12 More Reasons to Take Drawing Lessons

Drawing lessons from me, not just drawing lessons in general, although learning to draw from me might be a problem if you live in Oklahoma or Minnesota. Because learning to draw is on your bucket list Because you had a mean art “teacher” who made you feel like an idiot and you want to undo […]

12 Reasons To Take Drawing Lessons (from me!)

Drawing lessons begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. I might have a little space in a class or two, and can’t find my waiting list. Are you thinking about taking lessons? Here are 12 reasons to consider drawing lessons: Because you were told it would be a miracle if you ever learned to draw Because […]

Trail Guy Gets Social

Trail Guy is an introvert. However, sometimes he mingles and socializes with animals. Hey, Spot! Sometimes he socializes with people. This is Craig. He is at the East Fork of the Kaweah River, below Atwell Mill. Reminds me of an oil painting, appropriately titled “Below Atwell”. This is Blair. He is very social, and while […]

Fruits, Nuts and Flakes

A friend said he disagrees with the idea that California is land of fruits and nuts. He said it is more like a bowl of granola: fruits, nuts and flakes. I wonder why there is a correlation between flakes and artists. Artists have often been called flaky, and I work very diligently to blast that […]

Payback to Mean Art Teachers

When I begin a new painting, it is ugly. Messy. Rough. Weird. Those are discouraging words, here at my home on the range. However, after oil painting for more than 10 years, I’ve come to accept that the start to an oil painting is ugly. Gotta start somewhere! My method of layering, called “glazing” (are your eyes […]

More About Fruit and Nuts

I paint a lot of fruit. I don’t paint very many nuts. I drew walnuts a few years ago (feels like 5 years, probably is 10). Wow. That’s pretty good, if I do say so myself! And I do. I LOVE to draw. However, drawings need frames, and oil paintings sell better than pencil. Sometimes […]

Fruit and No Nuts (or It’s Good To Be The Boss)

Happy Birthday, Judy-O!! Have you heard California referred to as “the land of fruit and nuts”? If you take the statement figuratively, it is referring to people in the state. If you take the statement literally, it is referring to the vast amount of food produced here in Central California. As a Central California artist, […]

Darrell

WARNING: This post is very long, entirely personal and has nothing to do with my art or Mineral King. When I was in third grade, a new family started attending my church. I became friends with Deanne, a first grader. We are still friends, with layers and decades of history and experiences binding us together. Deanne […]

My Commute

I commute a few yards to work. It’s an easy route, so sometimes I take the long route. This is what I saw on the way to work one morning in early August.