Why, yes, indeed it is. Wait, nope, I spent yet another hour on the phone with someone whose main phrase was, “Yes Ma’am”, as she tried to figure out AGAIN why my new phone won’t work. Or wait, is it the new SIM card? Perhaps it is the new provider? See a pattern here? It […]
SOLD (Took awhile. . .)
For several months, I had no work. Instead of worrying about it, I enjoyed guilt-free time at the cabin. Well, guilt-free except for the fact that the road was closed, and other people couldn’t enjoy Mineral King this past summer. Life is a series of good things and not-so-good things; we do our best with […]
Starting Over Again. . .
It is time to do a few small paintings to sell at Kaweah Arts. The proprietor requested Sequoia trees and mountain ranges. I looked through my canvas sizes, looked through my photos and made some decisions. Inventory number, title, wire on the back, add to the inventory lists, crop and enhance the photos—all needs to […]
Fast or Good?
My drawing students get to hear me say this regularly: “You can be fast or you can be good; I get to be both.” Now I am working on a drawing that is very very important to me, and I am choosing to be good, but S L O W. What’s with all the pressure? […]
Painting the Museum Wall
So far I have only told you about the steps toward painting the display on a wall in the Three Rivers Historical Museum. I finally began applying color to the wall. It took two coats for the colors to be strong enough to cover. My plan was to freehand the “shadows”, and afterward, use the […]
About That Museum Wall Design
The exhibit is on the north interior wall of the Mineral King Room in the Three Rivers Historical Museum. (Really, shouldn’t this be called a “history” museum rather than a “historical” museum? This bothers me. The museum isn’t historical; however, I didn’t name it and can read their sign and website and then call them […]
Transferring Designs to a Museum Wall
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Back to the Easels and the Drawing Table
After several months of no work (i.e. lovely free time at the cabin without deadlines or guilt), work is beginning to trickle back into my days. First, a pencil commission. (I still love to draw.) This was the little sketch for the customer to approve or amend. She made a couple of suggestions, and I […]