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 [...]
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 [...]
Mar 29 2012
Call me “Butter” – I’m on a roll! A tree mural roll, that is. This time the wall was inside someone’s home. It began looking like this: There was a pile of scaffolding outside, and 4 strong men available to assemble it. And a sister on hand to tell Jeremy how dangerous his position was. [...]
Mar 22 2012
With the doors open, I painted one half at a time. I was surprised to see the overly bright green in the light – it wasn’t nearly that florescent inside the workshop (aka painting studio). As I added the next layer, I toned down the colors to look more normal. Now there is something to [...]
Mar 21 2012
Help. I’m infected with mad mural disease. Can’t stop painting them! Remember this, the largest mural on the right? Did you know it is actually doors that open? They’ve been awaiting a mural for several years now. The photo was chosen, but it never seemed urgent. Now that Studio Tour Ten is almost here, the [...]
Mar 19 2012
The customer asked for a mural, explained the nature of her business, and I said, “A mural of a trail would be just right!” (Sequoia Outdoor Sports will be renting camping and backpacking gear to visitors to Sequoia National Park.) I brought several photos and paintings of trail scenes with me to meet the owner [...]
