May 10 2013
Remember this mural? Now, there will be a hidden object painted in this mural, visible Saturday, May 11, 2013. No clues. You are on your own to find it. It does not appear in this photograph. You need to go there in person. I apologize to those of you who do not live near by. [...]
Apr 08 2013
As a California artist based in rural Tulare County, I am willing to do odd jobs. Odd art jobs, that is. (Please don’t call me to wash your windows – they will probably turn out odd.) Staying in the business of art in a place like this means saying, “Yes” when asked to do odd [...]
Mar 24 2013
Happy Birthday, Audrey! Nope, that’s not the subject of this blog post. But, sometimes an aunt has to do what she has to do. I’m in awe of my niece, proud of her, and so pleased to be her aunt. In March of 2012, I painted a mural on the side of the building that [...]
Mar 21 2013
A year ago I painted a mural for a store in Three Rivers that had not yet opened. Sequoia Outdoor Sports had a grand vision to supply visitors to the area with the equipment they need for backpacking and camping. It is a great idea, because there are so many folks who fly over here [...]
Jun 12 2012
While I was painting the bear at the Sierra Lodge in Three Rivers, several things came to mind. 1. There is always more to a job than first meets the eye. In this case, it was the scraping of peeling paint that I didn’t anticipate. 2. Whoa! Who knew that painting on a roof would [...]
Jun 11 2012
The repainting job at Sierra Lodge in Three Rivers went very smoothly. What an amazingly helpful and friendly staff! And it wasn’t a hot day – maybe mid 80s at the highest? In addition, it was only 1/2 mile from home, so when I needed a different color of paint, it was easy! Once I [...]
Jun 04 2012
Monday a.m. (that’s today) you can find me up on the roof at Sierra Lodge in Three Rivers refreshing a mural of sorts on an old sign. It’s complicated to explain, so let’s let the photo do the work. This is formerly a neon sign that was visible from way down the road. Now the trees [...]
Apr 03 2012
Move that scaffolding, I’m finished! The scaffolding was in the way of photographing the completed Oak Tree mural, so until I can stop back by for photos, this is the best I can show you. We kept adding things, and found out that the cover-up paint didn’t exactly match the wall color. That seriously curtailed [...]
Apr 02 2012
My old house is down there! (not discernible, but still. . .!) This is the view from where the mural is located. I try not to go outside very often because it makes me miss Lemon Cove, and it makes me forget what I am supposed to be doing! Could hardly sleep the night before [...]
Mar 30 2012
This California artist began the oak tree mural by working on the middle level of the scaffolding. There is a method here: build the trunk and largest branches first, get off the scaffolding and evaluate; build the trunk down to the ground, look again at the middle branches to see if they are appropriately stout [...]
