Who knew that birds would show up in such numbers in my art business?? My friend’s husband, Tony, asked if I could paint a wooden goose for him. A what, Tony? A goose! He didn’t specify type, so I had to consult The Google for ideas. I told him it will be a Canada Goose […]
Barn Raising
Just kidding. I’m not raising a barn, just drawing it. Well, maybe I am raising it out of the vast whiteness of the paper. I received these 2 photos along with many instructions. The top photo is how the barn looks now; the lower one is how it looked when the customer was a child […]
Squeezing in Citrus
Do you like the title? I feel quite pleased with it. Last month this painting sold: The happy customer asked if I had a matching lemon painting, to which I replied, “No, but I can paint one for you”. Then I couldn’t find the photos, so I went to the 26,000 photos on my computer […]
Do Over
A customer brought me a pencil drawing from 1995 with the request that I turn it into notecards. In order to turn an original drawing into a printed piece, there are some tasks to be done on a computer. First, I scan it, then open it in Photoshop, convert it to grayscale, erase anything that […]
Growing a Poinsettia
Someone bought some cards of a poinsettia painting that I did about 8 or 9 years ago. (It looked fine as a 4×6″ image, back when I was first learning to paint. Be polite, okay?) She liked it so much that she asked me to paint the same picture for her as an 8×10″ oil […]
December Oranges
Did you know that navel oranges are harvested in December? If you are from Tulare County where the world’s best (and most) navel oranges are grown, you probably knew that. My grandfather and dad were both orange growers. I am an orange painter. A friend/neighbor called to say that her sister-in-law wanted an oil painting […]
List of Activity
What a boring title – “List of Activity” – I’m sure that got people tripping over the Google to find this post. Not. But it has been active around my studio and art business lately with sales of oil paintings and pencil drawing commissions. Finished and sent to happy customer: Sold: Sketch approved and drawing […]
Further Pencilization
What is this “pencilization” that you’ve been saying lately? Just another made up word by your Central California artist, who specializes in pencil art, turning photos and ideas into pencil drawings. The print arrived from Shutterfly, so I was able to continue with the commissioned pencil drawing. An email arrived also, giving me the freedom […]
Pencilization
A friend sent me a photograph and asked if I thought it would make a better oil painting or a pencil drawing. Nothing to see here, folks; just move on. . . What I mean is that there is very little color to see, so I recommended a pencil drawing. I ordered a good print […]
Walnuts in My Art
Do you like walnuts? When I was a kid, I thought gleaning was punishment, in spite of being paid a king’s ransom of 25¢ a bucket. There were always stinging nettles on the ground, and it was boring. Then, I would say to my poor mama, “WHY do you have to put walnuts in EVERYTHING??” […]