This painting has been very challenging. I’m working with multiple photos, combining them, and making stuff up, hoping for it to be believable. It is very large for me: 20×28? 24×30? Can’t remember. Huge. Because this is not a commission, there is no deadline, no requests or requirements, no money waiting at the end to […]
Life After Cabin Closing
After being gone every single weekend since Memorial Day, I have been thoroughly enjoying time at home. This is a boring look into my boring life, which is suiting me tremendously. I am not bored! And the cats are very very happy to have us home. My longtime walking partner is waylaid by plantar fasciitis. […]
Is This Little Boy Finished?
Remember this? With nothing to lose except some time and perhaps any requests to ever do portraiture, I dove in to finish this. I am annoyed that I began painting the boy before I evaluated his placement on the canvas. Other than that major composition error, I am happy with the painting. I think his […]
Sawtooth in the Fall (and in the Wrong Location)
I erroneously thought I could finish this painting in just two more sessions. (This could be called The Triumph of Hope Over Experience.) My painting sessions are shorter than I like right now. Some of this is because the tech troubles continue, necessitating a trip to the Apple Store in Fresno (to no avail). Since […]
Because I Want To —Wait, Sawtooth??
Been painting things lately just because I want to, so why am I painting Sawtooth? I began this painting because there is a messed up wall in the foyer at church where I hung a large painting of Sawtooth with lots of wildflowers just to cover the mess. The woman who keeps things looking good […]
More Painting Because I Want To
In my recently reduced 36,000 photos on my laptop, there are many that I want to paint. Some are simple single subjects, and others are complex scenery requiring many photos. Occasionally I scoot the photos into a folder on the desktop in case I get an opportunity to just paint because I want to, instead […]
A Test of the New Subscribe by Email Button
About 1/2 hour ago, I sent out an email newsletter asking for people to try subscribing to the blog, and then to let me know if they receive notification of new blog posts. This is the newest blog post. If you have resubscribed and get an email of this post, then will you let me […]
Last Mineral King Visit of the Season
Cabin closing isn’t very fun. It is bittersweet, with so many conflicting emotions. How can this summer be over? Thank goodness I won’t be driving up and down the road and can be home for a pair of minutes! Will the cabin be okay? Will the road make it through the predicted El Niño? How […]
Odd Job | Painting a Bear
One hot morning I decided to tackle the newly cleaned bear, an odd job. Not literally—figuratively speaking. It’s probably never a good idea to tackle a bear. The bear arrived essentially just three colors: black, white, and faded black. Using my mural paints, I mixed up a color as close to black as possible. I […]
Cabins as Inspiration
I’ve shown you random cabin photos of cabin details over the past 2 posts. Here are a few drawings of various cabin details I’ve depicted in pencil and colored pencil through the recent years. Some of these were commissioned drawings; others remain in my flat files. Should you be interested in purchasing, just email me. […]