My dear friend Natalie moved to Texas about 18 years ago. I still miss her. We email, write letters, talk on the phone very occasionally, and every so often we find a way to visit each other. Natalie is such a great person that her boss and co-worker decided to buy a couple of paintings […]
DON’T MISS THIS!
Wow. That sounded bossy. Please excuse me – my intention is excitement, rather than shouting orders. Wendy Miller is one of the best drawing students I’ve ever had the privilege of helping. I urge you strongly to see this show. And, many of her pieces are for sale. What an opportunity to own high quality […]
FREEDOM!
Celebrate, express your gratitude, relish, cherish, protect it, and never take it for granted.
Save The Date
Lean on Me, graphite on paper, Wendy Miller You are invited to SUMMER CLASSICS An exhibit of original pencil drawings by Wendy Miller July 2nd – September 22, 2013 Reception Sunday, July 7, 2-4 p.m. Courthouse Gallery of the Arts 125 South B Street Exeter, California
Another Mineral King Bridge
Back in the fall of 2011, we had ourselves a series about The Mineral King Bridge. You can see it beginning this date. Don’t worry, it will open in another tab or window, and I’ll be waiting right here for you to return. If you follow this blog (and blessings on those of you who […]
The California Artist Finds Her Big Girl Pants
I got serious about working on this commissioned oil painting of the Kaweah Post Office in Three Rivers for a nice (and hopefully patient) lady from New Jersey. Now, this is more like it. layers, details, contrast, texture. It needs to dry so I can paint the words on the signs – KAWEAH, POST OFFICE. […]
Kaweah Post Office and Big Girl Pants
Dabbling, thinking it might be good to finish this before it gets hot again when I’d rather be in the drawing studio with its A/C unit instead of in the painting studio with its swamp cooler. Dabbling, deciding, doodling. . . Has anything even changed from yesterday? Get going – drink some coffee or eat […]
Painting the Kaweah Post Office Again
Commissions are good! They mean I get to paint something that has a definite buyer. They are the opposite of speculation painting. Contractors build “spec houses”. It means they build a house like the Field of Dreams philosophy, in anticipation of a buyer. (“Spec” is short for speculation, not specifications.) Very few artists admit to […]
Nature Trail aka Wildflower Walk in Mineral King
In Mineral King, you can walk from Cold Springs Campground up to the actual Mineral King valley on a trail, called “the Nature Trail”. That name bugs me. My faithful blog reading and commenting friend (Hi Mel!) suggested “the Wildflower Trail”. I prefer aliteration, and because I never take a pack or food when I […]
How to Comment on This Blog
Greetings, Gentle Readers. I appreciate your attendance. I appreciate and respond to all comments. I have learned that the commenting system is irritating. This is the procedure: 1. Click on “Be the first to respond” or “# responses so far”. This is at the bottom of the post. 2. After you type your thoughts and […]