Jan 31 2011
Recently my friend MA sent me some info about painter Abbey Ryan, and I watched a video of her painting. She finishes one painting every day and then sells it for big $ on eBay. It looks so easy. MA owns these cute little metal birds. She loves these guys, and I understand why! She [...]
Jan 30 2011
Still rotating around the workshop among the many paintings in progress. At some point I may stop showing you these, because I want you to attend the show at the Tulare Historical Museum. And, when you attend, I want you to say “WOW!” rather than “Oh yeah, I saw that one while it was being [...]
Jan 28 2011
This is a sign for a houseboat. The customer brought me the sign form and I had to design a few choices for her, including a typestyle that she liked. (I didn’t name the boat!) She chose a design that looks as if it is a scene rather than just a strict lettering project. This [...]
Jan 27 2011
This is the 4th in the series entitled “Thoughtful Thursdays”. These are reprints of articles written by me for the local newspaper called The Kaweah Commonwealth with a few modifications for a wider audience. This was drawn using the entire range of pencils available. There have been many art teachers in my life. Each one [...]
Jan 26 2011
A Thinking Place, 11×14″, colored pencil In the fast-paced, always-changing high-tech world we occupy, there are decisions that need to be made. By not making a decision, a decision is still made. (And some people think I just stand around painting all day, lah-lah-lah, happy little idyllic pastoral groovy life!?) I’m trying to decide if [...]
Jan 24 2011
Learning, learning, always learning. When I stop learning, I will be dead! Here is my current personal painting lesson (and I may be the “meanest” teacher I have ever had!) If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that I love this bridge to the point of ridiculousness. Apparently I am [...]
Jan 21 2011
A friend told me she was having a bit of trouble seeing the elephant on Alta Peak. With a little help from my very old buddy, I’d like to give her a hint: Despite the fact that my little buddy’s trunk goes up, there is a remarkable resemblance! (MM, did this help you?)
Jan 20 2011
This is the third article in the series, Thoughtful Thursdays. Were you ever given vague art assignments in school? The ones I remember the most vividly were generally focused on ways to use different media, and somehow the students were expected to be instinctively creative enough to come up with an idea to illustrate the [...]
Jan 19 2011
This many! If you compare the photos to those in the January 13 posting, progress is evident. It is a bit random, as I choose what to work on based upon 2 things: degree of wetness and colors already mixed on the palette.
Jan 17 2011
In what passes for winter in Tulare County, sometimes it gets cold and gray. Count on it in the flatlands. Moan and complain about it in Three Rivers. If you’re smart, you’ll just drive up a ways and voila! Sunshine! That is what Michael and I did on Saturday. Ever been to Hospital Rock? I [...]
