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Jana Botkin's Blog

Posting 5 days a week about the realities of earning a living as an artist in Tulare County, California's fly-over country.

Two Weeks Ago in Mineral King

I’ve been gone. These pictures were taken two weeks ago. The snow was still plentiful on Farewell Gap,

Two Starts, One Finish, One Start-to-Finish

Translation of the title: I started two new paintings, finished one painting, and completed one in a single

A Little Painting Session

Recently, I had to leave Three Rivers at 10 a.m. This presented two choices: A. waste time until

Growing an Oak Tree (in Oil Paint)

Let’s review. I really liked this painting, but no one was willing to give me green pieces of

Drastic Do-over in the Painting Workshop

A friend of mine sells agriculture real estate. When I used to waste time on LinkedIn*, occasionally I’d

Fridays are about Mineral King*

I have some new friends, acquaintances really, because we haven’t met in real life, but we are learning

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