Remember this stage of all these Mineral King oil paintings, as seen last week? Here is the next phase – skies done. Sort of an assembly line method of painting, but I can’t think of a better way to finish 11 paintings in a short amount of time. (Remember, I have a show coming this weekend […]
May Flowers!
Last month my 9th blogiversary slipped past unnoted. However, I am giving us some flowers to mark this milestone. Milestone? That makes it sound as if it has been a slog, a triathalon, an endless amount of work. Nope – I have loved everything about it (except finding someone to fix the blog when things go haywire.) […]
Painting Mineral King
Sometimes I do my “homework”. Studio work. Planning. Educated guesswork. I looked through my records of paintings sold at the Silver City Store over the past 7 years or so. I made lists by subject matter and lists by size. I averaged the total number of paintings sold, and made a new list of which […]
More Iris Oil Paintings
In thinking about painting Dutch iris, I got curious about the previous oil paintings of my favorite flower. So, let’s have a look. A couple of these might be Japanese iris instead of Dutch. And the colors always photograph a bit bluer than the beautiful blue violet of real life flowers and paintings. I like […]
Iris Oil Paintings in 3 Layers
Layer #1 on these iris oil paintings is rough but recognizable. If I painted with a palette knife, using thick paint and finishing it all in one pass (“alla prima”), then the finished version of these would be similar to this. Sorry to disappoint . . . that’s not my style, although it might be fun to […]
Pencil Show Coming Soon
A pencil show? Yes, an art show of only pencil drawings by 3 of my advanced drawing students and me! Some facts: Title: Gray Matter Dates: Friday, May 5 and Friday, June 2 Location: Brandon-Mitchell Gallery, 117 So. Locust in Downtown Visalia (between Main and Acequia, west side of the street) Time: 5-8 p.m. Participants: Kelvin Farris, Maggie Meling, Wendy […]
More Oil Paintings in Progress
Lest you think I only paint eggs these days, here is a look at other oil paintings in progress. The way I keep myself glued to the easel is by audio books – The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls was captivating and pushed me through many paintings last week. Poppies, always need poppy paintings. And I love Dutch […]
Spring Walk in Three Rivers
About a mile from my home in Three Rivers there is an extensive area of BLM land. There are several ways to get there, all of them a little ambiguous, but the place is still well-used and loved by mountain bikers, casual walkers, hard-core walkers, photographers, and horse-back riders. The place is called “BLM”, “Salt […]
Eggs, One More Time
Before we have one more little talk about eggs, here is Samson, in case you were wondering.Ethan’s eggs are so interesting to me that I took many photos and started 2 new paintings. These are in the category of This Looks A Little Bit Too Hard So I Will Challenge Myself. The little plate will […]
Speaking of Eggs
Yesterday’s post was about not drawing a face smaller than an egg; today’s is about Ethan’s Eggs. Who is Ethan? He is a kid in town who raises chickens that produce eggs of several colors. They are quite beautiful, so I decided to convert a painting of a plum to a painting of Ethan’s eggs. […]