Do you remember reading that I was doing a pencil drawing of a walnut grove, a commission, and was waiting for more information? I received what I needed, finished it, and now I am waiting to hear if the commissioning parties are happy. So, I’ll show you another pencil drawing commission that I finished. The […]
Finishing Drawings For Other People
Every week I teach people how to draw and have been doing this since 1994. Sometimes people stay for years, sometimes they discover it isn’t for them after a few lessons, and sometimes a year or two satisfies their itch to learn to draw. Sometimes people grow up, graduate, move away, retire, travel, or something […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Twelve, Part B
On Day Twelve, the final day of repainting the Mineral King mural in Exeter, I spent a lot of time staring at the wall to determine what might need a touch-up, some polishing, a minor correction. It was hot, and the longer I stood there, the less I could see to do. Fortunately, there were […]
Mineral King Mural, Day Twelve, Part A
First, on Day Twelve, I returned the truck. Just drove it like I knew what I was doing, but sitting there on the giant bench seat, I couldn’t even reach the top of the steering wheel with my hands because it was so huge. Nice Freightliner, and I got it up to 25 mph. Just […]
Repainting Mineral King, One Day Left
Today will be my last day on this wall. The list of touch-ups, detailing, hiding things, camouflaging hidden things, and evaluating is long and boring. Maybe the photos will be interesting. I’ll show you tomorrow what I did today. Meanwhile, I thought you might like to see the photos I worked from for the mural. […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Eleven
On Saturday, there were a lot of Model A Fords in Exeter. The weather was a bit iffy, but after a phone call, I donned my painty pants and headed down the hill. I tried my best to not think about all the things to do at home, and listening to the audio version of Cry, […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Ten
When I arrived at the mural on Friday a.m., this was my view. Sunny day ahead? This is the area where I wanted to start, so I studied it for awhile to figure out how to blend old blue with the new green, way up on the wall. I mixed a bluish green and blended the […]
Repainting Mineral King, Day Nine
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUDREY! What a wonderful painting day! The weather seemed iffy, and I was reluctant to leave home, but after two phone calls to verify a rainless situation, I left. Made it a mile, turned around and went back for my lunchbox. On this post, I will put the explanations beneath the photos. I […]
Little Break From Repainting Mineral King Mural
I wasn’t able to paint on Wednesday, due to life’s other commitments that make me thankful to be self-employed. Have you been missing Samson? He is semi-civilized now, although better behaved for Trail Guy than for me. It might just be a male-bonding issue, or perhaps it is that Trail Guy is around more. The […]
Hidden Items in Murals
When Exeter began its mural project, I was the president and had no earthly idea how big this thing, this rescue of a city, this PROJECT would become. The mural team was fantastic, and we figured out how to make this happen together. Then, one of the early artists, Nadi Spencer of Three Rivers, hid something […]