Oct 31 2008
That’s what Winnie-the-Pooh said when he was posing as a little black raincloud, hovering over the honey-tree. However, I am not “tut-tutting” about rain, but rejoicing! It does mean that the light isn’t quite good enough for painting, so I finished up Oranges 38 (too long to write in Roman numerals!) in the waning [...]
Oct 30 2008
This is Perkins. I am showing him to you because I love him as much as Zeke. He isn’t as showy as Zeke; the first year he lived here I had to carefully study him for distinctive markings because he is so common looking. If he were dead on the side of the road, I [...]
Oct 29 2008
This week I have begun 12 new paintings and (maybe) completed 5 of them. Perhaps as you view them, you say to yourself, “Self”, you say, “those look like some I’ve seen before.” Yup. If you aren’t selecting and cropping all those photos, mixing all those colors, matching all those textures and capturing all those [...]
Oct 27 2008
Yes, the title is a little odd. It comes from an old knock-knock joke. Anyone know the joke? Oranges XXXIV – oil – wrapped canvas – 6×6″ – $36
Oct 26 2008
No pictures this time, just a confession, sort of. I don’t always show you everything I have painted. Why not? Because surprises can be fun. Because something is coming on Saturday, November 22, and it is a surprise! And that’s all I’m gonna say about that. For now, anyway. (More will be revealed in the [...]
Oct 25 2008
Every place I go is an opportunity to find painting and drawing subjects. Today we went to a pretty place for a load of firewood. It involves lots of gates to open and close, and the road requires a slow speed. This means there is much time for looking around. If the [...]
Oct 23 2008
Call me “Butter” – I’m on a roll!! This canvas looks weird because it was very wet when I photographed it. Or, maybe it only looks weird to me. . . hard to be objective about one’s own work
Oct 23 2008
Not exactly six, but perhaps five. Can’t remember how it was when I cut it open, because it happened in the kitchen, not the studio. There is a different emphasis on how things look in the kitchen than in the studio, but I bet you all knew that.
