Jun 30 2009
This is French for “on site” and means you paint outside while viewing your subject in person. I tried it a few times but couldn’t get my colors mixed fast enough. (and no one talked about all the bugs that prefer a non-moving target)I ended up with a morning view and an afternoon view. Both [...]
Jun 26 2009
Wow, that was a great turnout last night! Thank you for coming! Those who came heard that there are 12 hidden things but only were shown 4 of them. They also learned of the 2 dumbest questions and the 3 most annoying comments. I could have gone on about the mural for 3 hours, but [...]
Jun 25 2009
The simplest things can really make me happy. The building where I paint is developing into a great studio space with the help of my dear hubby. Yesterday he installed some pegboard so there is more space for hanging paintings in progress, AND he cleared out a few more shelves so the mural paints can [...]
Jun 23 2009
“. . . and I have this project.” Those words can be a big OH-OH or they can signal an adventure on the way. Now that I know how to paint, those words are most often in the adventure category. When you are an artist, especially one who makes her living rather than being a [...]
Jun 20 2009
Painting and talking is harder than walking and chewing gum. When my studio was public, it was almost impossible to carry on a conversation while I had a pencil in my hand. Necessity dictated that I learn the skill, because if I spent the day visiting with customers and didn’t draw, there would be nothing [...]
Jun 18 2009
Thank you to those who have inquired about purchasing mural merchandise. I have contacted the Mural Team to see how they would like to handle long distance orders. I have learned that the tee shirts are $18, the mugs and mousepads $7 apiece. If you are in California, there is also (astronomical) sales tax. I [...]
Jun 17 2009
How can it accurately be called an “unveiling”? Okay, it’s not! It is a celebration of the completion of MINERAL KING, IN OUR BACKYARD! That is the name so aptly coined by my husband, Michael. Here are the details: Thursday, June 25, 6 p.m. at the mural. It is in the 100 NORTH block of [...]
Jun 15 2009
Did the title worry you? Blue is my favorite color, not my state of mind! When I was new to gardening, I looked and looked for blue flowers. There aren’t very many in the domestic gardening world, which I found to be a bit disappointing. However, there are lots of blues in the wildflower world, [...]
Jun 14 2009
These are all Crescent Meadow and its surrounding areas. There is so much to see there, so many interesting sites and sights. I painted these 4 (of which you have seen 3 in previous postings) to be hung as a grouping. They are each 8×10″ and on that thicker canvas. The fence is right next [...]
