This is the view of the house that I am currently rebuilding and reshaping in oil paint. I thought it was looking good, but I was ignoring all the architectural details. You know, those little things like the size and shape of the windows, the placement of the chimney, the width of the porch. And […]
Orange is the Color of Tulare County
One might think that this Central California artist’s favorite color is orange. One would be wrong, but one would be forgiven for making that assumption. Due to her continual paintings of oranges and poppies, this would be a logical guess. But, if one thinks about Central California and what we are known for here in Tulare County, […]
Oil Painting a House
This oil painting of a house is beginning to get fun. Heh heh, heehee, I’m a house painter. The hills in the background are looking good, but I’m still not quite sure about Comb Rocks. No worries. I’ll just step out of the studio and look at them. “Comb Rocks” – as in the shape […]
A Spring Walk in Three Rivers
Happy Birthday, Mom! On Easter Sunday in the afternoon, Trail Guy and I took another spring walk in Three Rivers. Let’s skip the chit-chat and look at the pictures. This is the view up toward Case Mountain. Here is Alta Peak with its elephant and Moro Rock. Fiesta flowers The flume above Dinely Drive; forgive […]
House Oil Painting Commission
I figured out that I could paint from looking at the photos on my computer screen. It is a little annoying that I have to keep waking it up, but I can deal with some annoyance. As I worked on this, several parts were not visible. So, I stepped out my door. Would you look […]
Still Painting While Waiting for the Photo
A painter has got to paint. An artist has to art. That didn’t work. An artist has to make art. Wait. Does a painter make paint? Nope, a painter makes paintings. English is weird. I’ll stick to painting. Oil painting. Fruit oil paintings. These keep me busy while I am waiting for the photos for […]
Beginning an Oil Painting Commission
Every commissioned oil painting begins with a conversation. From there, it progresses to photographs. After photographs, there is an editing session. Then, a decision, which requires more conversation. Eventually money changes hands, and the job begins. In the olden days, nothing began until money exchanged hands. Now, I don’t have to pay for film or developing […]
Painting While I Am Waiting
While I am waiting for photographs from which to paint a commission of a house, I have to paint something. Redbud Festival is coming, May 7-8, so I need paintings to sell. Small paintings, bright paintings: these sell well. Sounds like fruit and poppies to me. This is 6×6″ and went fairly quickly. Now, a […]
Firewood by the Wilsonia Door
What is it about doors that is so attractive? In this pencil drawing, it is the light and shadow. Does this look like a cabin to you? What is a cabin? A little home in the mountains, but it can be a big fancy-pants home in the mountains too. (Ask my sister-in-law who lives in […]
Coloring Book Delay
Well, oops. Clearly I don’t know how to read online proofs. The coloring books arrived, but they are printed on two sides of the paper instead of one. “No big deal”, you say. However, it is a big deal to me. The back of the book reads thus: So, I asked the printer how quickly […]