My drawing students do excellent work. I encourage each one to choose something she loves. because she will be looking at it for a lonnnnng time. (or he – currently I have 2 guy students). They each have subjects that interest them, and it is so fun to help them figure out how to best portray […]
Four Little Poppies
“Four Little Poppies” sounds like the title of a book I loved as a kid called “Five Little Peppers (and How They Grew). It’s sort of a given that a California artist would paint California poppies. This little 4×4” oil painting of poppies needed something more, so I added blue. It wasn’t enough, so I […]
Holiday Bazaar at Three Rivers Memorial Building
Another upcoming event for this Central California Artist. November is my busiest month of the year! Who would have guessed this? The Senior League Holiday Bazaar has been happening for many years at the local Veterans Memorial Building. It used to seem podunk to me, and now I appreciate it as a great low-key event […]
2016 Calendars Available Now!
$15 includes tax and mailing This year’s calendar is full of pencil drawings of cabins. Some are from The Cabins of Wilsonia, some commissioned drawings of other cabins from Wilsonia, Mineral King and Camp Nelson. I’ll have them at the Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, or you can order one using the “Buy Now” button above […]
Cabin Commission Continued
Thank you, Veterans. You probably didn’t want to go, probably didn’t like being there, maybe questioned why, but you did it so we didn’t have to. Thank you! (including, especially, Cousin Bruce) I would have said “Wilsonia Cabin Commission”, but I liked 3 Cs in a row in the title. When you compare this to […]
Pencil Commission of Wilsonia Cabin
For over a year, a pencil commission of a Wilsonia cabin has been waiting for decisions to be made by the cabin owners. I too have been waiting. And waiting and waiting and waiting. We finally got together in person and discussed some details. They chose a view, chose a size, and paid a deposit. I […]
Picking up Walnuts
One of the great benefits of living in the Central Valley of California is the availability of food. (Is that why we are so dang fat in Tulare County??) Almost everyone has a friend with an orange tree or grove, a walnut tree or grove, fruit trees, access to packing houses. . . makes me […]
Hidden in the Leaves
Hidden in the Leaves is the title of a show sponsored by the Arts Alliance of Three Rivers. At last count there were 17 Three Rivers artists participating. The show hangs in the dining room of Sierra Subs, along the highway in Three Rivers just before you see the Shell gas sign. (Easier to spot than […]
Scanned and Ready!
Here are my latest oil paintings of Central California fruits and landscapes, dry, signed, dry again, scanned, varnished and ready to sell! To buy any of these paintings, use the contact button under About The Artist in the menu bar above.
Crazy talk?
Shows are coming this month, I’m painting with hyper-focus, and there is some crazy talk going around. With the shows coming this month, these little oil paintings are almost ready to be sold. They are finished, signed and drying. When dry, I will scan, varnish and then price them. Five down, 8 or 9 to […]