I have a favorite bridge. I love to draw and paint architecture, and the bridge over the East Fork of the Kaweah River (on the Mineral King Road) is one of the most beautiful architectural structures in Tulare County. Currently it is in jeopardy with 4 alternatives for repairing or replacing it. I don’t want […]
Perfect Gift Wrap
It’s a wrap. The Perfect Gift Boutique was well attended. There were so many visitors to Three Rivers because of Thanksgiving. There were so many visitors to the Perfect Gift Boutique because they couldn’t get into Sequoia – cars were backed up for a mile or 2, some only to be turned around at the […]
Perfect Gift Boutique
Here is a mellow alternative to the craziness of Black Friday. Drive to Three Rivers, see the snow on the mountains, the green on the hills, the bears all around, and visit a little group of artists selling their wares. P.S. In addition to oil paintings, I will be selling Mineral King tee shirts, The Cabins […]
Thankful
Here is a short list of things for which I am thankful today. Rain that is turning the hillsides to green! A strong healthy husband who can replace our roof. A group of women friends who packed 84 Operation Christmas Shoebox boxes to share with children around the world. Snow on Alta Peak. A friend […]
Cat Commission Collage
A customer has asked me to draw 2 cats, each one as a kitten and as an adult cat. Have I ever mentioned that I might maybe perhaps just may have a teensy bit of a Cat Disorder? Ahem. Probably not. But still. . . The customer sent me the photographs of his cats, and […]
Perfect Gift Boutique coming Friday and Saturday
What are you doing, California Artist? I mean Central California Artist? I’m pretending to be a sign painter again. Why? There is a show coming soon for the Kaweah Artisans. Who? A loosely formed group of craftswomen, men and artists who are sort of based within the Kaweah River area. Ka-what? “Kah-WEEE-uh” is the name […]
Cabin Commission Completed
That would be “commissioned pencil drawing of a Wilsonia cabin completed”, but that title was stupid-long. This drawing is 12×16″, and chock full of details. (What does “chock full” mean??) It has been a couple of weeks since you saw the progression, so let’s review. First, the sketches so the customer could choose the angle. […]
November is the Busiest Month
Happy Birthday, Shirley Goodness! November is the busiest month of the year for my little art business called “Cabinart”. This is a long post and it might make you tired. Better grab some coffee before settling in. Here’s a little sampling for you. Friday a.m. was a meeting with our state assemblyman, Jim Patterson. It […]
Little Post for Little Event
Two miles from home in our little town of Three Rivers, a little art show in a little dining room of a little restaurant and a little space to show a little art on a nice fall day. (A long incomplete sentence!) This is the view behind the place where the show was. In the […]
Bear Activity
My studio is a little wooden shed that the woodpeckers use for stashing acorns. Sometimes when they knock on the building, I knock back. It doesn’t do anything. It’s kind of sorry looking around the edges . Something happened here – we found a batten on the ground and a pile of acorns beneath it. […]