, whose computer often gives her an error message when she wants to comment:
“It’s very special to have a Jana Original of one’s cabin, but very sad when it’s in memory of a cabin that no longer exists. How wonderful to have photos to draw by!”
To which I say, THANK YOU, SHARON, for valuing my art so highly!
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