The book The Cabins of Wilsonia may be in route to Three Rivers. Then again, it may not. Trust has been broken, so I am hearing the messages from the printer and the binder in the same sort of sound as the adult voices on Charlie Brown. Remember those? Meanwhile, I am occupied with various tasks, all […]
The Cabins of Wilsonia In Transit!
We interrupt our regular blogging schedule with this important news flash: The Cabins of Wilsonia, the book I’ve been slaving over for 3 years, is on 5 pallets in a truck depot in Cincinnati, Ohio, expected to arrive in Three Rivers on December 12!
Do-Over and other juvenile expressions
When you were a kid, did you sometimes allow do-overs on the playground? You know, you go to serve the volleyball, the class clown belches your name so you drop the ball instead of hitting it, and you get a do-over because it wasn’t fair? I began a painting of pumpkins several years ago. It […]
Thanksgiving Day in Mineral King
We could have gone to a traditional Thanksgiving Day family gathering, but we seem to be establishing our own quirky traditions instead. (Our family is quite flexible and forgiving.) Rather than write on and on, I’ll let the photos do the work.
Special Interruptive Post
Please excuse me for bombarding you with 2 posts in one day. There are two pieces of news that cannot wait: The book printer notified me that the book binder will be shipping the books (The Cabins of Wilsonia) to me on Friday. That means they get loaded onto pallets and into a truck on Friday […]
Stocking Stuffer Boutique
What is a “boutique” anyway? It isn’t a bazaar. Is it like “luncheon” as opposed to “lunch”? The dictionary uses the words “sophisticated” and “specialized” to explain a boutique. (Nope, didn’t look up bazaar – I saved that for you.) Sophisticated? Me? har har har har har. . . I’m from Tulare County, a Realistic […]
More Secret Oil Painting Workshop
Here are more photos and commentary from the secret oil painting workshop that I gave for my advanced drawing students. There are perquisites to taking drawing lessons – I lend photos, do scanning and photoshop prep for turning drawings into cards, and give secret oil painting workshops, among other benefits. We decided that the fruit […]
Secret Oil Painting Workshop
That’s right – SECRET oil painting workshop! I’ve only been an oil painter since March 8, 2006, learning by guess and by golly on my own, experimenting and bumbling along, taking and quitting a couple of classes, reading up, asking questions of other painters, watching some videos. What I know, which is precious little, I […]
Perfect Gift Boutique Post-Game
Perfect Gift Boutique Post-Game? Remember when the terms “pre-game” and “post-game” weren’t used? It is a sports/television term. “Wrap-up” also works, as does the stuffier sounding “evaluation”. The weather was beautiful, so the day after Thanksgiving was a busy one. It was a little hard to be indoors, but I managed to corral my independent […]
The Perfect Gift Boutique
First of all, in case anyone is wondering, I am thankful. Very thankful for many things. Didn’t want you to wonder, since I’ve turned Thanksgiving into a commercial here on my blog. (This is because I forgot to post it on Wednesday. Besides, who reads blogs on Thanksgiving anyway??) The 13th Annual Perfect Gift Boutique […]