I’m able to spend lots of time in Mineral King this month. While hiking, I think. Sometimes I think about the blog, and the idea of a week of wildflowers came to me. Today, white! I’m doing my best to look at white flowers and learn some new names. Several blog readers have told me […]
I Draw Better Now
Over a year ago, I was at a dinner and ran into someone who had bought a colored pencil drawing of oranges from me in the early 2000s. He mentioned that it was still hanging in his office. I said, “I draw better now; can I have it back to fix it?” Yes, I actually […]
The Rain Stopped and The Sun Came Out
The rain stopped briefly and the sun came out, so I went for a walk here in Three Rivers. This was on February 12, but there were other things to blog about last week. Look! The buckeye trees, always precocious, are leafing out already. Here is an unobstructed view of Alta Peak and Moro Rock. The […]
More From My Pencils
When deciding what to draw next, this particular subject seemed like a good compromise of my theme of Tulare County and what I want to draw because I want to draw it. Strawberry fields have become a common sight in our area over the past 10 years or so in the springtime. That makes this […]
Orange is the Color of Tulare County
One might think that this Central California artist’s favorite color is orange. One would be wrong, but one would be forgiven for making that assumption. Due to her continual paintings of oranges and poppies, this would be a logical guess. But, if one thinks about Central California and what we are known for here in Tulare County, […]
One More Look at Adding Blue
To continue yesterday’s dissatisfying post about color, here is an aspen painting before I added blue: Here it is afterward: Ahem. Why is it that I can repair photos quite well using Photoshop Elements but cannot get the same painting to scan the same way 2 times in a row? Who cares? I have real […]
A Conversation About Color
A friend is learning about art, practicing diligently at watercolor, taking workshops and painting with a group in her town. She also reads about art, and has been kind enough to spend time with me, discussing various art related topics. She told me about a book called “Breakfast at Sotheby’s: An A-Z of the Art […]
Long Way There
(Happy Birthday, Melissa!) Anyone remember the Little River Band? Does the song “Long Way There” do anything for you? I loved it in 1978, and I still do. Many people think of “Long and Winding Road” when it comes to driving to Mineral King. That is probably a more accurate theme song, but I used […]
Wildflower Oil Paintings
Remember these wildflower oil painting beginnings? First, I drew them with my paintbrush. Stage two was to get the first layer of color down. The real fun was putting in the detail. It isn’t often that I get to paint with these colors, and it just makes my heart sing. Lalalalalalala! LALALALALA! Excuse me. Got […]
Oil Paintings at Home
Oil paintings at someone else’s home. Someone else who really likes my work. Someone whom I really like. But, this is the World Wide Web, so her identity will not be revealed. She has others that are not yet hung, only propped against the wall the last time I was over. As she and I discussed […]