Thoughts collect in my brain, camera and computer that are disconnected from art but seem worth mentioning. Last week I waited for a mess of RVs to pass before I pulled out onto the highway. As I went around the lake, I picked off 7 identical RVs through the 3 passing lanes. When I got below […]
Redbud Wrap-up
Another successful Three Rivers Redbud Festival in the can! This is how my booth looked upon arrival on Saturday morning. The large wet bridge painting seemed too fragile to ride in the back of the Botmobile, so I walked it down to the Memorial Building. Perhaps that helped to speed the drying process. Nikki Crain, […]
Weekend In Review
The reason for going over subjects like this is because I want to give you a complete picture of what an artist’s life consists of. (No, I don’t get to just sit around and draw all day. Phooey.) This could be called “Celebrating Agriculture With The Arts”, but that title already belongs to the Madera […]
Redbud Festival (not rosebud)
Redbud is a gorgeous tree or shrub that blooms in March in Three Rivers (and probably many other places.) For many years, Three Rivers has had an arts and crafts fair called the Redbud Festival. It happens in May, this year on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14. Where? So glad you asked – Three Rivers […]
Chicken or Egg Question
We’ve all heard the question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? (ever notice the chicken always comes first in the question?) Last week, I painted some of Ethan’s chickens (the same Ethan of Ethan’s Eggs). Shiny, wet, unsigned, still sitting on the easel. Just before this, I showed you some egg paintings. This […]
Speaking of Painting
Who was speaking of painting? I was, in yesterday’s post, when I told you about the man who said, “You draw better than you paint.” Indeed, the paintings begin very very roughly, thin paint, general shapes, although I drew the bridge first in pencil, so it isn’t as rough as it sometimes is when I […]
You Draw Better Than You Paint
An acquaintance of mine told me, “I hope you don’t take this the wrong way, but you draw better than you paint.” What would “the wrong way” be? I’ve been drawing since I was about umm, oh, maybe 5 or so. I’ve been painting 11 years. It makes complete sense that I draw better than […]
Opening Night at Gray Matter
The show “Gray Matter”, consisting of pencil drawings by 3 of my advanced drawing students and me, opened on Friday evening. This is the Brandon-Mitchell Gallery from the front, 117 S. Locust Street, Visalia, California. That is the county seat of Tulare County, in Central California where I live and work as an artist. (In […]
Gray Matter, A Pencil Show
This show is all graphite pencil, 3 of my (very) advanced drawing students and me. It is part of Visalia’s monthly Art Walk, an event in downtown Visalia on the first Friday of each month. See you there?
Oil Painting Progress Report
Last week on a very good painting day, I scanned and varnished 5 finished paintings, finished 4 with their details, and signed 3 that were almost dry. That leaves 7 unfinished. Have a look at the 5 finished paintings: Once again, I forgot how hard the Oak Grove bridge is to paint. Will it ever […]