Poppies and oranges are two of my most popular subjects. Orange and green, green and orange. Orange is yellow and red; green is yellow and blue. I’m getting more relaxed about the specific shades of each, focusing more on values, which is Artspeak for darks and lights. This painting will take awhile, because I want […]
Another of Tulare County’s Prettiest Places
Maybe “Tulare County’s Prettiest Places” would be the right name for my show at CACHE. But what if I want to paint other places too? Who will want other places? My fan club (fall down laughing) is based here in Tulare County. Enough already with the speculation and analysis—let’s paint. This is Rocky Hill Drive, […]
One of Tulare County’s Pretty Places
Remember seeing this 16×20″ mess first layer? I think it will be a good one. I combined about 4 photos on Photoshop Junior* to see if my version of this scene was better than reality and concluded that yes, indeedy it is, or it will be if I can execute it with excellence. Let’s go! […]
Another Winter Walk in Three Rivers
I love February in Three Rivers, so I walked a route that I haven’t walked in a long time, wanting to test my foot and my ability to endure discomfort. There were plenty of things to distract me, such as stealing a tangerine, dodging traffic, and taking photos. I take the same photos over and […]
Painting with Jackson
Jackson is our least friendly cat. He just comes around if he needs or wants something (not that he can tell the difference between needs and wants.) He is the most likely to ignore curfew and then come yelling around the bedroom window late at night when he wants to get into the workshop. I […]
Winter Walk in Three Rivers
What passes for winter in Three Rivers is probably what many parts of the country regard as springtime. When we get rain, we get green. We get flowers too. And, we get lichen. Well, we already had that, but I’m on a roll here, taking photos while walking. An old friend told me she was […]
Steadily Oil Painting
How many paintings can I work on at one time? ONE! How many can I have in progress at the same time? As many as I have space for. How many are drying in the house at the time of this writing? Six! But how many are you working on right now? Just four. Will […]
Recently (ish) Sold Paintings
Seeing a collection of paintings that has sold provides fuel to keep me painting during a season of slow sales. This is a season of producing; November-December was a season of selling.
Painting Steadily at Many Stages
Sometimes people wonder if I work on more than one painting at a time. Yeppers, for sure! Today’s post is a look at several paintings at various stages of completion. There are more in various stages, but this is enough for today. Thanks for stopping by.
A Mess of Deer and Three Paintings
Trail Guy and I took a walk. As we were approaching home, this is what we saw. After this excitement (plus the usual mess of turkeys in the yard), I went into the workshop to work on three paintings. One needed finishing, one needed more detail, and one needed the first layer.