These are photos that could have been used in yesterday’s posts about what I learned in April. But since I am not working very much and Mineral King isn’t open yet, I saved some of them for today. This white flower is a brodiaea that comes near the end of spring. Each one of those […]
Seven, no, Eight Things Learned in April
1. Here is a fun list of 100 ways to live better: Less Wrong (Warning: needless occasional vulgar language and some controversial suggestions with an occasional gem.) 2. The “platform” where my blog lives did a tech update again. This time it actually improved things. Now when you are a subscriber, you can see photos […]
Working Toward a Solo Show
In August, “Around Here and Sometimes a Little Farther” will open in Tulare at the Tulare Historical Museum’s Heritage Gallery. What is this? So glad you asked! It is another solo show of my art. Pieces have sold since the show last fall in Exeter at CACHE, new pieces have been painted, and it is […]
Fading Spring in Three Rivers
The old rhyme “April showers bring May flowers” isn’t exactly true in Three Rivers. Here it is more that April showers prolong March flowers. The turkeys are very busy right now. Too bad we don’t know where they lay their eggs; on the other hand, if you found a turkey egg, it might have a […]
More About Business with a Friend
Two of my friend’s new paintings were just right on her wall. The third didn’t fit. She took me up on my offer to exchange, so I put 3 new paintings in the pick-em-up truck (because Fernando is under the weather) and headed to her house. This is the one she sent back. Choices are […]
Doing Business with a Friend*
This post is lots of jibber-jabber before the photos, but without the gab, you might wonder why these photos are here. A longtime (not going to say “old”) friend expressed an interest in a couple of my paintings. I brought them to her so she could see how they looked on a recently refurbished wall […]
Fabulous and Varied Daffodils
In my little piece of Three Rivers, the deer don’t eat daffodils. Maybe they don’t taste as good as the native plants that are available around here in the spring. The gophers don’t bother them either. So, last December when the bulbs were on sale in Michigan (online), I bought a ton and planted them […]
Forget Watercolors; Where are my Oil Paints?
The last painting of a lemon sold the day I took it to the gallery*, so I painted another one. This is Lemons on the Tree IV, 6×6”, $75. It needs a few blossoms. Now it is time to start painting Mineral King subjects to sell at Silver City this summer. This is Sawtooth #64, […]
It Seemed Like a Good Idea
I had a great idea that I thought would take off like gangbusters. Watercolor workbooks are a bit of a fad right now. They feature about a dozen small simple watercolor paintings with a page facing each one to duplicate each painting, along with color swatches to mix, and simple instructions. These are very cool […]
Successful Drawing Workshop
The recent drawing workshop in Three Rivers was successful; everyone learned, and everyone had a good time, including your Central California artist, in her role as a drawing teacher. We met at someone’s house on the river, a place full of beauty, so there are photos of things that caught my fancy along with photos […]