As a self-employed artist, I must puzzle out many dilemmas and questions that come my way, out here forging along in the big wide world. Here is a random sampling: 1. Why did a customer not pay me for selling a boatload of paintings for 5 years in spite of numerous attempts to collect and […]
Another Secret Oil Painting Workshop
There are benefits to taking drawing lessons from me. One of them is that I offer an occasional oil painting workshop to my drawing students. (There are a lot of links in this post. So many things reminded me of past posts. If you click on any of them, they will open in a new […]
Sold!
The Redbud Festival was really good this year. It wasn’t hot, it combined with First Saturday in Three Rivers, it was at the Memorial Building and I had an indoor space. Look at some of the paintings that sold: This isn’t actually the painting that sold. This one sold a few years ago, and my […]
And More Redbud Festival
It got busy at the Redbud Festival in Three Rivers at the Memorial Building this year. As usual, I saw a ton of people I knew, but I also got to meet new people. The standout to me was meeting Earl from BLOWING ROCK NORTH CAROLINA!! Really! I am that excited! That is where my […]
Redbud Festival Continued
Yesterday I left you contemplating the word “dumb”. Today we will continue our Redbud Festival Tour. Check out the primary colors. The sign being carried by the man says “Slow! Event Ahead”. So glad it used punctuation, because I’d hate to participate in a Slow Event. I think this pottery comes to the Redbud Festival […]
Redbud Festival 2014 in Photos
Redbud Festival in Three Rivers was on a new weekend and in a new location. It was walking distance from home for me! Bye-bye, studio, I have to work somewhere else today. Does your commute look like this? It is WONDERFUL to walk to work. Most exhibitors parked at the Presbyterian Church. Me? I took […]
Redbud Festival Returns
I wanted to say “Redbud Returns” for alliteration, but didn’t want to confuse you any more than already. What? You confused? Maybe not you specifically. The general population has confusion about the Redbud Festival in Three Rivers. Let’s tackle this as a FAQ session. 1. Will the redbud be in bloom? Nope. It blooms in […]
Preparing for The Redbud Festival
The Redbud Festival is an annual (except when it isn’t) event in Three Rivers, held in May. It will be on Saturday and Sunday next. I’ll give you the specifics in tomorrow’s blog post. Meanwhile, back at the workshop: Oops. I’m sorry. I went for a walk. Here, look at the paintings in progress: I […]
You Can Do THIS With Colored Pencils?
If my drawing students learn to draw with graphite pencils – i.e. see proportions, understand values (the darks and lights), understand hard and soft edges, and make the tools do what they intend for them to do, then my drawing students who want to can use colored pencils. Colored pencils (mis)behave differently than graphite pencils. […]
A Question Artists Don’t Like
The question that most artists don’t like is this: Will you donate a piece of artwork to My Good Cause? And then it is followed by something like “You can write it off on your taxes” or “It will bring great exposure”. The answers to the follow-ups are “Only the cost of the materials” and […]