We last saw the cabin scene oil painting when I was confused about the conflicting light sources: With each successive layer, cohesion and coherence gets restored. (Aren’t big words great?) I’m still missing the details needed to confidently paint this side of the cabin. My photo is outdated, and I have word out to some […]
Making a Cabin Scene
Happy Birthday, Shirley!! Making a cabin scene is different from just making a scene. A cabin owner requested a painting of her cabin as a gift for her husband. (He only looks at the blog when it is about Mineral King AND she forwards the link to him, so I’m not ruining any surprises here.) […]
Grapes, Again
Is watching grapes get painted about the same as watching paint dry on a fence? Don’t answer that! When this is dryer, I will add brighter sunshine on the edges of some of the grapes. That contrast is what made me go for my camera when I saw these grapes. And now it is dryer, […]
Growing Some Grapes
A dear friend bought some little fruit paintings for her dining room a couple of years ago. She decided that another painting would look good on the other side of the window. I agreed. We discussed the options, and she thought grapes would be good there. I told her that grapes are crazy hard, so […]
Building a Store
Until I began this painting, I never noticed that the sign above the door is not centered. And now, it is finished! Next, I’ll sign it, paint the edges, wait for it to dry, scan or photograph it, varnish it, wait for it to dry again, and then mail it.
Two Gas Pumps
“Two Pencil and Colored Pencil Drawings of One Old Gas Pump” is too long of a title for a blog post, but it is more accurate than “Two Gas Pumps”. Let’s review: Now, new pictures for you. I can do a tiny bit better. #1 needs more separation between the closer and the more distant […]
On the Table and the Easels
In progress on my drawing table and on the easels:
Turned on the Swamp Cooler
What sort of stupid-sounding blog post title is that? An honest one. I paint better when I am not overheated, and in spite of the calendar having turned to autumn, the swamp cooler in the painting workshop is still in use. I painted better this session than the last one because I was more comfortable. […]
In Progress, Pencil and Oil
It was still hot last week. I painted awhile in the workshop but didn’t turn on the swamp cooler. Probably should have. Painted slowly, quit early. I retreated to the studio and turned on the air conditioner. While listening to interviews with the very smart and entertaining Mike Rowe, I began this pencil commission. I […]
Pencil Drawing Commissions
My commissioning customer/old family friend told me in our correspondence that she was interested in a pencil drawing of the gas pump at the Silver City Store. If you have seen it, you might understand. If you haven’t, you might consider this peculiar. What I consider peculiar is that earlier this summer, while delivering some more […]