Aren’t lists helpful? Back in the olden days (the 1970s), I was working some dumb boring job. At the end of some days, I got to see my best friend who was in college in the same town. I’d trudge through the day, doing my mindless boring job, and every time I thought of something […]
Thank a Veteran Today
The veteran I am thanking today is my friend Bob, who served in Korea. Bob, THANK YOU for your service to our country and happy birthday this month!
The 2015 Calendar is HERE!
The new calendar for 2015 has arrived! These are my best oil paintings. Sort of. My best oil paintings that fit the calendar format and fit the months. Sort of. The best blend of my best oil paintings that sort of fit the calendar format and sort of fit the months. It is called […]
Mineral King Fall Painting
Cabin is closed, color wasn’t very spectacular, and the Park lit a burn which completely obscured the views. So, have a look at how Farewell Gap in Mineral King usually looks in early fall.
Cabin Commission
The upcoming book, The Cabins of Wilsonia, will have 268 pencil drawings of cabins and cabin details. Not everyone is pleased with the way I have represented his cabin. Most people are gracious about it and know that the book is an overview, rather than a documentary or a complete album. One friend was not sure about […]
Home Improvement
A dear friend manages vacation rentals. A few years ago, she was asked to take on a home that needed a ton of loving care, and she had to provide it on not just a shoestring, but a frayed shoestring. (This means she had almost a zero budget.) Because we love to do projects together, […]
Fall Painting
Friday’s posting about scariness in Mineral King even smelled like smoke to me. Oh wait – that is because the smell from the prescribed burn was in Three Rivers. Let’s soothe our senses with something else that is a symbol of fall, a nicer symbol, both decorative and edible. Pumpkins VIII, 8×10″, oil on wrapped […]
Scary in Mineral King
Today is Halloween, and it is scary in Mineral King. This is how it looked on Sunday, October 26. This is a screen shot from the Mineral King Webcam. It is called the Mosquito Fire, a “controlled burn”. This is a prescribed burn, deliberately set between Mosquito Creek and Avalanche Creek. (Never heard of […]
2015 Calendar Coming!
Two years ago I published a calendar of oil paintings. Last year it was a calendar of photography. (I was too busy drawing The Cabins of Wilsonia to paint.) This year it will be a calendar of oil paintings. It will be called Beautiful Tulare County. If that sounds like a joke, stop being cynical! There are beautiful places […]
I Love To Teach People How to Draw
One afternoon per week, I am in Exeter at the Courthouse Gallery of the Arts. Each hour on the half hour, four people come in for their weekly drawing lesson. Each person works at her own pace on her own picture. Or his. We have a great time, and people really learn to draw! The […]