So far we have learned that I love to read, love the beach, and have wondered if it was possible or necessary to learn to paint plein air. I have a virtual friend (is that what it is called when you are in touch with someone you have never met in person?) named Laurel Daniel […]
A Story, Continued
In yesterday’s story beginning, we learned that I liked the beach and reading. Where are we going with all this? I also loved to draw and figured that when I grew up, I’d live at the beach and be an artist who painted. Instead, I live near and sometimes in the mountains, and I used […]
A Story
When I was a kid I loved to read (and still do). My mom took us to the Ivanhoe library, where I worked through the kids fiction section until there was nothing left that interested me. Eventually I realized that some of Mom’s books might be good, and I read a couple of historical novels […]
Learned in March
It is possible that I didn’t learn much in March. Perhaps I spent too much time on hold with both Huge & Rude and Small & Bumbling. But now we have faster internet, so that’s a good thing. FWIW means For What It’s Worth. (Thank you, SD!) Donald Miller has a podcast and is a […]
Sort of Empty
One morning this week as I set up to paint, I looked at several of the paintings that I formerly thought were finished. They looked sort of empty. These next two look almost the same. I used the same photo, but one is 8×8″ and the other is 6×6″. I don’t have enough skill to […]
More Heart Rock Walk
Should that be “Rock Wock” or “Ralk Walk”? Isn’t English weird?
Heart Rock Walk
My walking partner and I walk several roads in our neighborhood, often so early in the a.m. that we need flashlights. (We’ve learned the traffic patterns, cross the highway carefully and listen for cars–thank you for your concern.) A few years ago we began noticing heart rocks in the asphalt on one particular road. On […]
Watching Paint Dry
When I show paintings in progress on my blog, they don’t cause people to comment. Comments are fun for a blogger, show that people are reading and care enough to say something, and provide a way for a bit of interaction. When I talk about places I walk or hike and show photos, the comments […]
New Oil Paintings
Here are a few of the most recently completed oil paintings, mostly of Mineral King subjects. They are all oil on wrapped canvas, ready to hang without a frame, and the price doesn’t include sales tax. Each one is now listed on my oil painting page.
More Spring Walking
I looked through the rest of my photos from our afternoon of trespassing in Lemon Cove and came up with more pictures and more thoughts for you. Next week I will get back to work and show you some completed oil paintings.