Mar 31 2011
#12 in the series “Thoughtful Thursdays” Commissions are one of the most necessary pieces of the art career patchwork quilt. Not every artist is willing to draw or paint to a customer’s specifications. Some believe it is too commercial or compromising. Of course it is commercial – this is how I earn my living! Compromising [...]
Mar 29 2011
What I really mean is will it be finished in time for the show at the Tulare History Museum, opening May 5. My good friend DJ and I love to discuss business. I asked her to look at the paintings I have for the show to see if she thought it was a good mix. [...]
Mar 28 2011
Remember the painting accident a few weeks ago? (Oops, on February 16) I’m trying to salvage things. Here are 3 items that I am getting as a result: I’m using the canvas frame and some canvas from Mr. Stroben to stretch a new canvas. So far it has involved carefully removing the ruined canvas, finding [...]
Mar 26 2011
If you are a follower of my blog or just know me, you are aware that I have a bit of a knitting hobby. Hmmm, that may be a bit understated. I have a bit of a knitting obsession. I am not just a knitter, I am a Knitter. Today was one of the most [...]
Mar 25 2011
Just in case you were wondering, I am continuing to produce oil paintings for my upcoming solo show at the Tulare Historical Museum. The opening will be May 5, a Thursday. May sounds far away, but there are really only about 5 weeks left for painting. Instead of showing you paintings as I complete them, [...]
Mar 24 2011
#11 in the series “Thoughtful Thursdays” Several months ago, I showed a few of my paintings to a gallery owner. For the first time in my five year and three weeks painting career, I was told that my paintings don’t have enough detail, that they look as if done plein air. That is French for [...]
Mar 23 2011
Call me “Butter” – I’m on a roll! Here is more information about being a California artist. (Are you tired of this subject yet??) Michael and I took a walk a few days ago. It was a gorgeous spring day, although it was still technically winter. Here are some photos to show you what inspires [...]
Mar 21 2011
This is Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is in Tulare County, California. I paint this. I paint this frequently. In fact, this might be my most popular subject to paint. That makes me a California artist, right? This is a Sequoia Gigantea, AKA redwood. They grow in Sequoia [...]
Mar 19 2011
Just in case there might be any doubt, I thought I’d continue to prove my case that I am indeed a California artist. I am an artist, I live in California, and this is my regular subject matter: We grow oranges in California, particularly in Tulare County. I paint oranges, oh yes! And, I’ve been [...]
Mar 18 2011
That’s me. All these years I have considered myself a Tulare County artist. Google agrees with me on this. But, more people search for California artist than for Tulare County artist. Silly me, I thought if I were to call myself a California artist that I would have to portray the Golden Gate bridge, Yosemite, [...]
