Yesterday’s post left off with a promise to tell about the good parts of the Visalia Taste the Arts show. Just call me List Lady. . . Very very well organized Great booth space No charge for the booth Shade!! Unloading and loading right at the booth site. Free lunch and bottled water Booth sitting […]
Straight Talk About Art Fairs, Part Two
Yesterday we left off with a photo of my booth, which was both well-spaced and had a crooked Sawtooth oil painting with a worry about a large stage with very very large speakers. Better – Sawtooth doesn’t show. But next time could you move that dumb-looking basket before taking the picture? Enough paintings, […]
Straight Talk About Art Fairs
When I got to the venue for the Visalia Taste the Arts, I was very very impressed by the way it was set up. As I pulled into the fenced off area, I was handed a show packet that included a lunch ticket and directed to my booth. There were many huge canopies covering multiple […]
End of Summer Photos of Mineral King
Will I continue Fridays for Mineral King once the cabin season is over? More will be revealed in the fullness of time. . . Meanwhile, enjoy these end of summer photos. Puh-leeze. No standing? Really? I wonder how many people have taken photos of their friends standing in front of this sign because it is […]
Taste The Arts
Taste the Arts takes place on Saturday, September 29 in Visalia, California. It is a little division of a week long event called “Taste of Visalia“. Maybe. I’m quite confused on the whole shebang. What I am not confused about is that I will be one of many artists showing and selling my work at […]
The Most Beautiful Fruit Bowl I’ve Ever Seen
Maybe the fruit is the most beautiful rather than the bowl. Maybe it was the setting. The light was superior, and I could hardly concentrate on the task at hand, which was helping to decide how many propane lamps might be necessary in a neighboring cabin. Trail Guy walked around with a tape measure, and […]
Redwood With Dogwood
I thought about calling this post “Red Dog” but assumed that might be ever so slightly misleading. This painting is finished, all 30×40″ of its glorious self. Giant sequoias, Redwoods, Big Trees – whatever it is called, this painting is huge. I think I’ll go lie down for a bit.
I Paint Better Now
See what I mean? This was the largest painting I had ever done back when I did it. Can’t remember, but I think it was in 2007, after I’d been oil painting for about one year. I thought it was mighty fine indeed. This year I took a long hard critical look at it […]
How Do You Know Fall’s Coming When It’s Still Hot?
In Mineral King, there are consistent signs that fall is coming. It may still be 105 down the hill during the day, but in Mineral King we know summer is about to be history. The light is different, and the grass is as high as an elephant’s eye. The water flows in a sluggish manner. […]
A New Idea
Trail Guy had a great idea for me this summer. We are now beginning to develop it. Here are the photos we used in our designing phase. “Phase” makes it sound huge and extensive, don’t you think? More will be revealed. . .