Sep 30 2009
Perhaps you have puzzled over the reason why I walk so much (or perhaps not. . .) I was training to walk the Lake Tahoe 1/2 Marathon, which happened on Sunday, September 27. It was hot for Tahoe, and I was all jeezled up from finally arriving at the event after months and months of [...]
Sep 22 2009
We had the coolest most pleasant June ever, and I kept thinking we would pay for it in September. We are. It is still hot hot hot. September 21 is usually the first day of Autumn but the thermometer is clueless. In Mineral King over the weekend I was seeking signs of Autumn. The squirrels [...]
Sep 21 2009
My mobile easel is in a new place behind the cabin. See? I was standing there painting and a chipmunk ran across my foot. “How rude”, was my first thought. He was awfully cute, but that was a total invasion of my personal space by a complete stranger. Then I bent down and looked: I was [...]
Sep 20 2009
This is titled Late Summer, Early Morning. It was so beautiful out one morning that I was actually willing to stop power walking briefly to take a non-blurry photo or six to paint from! It isn’t yet on my website because, well because. Everyone’s busy. Including you. Thanks for looking at my blog in your [...]
Sep 18 2009
http://1stsaturday.blogspot.com/ What is this? A town-wide event for merchants, artists, restauranteurs, anyone who would like to join in October 3 in Three Rivers! The idea is for each place of business to do something special, to remind folks down the hill (and in town) that Three Rivers is a good place to go with many [...]
Sep 16 2009
Doesn’t the title bring to mind the idyllic creation of art? I wish! It means that I finally tackled piles and files, returned phone calls, paid bills, organized stuff, sorted and tossed, filed, wrote notes, scheduled jobs, made decisions and lists. It also means I sketched a few ideas for some possible upcoming jobs. Whoever [...]
Sep 14 2009
The Art Co-op is now on Facebook. I don’t get that – what it is for, how it works and who has time to figure it out or go cruising around on it or enter little sentences about what one is doing when. If you are into Facebook, you can look up The Art Co-op [...]
Sep 10 2009
Who has time to paint? Today was spent planning, sorting through records of paintings sold and unsold, making decisions about what to paint for which venue (galleries and shows), choosing canvases, attaching wires, naming and numbering and then prioritizing them. This is what that process looks like: All that list-making and canvas shuffling made me almost [...]
Sep 07 2009
In The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, she suggests taking field trips for inspiration. This book is written primarily for “blocked” artists; I take a lot of field trips, and the ideas come much faster than the opportunities for painting.It is the light, always the light. Sometimes it is the colors, textures, or sense of place. If [...]
Sep 06 2009
Collaborate: “work jointly on an activity, esp. to produce or create something”. Co-operative: “a farm, business, or other organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.” The Art Co-op: The place where I collaborate and co-operate with 6 other artists! 41707 Sierra Drive, Three Rivers, California. Open [...]