I got an email from a stranger in Kansas who googled “pencil drawing of a cabin”. YEA! This brought him to “Cabinart”! He had seen a drawing of the Clover Creek Bridge on my site and then could no longer find it. (Since the site has been rebuilt, I left off some of the older pieces […]
On and Off the Easels
Now that I have boxes of books in my painting studio, there aren’t as many places to hang wet paintings. So, these remain on the easels until they dry. This is a 6×18″ panorama type painting of poppy fields after one pass on the canvas. Morro Rock is almost dry. It was dry enough to […]
February is Spring in Three Rivers
To my friends who live where there is winter, if Three Rivers seems SOOOO LUCKY to have spring, think about the rest of the year. Hot, smoggy, fat people, poor people, lots of diabetes, high teen pregnancy. . . okay, I exaggerate. That’s Tulare County, but Three Rivers is in Tulare County. Not much water […]
Painting Better Now
Why hasn’t this painting sold? Trail Guy loves it. I thought it was pretty good. Hmmm, let’s study the thing, put it on the easel and get tough. This now has better detail in the mountains and a different and brighter color in the water. Keep painting, Central California Artist. You’ll get it.
Hey, Get Back Here!
Mr. Art Patron returned from his vacation to find an indoor mural on his wall at Visalia Granite. He was very pleased, and asked for a few minor adjustments. They were improvements, and I am glad he noticed and asked. Oh, that troublesome beam. Not knowing how to deal with it, I simply painted the sides […]
Eagle Trail Painting: Before, During and After
Before: During: After? I might keep painting over and over and over. This looks better to me, but once it is dry and hanging in the studio or showing somewhere in public, I won’t know for sure. Also, this isn’t a true and fair comparison because I’m using different cameras. Guess you’ll just […]
I Paint Better Now, Again
A painting called “Eagle Trail” wasn’t sitting right with me. I look at it each time I set up a show or rehang paintings in the studio, and something was just not good enough. I don’t know what is bothering me. So, I just began with the upper-most, furthest away parts. As I was taught […]
February First Saturday Three Rivers
January is over. February is on us. The first Saturday of February is the 7th, and it is a bit of an event in Three Rivers, as are all First Saturdays in Three Rivers. My studio will be open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. It has a hand rail up the steps now! It will […]
I Paint Better Now
Sometimes progress sneaks up on us incrementally. I’ve been oil painting since March 8, 2006 (Yes, I remember the date. It was memorable and remarkable and important.) I pulled out an older painting (haven’t been painting long enough to call anything “old”) that a friend requested. She saw a scratch on the surface, so I […]
A Few Days Off Work
Finish the mural early, take one day off work, okay, why not two because I have company, oh go ahead, take three. I am the boss of me, and my boss gave me 3 days off last week. Why? Because I completed the mural one day early. 3 days off? How about a bonus? Never […]