The quail design had to be repeated, this time higher and to the right. I was on a roll, had this thing figured out! Trail Guy stopped by to see how things were going. His timing was excellent, and he helped me place this design higher on the wall, measuring and leveling. It was too […]
Thirty-seven Years
Designs on a Museum Wall
I enlarged these designs onto kraft paper, ordered some very large sheets of graphite transfer paper, gathered a few tools, and drove to the Three Rivers Historical Museum. My job bosses had prepped the wall for me, and they also blocked it off in a very serious manner, along with providing a ladder and a […]
Ten New Things Learned in September
There is a common thread running through this month’s list. You will see what I’ve been focusing on learning lately. 2. A friend showed us these inflatable solar lights from REI. Sounds like a great way to not use propane at the cabin, but the lights themselves run from about $30-$50, depending on the size. […]
Are All Wall Paintings Murals?
Nope. Some are designs, created for museum displays, by exhibit designers. The Three Rivers History Museum hired a museum designer, an exhibit designer, whatever the title is, to create a Native American exhibit, and they (or is it the Tulare County Historical Society? Or the Mineral King Preservation Society? I should pay more attention!) to […]
Aaaand More Painting Progression
This is 8×8″, using a photo taken last spring somewhere on the BLM land above our house. Some people call it Case Mountain because it is below Case Mountain (mostly privately owned and gated closed). Some people call it Salt Creek because Salt Creek runs through. We call it BLM, because it is managed by […]
Orange Oil Paintings, WHAT SHALL WE CALL THEM?
Obviously, I could use a little help with titles here. “Oranges in a Blue Bowl” is too obvious; maybe I can think of a title that has to do with the fact that orange and blue are complementary colors. This means they are opposite one another on the color wheel—”complementary”, not “complimentary” such as “Oh […]
Four Finished Fruits
I know these aren’t just generic fruits, but the alliteration was too big of a temptation to resist. All these orange oil paintings are for sale at the Mural Gallery in Exeter, whose address might be 121 South E Street, and hours might begin at 11 a.m. but not on Tuesday, possibly not on Wednesday. […]
More Orange Paintings, A Progression
These have more detail and are larger than the 4 small orange paintings I showed you last Friday. That one is almost finished. It could be considered finished, but I don’t think it is as good as it could be. I’ll need to contemplate it for awhile. This one will require quite a bit of […]
Orange Oil Paintings, A Progression
There are a lot of orange paintings to get done, dried, scanned, and distributed to two different places. Let’s go! Four down, two to go. Altogether now, “These will look better after they are dry and always look better in person”.