May 31 2012
This list of comments was started just after Mother’s Day weekend, when I was recovering from the Redbud Festival. Now that I read them after a snowy Memorial Day weekend, I’m slightly climatically confused. Just sayin’ (which is the popular vernacular that means “I talk to hear the sound of my own opinions”) It is [...]
May 30 2012
Wow. Mineral King on Memorial Day weekend has a reputation for being cold. It was 27 degrees much of the time. I’m not making this up. Here, see eleven photos with an occasional comment. (What? you expected me not to have an opinion??) Loved the backpacks collecting sunshine beneath the flag. We always fly the [...]
May 29 2012
As promised on May 24, here is the first peek at the commissioned oil painting spoken of in two previous blog posts. Cowboy Bert told me he has a shirt that color. I said, “It’s called wheat”. He said, “That don’t look like wheat to me.” I said “It is wheat as viewed from the [...]
May 24 2012
The process of executing a commissioned oil painting is an exciting event to watch. In this second interview with myself, you may find yourself on the edge of your seat. The interviewer will be in boring black, because the California Artist prefers teal. A lighter teal this time. Pretty, isn’t it? How’s that commissioned oil painting [...]
May 23 2012
The California artist will be discussing an upcoming oil painting commission. The interviewer will be black, and The Artist will be teal, because it is her favorite color and this is her blog. What are you working on these days? Oh I’m so glad you asked that question! A friend/student/customer/client/all of the preceding titles told [...]
May 22 2012
There is a small waterfall on a trail not far from my house in Three Rivers. If I want to go far on that trail, I drive the first mile. If I don’t want to go further than 4 or 5 miles, I walk up to the trailhead. The stream that makes the falls is [...]
May 21 2012
In addition to my studio, website, and at various shows, I sell my work in 6 places in Tulare County. Each one has its own hours, style and personality. (The area code is 559 for all these places.) The Mural Gallery is a little Exeter gallery showing and selling the work of the mural artists. [...]
May 18 2012
The year was 2008, and the California poppies were stunningly abundant in Three Rivers. People still talk about it. This is one of my photos from that most memorable year. My postman brought me some photos he took, and I painted from them. You saw the results of one such painting here. I promised to show [...]
May 17 2012
This past Redbud Festival in Three Rivers got me reminiscing. (I love that song by the Little River Band. I love the Little River Band.) The very first one I ever participated in was in 1987. I shared a space with my friend Katie. She sold silk-screened tee shirts with a Redbud logo of her [...]
May 16 2012
The Redbud Festival was well attended on Sunday. Those organizers do a swell job, and there were some high quality exhibitors with great merchandise. I only saw things briefly as I raced to and fro on quick errands. This is some of the hilarity shared at the Arts Alliance Booth, those amazing volunteers who put [...]