The show, Images of Home, is over, and I’m out of these paintings. The museum tells me that was a very good response. If you feel disappointed because your heart was set on one of these, I can paint any of them over again. Won’t be exactly the same, but it will be close. (There […]
Not Out of the Woods
A friend saw a painting in a book of a deer that she just flipped over. (Not literally, thanks for your concern for her back health.) She showed it to me and asked if I could copy it for her living room wall. I could, but I won’t. There are copyright laws, and I am […]
Completed Collage Commission
Who Died?
Jacob Currie. Or Curry. Spelling wasn’t that important to Irish folks in 1905. All that remains is gorse, in color. “Gorse?” you ask. “Of course”, I reply. Or is that “Of corse”?
Summer fun – 13 things I live by
Thank you to Cheryl Barker of Cheryl’s R&R blog for this idea. Today in the interest of summer fun, here is a list for you about me, the only subject in which I am really an expert. If it isn’t chocolate, it isn’t worth the calories. (Milk chocolate is for children, and chocolate is never […]
And more on the collage
This is St. Patrick. Or, more accurately, this is a statue of St. Patrick. This is a statue of St. Patrick with a bit of a glow, the outlines of gorse, and the outline of a headstone where the man who was born in the cottage was buried.
Cottage Collage, continued
Weird color – working late makes for some odd photography. Same cottage, gable end. Sometimes, I impress myself! Of course, the magnifying light is my Best Friend.
Land of Fruit and Nuts
Ever heard California referred to that way? My Customer-Friend/Friend-Customer has chosen the top seven fruits and nuts, the kind that are produced for food, to be painted by me for the purpose of meaningful kitchen decor. Here, alphabetized for your remembering ease, are the top seven: Almond, apricot, fig, lemon, navel orange, valencia orange, walnut. […]
Too Much
Ever heard of De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis? Wish I hadn’t. It means I did too much of something. A right-hander did too much with her left hand. Now my left thumb is in a weird splint that removes the opposable function of my thumb. It is temporary. I said, ‘IT IS TEMPORARY!” This second shout is […]
Images of Home or The Bridges of Tulare County
There are about 2 weeks remaining for the show, Images of Home, at the Tulare Historical Museum. Here are 2 more pieces that I painted specifically for the show. Buckeye Bridge, 16×12″, oil on wrapped canvas, $250. (just sayin’) Michael said this is really the Paradise Bridge. I believe him, because he helped to build […]