For the past several summers, I have sold oil paintings of Mineral King scenes at the Silver City Store. This summer I took up 3 6×6″ and 3 8×10″. Each time I go to Mineral King, I stop by the store (we think of it as “The Store”) to see how the paintings are selling. […]
Weird?
Sometimes people think artists are weird. I think everyone is normal until I get to know them. I did a mental inventory of all the chairs in my house. (Is this weird? Never mind. Don’t answer that question.) As I moved from room to room, I realized that EVERY SINGLE CHAIR IN MY HOUSE is a […]
Wildflower Quest and Thoughts on Naming Flowers
Every summer in Mineral King, Trail Guy goes on a quest for Leopard Lilies. They have a fabulous fragrance, and often we smell them before we see them. Mineral King wildflowers are usually at their peak during the first couple of weeks in July. This year they are particularly profuse.
Framing on Short Notice
I have many unframed pencil drawings. It costs a lot of money to frame a picture. I have a lot of frames, and a big box of mats. Matching drawings with mats and frames is a process. “Process” is a nice businessy word that actually means ‘BIG FAT HASSLE”. This is how I frame on […]
Show on Short Notice
Told you it was a busy week! So busy that I forgot to post. I received a “Call to Artists”. This is ArtSpeak for “Hey, wanna put your art in a show?” The point of the show is to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service. The duration of the show is August […]
Busy Week Ahead
Today I want you to see the list of things I hope to take care of this week. It will relieve you of any illusions of an artist just happily creating under amazing peaceful inspiration. (That’ll teach me to run off to Israel for 2 weeks when there is work to be done!) Finish preparing […]
While I Was in Israel. . .
. . . Trail Guy was in Mineral King. He took photos, I put them on my laptop, and now you get to see them. It is fun for me to guess where the photos were taken. It is also fun to see what he chooses to photograph, after years and years of visiting the […]
What’s Old?
Our guide in Israel told us of being on Highway One in California and seeing a sign that said “historic site”. They pulled off to see it, and laughed their heads off when they learned it was a 200 year old lighthouse. He said, “That’s like 15 minutes in our country!” This is what […]
A Central Calif. Artist Goes to Israel
My brother-in-law was the pastor of Neighborhood Church in Visalia and was planning to visit Israel this summer. After he died last September, the church offered his slot to his wife, my sister. When I told Trail Guy that she was going, along with our niece, Trail Guy said, “Don’t you want to go too?” OF COURSE […]
Oh Say. . .
. . . can you see what a privilege it is to live in this country? Israel is about the size of New Jersey. They are an amazing country, surviving and thriving in a hostile place. I saw a tee shirt there that read “Don’t worry, America. Israel has your back.”