That again? Yeppers. Now it is a card. You can buy them from me in person or on the cards page of my website. $3.50 each, blank inside, 5×7″, green envelope, packaged in a sealed cellophane bag. Now, I will brace myself for the stampede! Mineral King Bridge, original oil painting reprinted as card
Three Rivers Studio Tour 10 is coming
While in this drawdrawdraw mode, it is still necessary to think about other parts of my business. Three Rivers Studio Tour 10 is at the end of March, and people like to buy stuff from the artists. I’m real glad about that. It is helpful if I have things to sell to those fine folks […]
Redo, Recolor
In my quest for truth and reality, I took a hard look at a painting of a green apple. I liked it, but it didn’t sell. The other 2 had, but not this guy. Sold Sold Homeless green apple Must be the grayish bluish background! No one decorates in those colors. “Everyone” is decorating in […]
Repaint, refresh, restore
I painted a yellow pear and used a reddish background. It didn’t sell when other pear paintings did. I did some honest re-evaluating. Here is the Before and the After. Before. After. If you prefer the Before, please don’t tell me. I am not mature enough to handle it. Thanks. Sincerely, The immature California Artist
Reuse, Recycle
California artist recycles redwood trees into poppies. I had a 5×7 oil painting of redwood trees in snow that I used to like. The longer it hung around and wasn’t sold, the less I liked it. No problem. I have a paintbrush and I’m not afraid to use it! Look at this weirdness: Fear not. […]
Winery? Mountain? Vineyard?
Remember seeing this sketch a few weeks ago? It was the preliminary step to beginning the commissioned pencil drawing of a winery. After drawing for awhile, it is helpful to stick it to the wall and study it at a distance further than 8″. You can see the size in comparison to the 10″ square […]
Peculiar Sights
Last week I took a break in the middle of the day. Yes, I know I should have been drawing. It was a spectacularly difficult week with 5 Bad Things to face, so I went for a walk, okay? Alrighty then. I was just boppity-bopping along, enjoying the January sunshine, contemplating matters of consequence, praying […]
And more books. . .
Salt and Light, oil on board, 11×14″, not for sale (But why isn’t it for sale? Because it is too personal to me. Then why are you showing it here? Because it is the only painting I have with books in it!) Up For Renewal by Cathy Alter is autobiographical. It was well written for […]
You Know You’re A California Artist When. . . Part 3
It was getting a bit long yesterday so here is the rest of my pencil version of California artist. 5. . . . the houses you draw often have palm trees. 6. . . . sometimes you draw poppies. 7. . . and you keep drawing oranges because everyone likes them. 5×7 reproduction with color […]
You Know You’re A California Artist When. . . part 2
That was so fun that I decided to do it again in pencil. Split personality? No, same subjects (California, mostly Tulare County), same tight style. 1 . . . you draw the beach. Wood, Wind, Waves, pencil on paper, 12×16, matted and framed, $500 Central California Coastal Pier, sold Beach Birds, sold Wave Action, 11×14, […]