A friend sent me a photograph and asked if I thought it would make a better oil painting or a pencil drawing. Nothing to see here, folks; just move on. . . What I mean is that there is very little color to see, so I recommended a pencil drawing. I ordered a good print […]
Realville, Not Maybeland
I have referred to myself as “A Realist from Quaintsville”, but most of the time I am more of a realist from Realville, because Tulare County isn’t really all that quaint. Really. This definition means not living in a dreamworld, a place of what-if, maybe and perhaps. This sounds like “What if I put more time into […]
Better Than Before?
Happy Birthday Jenny and Debbie! First there was this version: Why didn’t I like this? Other people did, but they chose other sequoia oil paintings instead of this one, so maybe they were just being polite. I thought it over while at a show, with time in between visitors to evaluate things. My main conclusion […]
Perfect Gift Boutique Today
Perfect Gift Boutique is today, in Three Rivers at the Arts Center, from 10 AM – 4 PM. Tomorrow too. Eight of us will showing and selling our wares. The Perfect Gift Boutique Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 24-25, 2017 10 AM – 4 PM Three Rivers Arts Center, 41673 North Fork Dr, Three Rivers, […]
Thankful
Umpteenth Annual Perfect Gift Boutique
The Kaweah Artisans’ Perfect Gift Boutique will be Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Three Rivers Arts Center. The times? Oh no, I can’t remember!! 9-4? 10-4? Stay tuned. . . here are some leaf photos for you to enjoy while I look for the times. 10 AM to 4 PM! […]
Fall Fun
Say what? “Fall fun”. . . don’t you have work to do? Yes. I do. There is another show coming this weekend. I’ll tell you about it tomorrow.
In and Out
Happy Birthday, Shirley, Connie and Hailey!! What do I mean by “in and out”? These paintingsare now IN my inventory. This painting is now OUT of my inventory. (Does that make it outventory?) WHAT?? Are you telling me I have to paint my favorite bridge again?? It will be Oak Grove Bridge XXIII. That means […]
More Sawtooth Paintings Completed
Sawtooth Peak is the third most popular Mineral King subject that I oil paint. (First is the classic view of Farewell Gap with the Crowley cabin and second is the Honeymoon Cabin.) And remember the previous two Sawtooth paintings? This place is just filthy with Sawtooth; no wonder I go a little rogue from time to […]
Poultry Paintings
The poultry paintings are inching along. They might be a little bit too hard for me, so I am taking my time. Productive procrastination is a good way to get through some difficult tasks. I take breaks to rehab frames, blog, touch up old paintings, answer emails, make a new schedule for drawing lessons, sweep, […]