Like that song by Dolly Parton? Nope. Starting 2 new oil paintings of Mineral King (and finishing one other). This is 3×9”, a new size I found in Salem at Michael’s. Visalia’s Michael’s doesn’t have any this size (or the 4×12”, which I quickly used to paint Sequoia trees.) This does not surprise me; the […]
Aaand, Another Day With Oil Paints
All Mineral King oil paintings on this day. This: Became this: This: Became this: And this: Became this: And then it got almost finished and joined its siblings on the drying wall. Jackson didn’t show up.
Mineral King, Just a Few Photos
Today’s post is just a handful of photos in Mineral King. I recently went to Hume Lake instead of Mineral King but understand that my audience prefers seeing and reading about Mineral King. No offense to Hume Lake people—just accepting the identity of my blog readers. The first best summer of my life was 1978 […]
A Day with Oil Paint
There really are only so many potential titles to a repetitive blog topic. This could be “A Day at the Easels”, but I chose to paint flat on the table, or holding the canvas in my hand. It could be “A Day with an Audio Book”, but then I’d have to make a book report. […]
Three More Improved Oil Paintings
Plein air is a good way to start a painting. It is also a good way to hang out with artist friends. However, all my plein air attempts require much attention later in the painting workshop.
Three Improved Beach Paintings
All three of these paintings were done plein air. I finally completed them in the painting workshop at home.
Many Aspects to the Business of Art
Maintenance Tony finished my steps. That man is an artist, in addition to knowing how to make these the most comfortable for the situation while incorporating existing elements. Framing I will be showing some pencil drawings in Around Here and Sometimes a Little Farther. Pencil drawings require framing. Although I prefer drawing over painting, that […]
Your Central California Artist Walked to White Chief
Walked? Hiked! I carried a daypack with water and lunch, so I’m calling it a hike. So what, who cares? I went 7 miles on my numb feet, that’s what. Yea! I can still hike (maybe not far, but I’ll take what I can get here.) Let’s just have photos, with minimal commentary and zero […]
Just Three Photos Today
I had a stack of 8×10” paintings from my various plein air sessions last fall. It’s taken awhile, but I am finally accepting that my plein air attempts will probably always require several touch-up sessions in the painting workshop. When people who know me or my work see my unretouched plein air paintings, they say […]
Everyone is Focused
TONY WAS FOCUSED While I was focused on painting, Tony (you don’t know him but you may remember when I painted a goose for someone—that was Tony) was focused on replacing the worn wooden steps to my studio. Trail Guy originally built them for me, not once, but twice. I’ve been in this studio since […]