The Madera County Art Council notified me that the following pieces have been accepted into their Ag Art Show. This will be in the category of Row Crops. It ought to give people pause as they look at pictures of alfalfa and broccoli. Pomegranates have their own category. I think Madera produces quite a few […]
Interview with a California Artist, Part 2
Tell us, California Artist, what would you be doing if you weren’t an artist? If I knew then what I know now, perhaps I would have been a business or marketing major and an art minor. This is a no-spin zone – I asked what you’d be doing, not what you would have studied! Soooorrrrrrr-EEE. […]
Interview with the California Artist
Why did you decide to become a self-employed artist? Because most jobs are repetitive, boring, and full of sanctioned incompetence. Because I had to pretend as if I was busy when there was nothing to do, because too many bosses were dumb, petty, moody and inconsistent in their instructions. Because making and selling art and teaching […]
Mineral King, Late Summer
It was remarkably clear in Mineral King in late August. The place is a continual source of inspiration and painting ideas for this central California artist.
Redwoods, Redwoods, Everywhere
I still have a very large commissioned oil painting of redwoods to complete. Redwoods are sequoia gigantea, not to be confused with California redwoods. We grew up calling them “the big trees”, and I had no clue what a privilege it was to live so close. (I might have been a bit of a twit.) […]
Why I Sometimes Don’t Answer the Phone While Painting
If you call my studio during work hours on a work day, often you will get the answering machine. You might be thinking, “That flaky artist doesn’t work much!” Au contraire! Sometimes I just can’t get to the phone. The phone is on the far left of the photo, atop the filing cabinet, and requires […]
September Eleventh
Remember.
What I Listen To While Painting
Being an artist at a private home studio can be a silent and solitary profession. Sometimes I embrace the solitude. (Ever notice how the word “embrace” gets overused these days??) Sometimes I trap the UPS driver into seeing my work and hearing about it, because I haven’t talked to a soul all day long. I’ve […]
Trail Guy Climbs White Chief Peak
While I was working in Wilsonia, Trail Guy was climbing White Chief Peak. Off trail stuff doesn’t suit me with my lack of depth perception, so I am always a little relieved when I don’t have to go with Trail Guy on these more adventuresome excursions. See the peak on the left? with the flat […]
Where Are The People?
This summer I have been contemplating the fact that there are thousands of people passing through Three Rivers each year. Most of them come through during the summer, either on their way to or from Sequoia National Park. They come to see the big trees (sequoia gigantea), bears, and vast views of mountains. They come […]