Today I thought I would be painting on the library mural, but my wrist hurts so I will wait until next week to return to the wall. Didn’t want you to think I was taking a nap or just loafing around. Instead of painting either on a wall or on a canvas, I am editing […]
Day of Art Business Variety
This happened yesterday. First, I went to the post office to mail some packages of this painting and some calendars. From the PO I jaywalked across the highway to the bank to deposit moola from the day before in Tulare and a check paying for this painting, which sold at the Mural Gallery. When I […]
A Presentation
Last century I drew this picturesque church in Tulare and used the image in a set of Tulare County landmarks notecards. Yesterday I finally got to see the interior of the church when I made a presentation to a group of folks who meet for lunch and a presentation once a month. (I don’t know […]
Long Distance Commission, Chapter 6
Remember this painting from before I began the mural? (I certainly hope so, since I showed it to you yesterday with a few trees completed on the left.) I finished landscaping the distance. (Maybe. There’s always room for improvement.) Then I texted Mr. J. (the customer) with a photo and this question: “Can you say […]
Meanwhile, Back in the Painting Workshop
Why “painting workshop”? Because I don’t paint in the studio. I draw in the 11×13’ studio; painting is too messy for that little space. Since I am taking a break from the library mural, I now have time to return to the oil painting commissions. We finally had a sunny day, which made it much […]
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is an unincorporated town in Tulare County. I grew up about 4 miles away, and then we moved to about 2 miles away. (Well, I probably didn’t grow up there but I lived there until I moved away at 18 and maybe I grew up then.) The only places I was really familiar with […]
Library Mural, Day Six
If you subscribe to my blog, you probably received an email last night about a new post. It is scheduled to publish on Friday, but I hit the wrong button. Then I immediately rescheduled it. So, you may have read Friday’s already (or you may have no idea at all what I am talking about […]
Library Mural, Day Five
From solid blue sky to wispy clouds. Sky and mountains are the farthest away, and I think they are finished. Next closest is the orange grove. Oy vey, those leaves! Very very cold day. The garbage truck went up and down the street about 8 times. There were roosters crowing. The little pickup with the […]
Library Mural, Day Four
Intern returned, so we studied the wall together and discussed the next step. He put a base coat on Twin Buttes, and I worked on the mountains south of Alta Peak, since I got a few semi-helpful photos on Friday. Together we mixed the color of the background of the packing label. Intern was SHOCKED […]
Library Mural, Day Three
Intern had other obligations, so I was on my own again. First things first: what is that little doghouse on a post, secured in a tire? I sent a photo to the previous librarian for the answer. She replied thus: “It was a community event that we kept seeds and but of course it didn’t […]