The Redbud Arts and Crafts Festival is a long time Three Rivers tradition. It has been around since I was a little girl, and it is always long after the redbud have finished blooming. This is how redbud looks in bloom, up the North Fork of the Kaweah River. This is a commissioned oil painting […]
Random Thoughts from a Chaotic Mind
We are having an extreme family emergency, and it is causing me great distress and lack of focus. If I don’t go into detail, perhaps I can live in denial. If you are interested, you may read about it here. (my brother-in-law) Meanwhile, random thoughts from a chaotic mind. . . If I dabble in this and […]
Studio Painter with an Inferiority Complex
Studio. Workshop. Painting workshop. The building where I paint. Who cares? It is indoors, with consistent light, an easel that holds still, and nothing blowing around. I like being a studio artist. There is a snobbery out there in Art World about plein air painting being superior. It is a specialized skill, and I admire […]
Studio Painting, Phew!
What a relief to be painting in the studio. The light is consistent, I’m not cooking in the sun, and nothing blows away. This: becomes this: It will dry awhile, and I’ll make it better. Those flowers were sure fun – it is rare to just put bright colors down in a world of browns, […]
Drawing Lessons as Apprenticeships?
While reading Jeff Goins’ The Art of Work, I received a bit of reinforcement and validation for my teaching people how to draw. (Thanks, Jeff!) All along I have said that the only ones who don’t learn how to draw from me are the ones who quit too soon. Jeff reinforced that thought with this: An apprenticeship is […]
The Art of Work and Drawing Lessons
Jefferson Memorial, pencil on paper, size forgotten, price undetermined, drawn because I love to draw, love this piece of history and love this architectural style. Any questions? Use the contact button above and I’ll do my best to answer. The Art of Work by Jeff Goins is at the top of my current stack of books. […]
Fake Painting on a Garden Tour
“Fake painting”? What means this? It means that I was supposed to be painting plein air, and although I was painting plein air (which means on location), I have no intention of considering those paintings completed. I am a studio painter, and painting on location is a special skill for someone else. It is sort […]
Painting on a Garden Tour
Back in March, I visited a home in Three Rivers that was scheduled to be part of a home and garden tour. The organizers believed that having artists painting in the gardens would add some interest to the tour (and were hoping for sales to raise more money for the school.) I am a studio painter, […]
11 Items in My Portfolio Life
“Portfolio life” is a term I found in Jeff Goins’ The Art of Work. Collage of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in 4 Seasons, pencil and colored pencil, private collection Portfolio life doesn’t mean being a jack of all trades, or being the master of one, or being ADHD. It means your work life is full […]
Tax free photos
April 15 causes me pain. In case it affects you the same way, here is something nice to look at. You don’t have to pay any taxes on it.