I took these photos the first 4 days of the glorious month of March in Three Rivers. That’s it. Next week we will return to the business of art.
Still Clinging to February
It’s just too short. Of course, by now it is March and there are even more things to photograph. Maybe I should put those pictures on hold until August or September, when it is just ugly around here.
Three Rivers Trees
Oh No! The iconic valley oak on Kaweah River Drive fell over! Lots of firewood in that dude. A number of years ago when we still had a newspaper made out of paper (now we don’t even have an online paper), someone wrote an angry letter to the editor after Southern California Edison pruned the […]
Looking Back at February
Early-ish March isn’t that much different from late February. On an early morning walk, I just wanted to stop time. This house always grabs my attention, with its quiet simple beauty. As I walked, I kept smelling something that I couldn’t identify. It was a good smell, and one that I hadn’t noticed before. It […]
Ten New Things Learned in February
Since I learned almost nothing in January, I decided to keep better track in February. I probably learned lots in January, but just didn’t keep track. 2. Duckduckgo is the search engine I use instead of Google, along with Safari, which is the Apple web browser. Now Duckduckgo has a web browser designed for Mac. […]
My Favorite Things (as in Subject Matter)
When I started my art business, I named it “Cabin Art”, or perhaps “Cabinart*”, because my favorite subject matter was architecture, mostly cabins. As my skill and confidence grew, my favorite subject to draw (and eventually paint) was the Oak Grove Bridge. During a particularly wet winter after several dry ones, I became enamored with […]
A Different Sort of Commission
In 1996 or thereabouts, I drew this in pencil. It is a compilation of photos taken in Pauma Valley, Lemon Cove, and maybe even in Ivanhoe and Exeter. For some reason, a reproduction print was still around during my show last fall. It sold quickly, and a friend asked me to paint the scene for […]
About Pencil Drawing
Here are a few thoughts about drawing with pencils. First, have you noticed that when galleries tell the medium used in making a piece of art, they say things like “oil”, “watercolor”, “acrylic”, or “pencil”? “Pencil”???? Isn’t that actually graphite? In a sense, calling a pencil drawing “pencil” is somewhat like calling a painting “brush”. […]
Further February Meanderings in Three Rivers
Today we will have a few more quiet photos. Tomorrow I will put my work face back on, pick up my pencils, and soldier onward.
Meandering in Three Rivers in a Beautiful Month
I’m tired of friends’ fathers and husbands dying. So, today we are just going to quietly enjoy a few photos. To be continued tomorrow.