Today’s post is full of unrelated items, all of which are important. I have a profession filled with variety, all challenging, fulfilling, and fun. This calls for a list: Tonight I will be demonstrating pencil drawing for the Tulare Palette Club. The drawings for my upcoming coloring book are FINISHED! I have edited a novel! […]
Mural #2, Day Three
I may have mentioned that February is my favorite month a couple of times. It still is, in spite of the fact that on this date, 16 years ago, my dad died. Weird. I didn’t think I could make it a week without him around, and now it has been 16 years. Every morning as I […]
Mural #2, Day Two
A guy showed up this a.m. to move the scaffolding out of the way. I drew the base of the tree. Then I redrew it further to the left. Are you wondering, “What tree??” Just hold on. . . Then I began painting the distant trees. A little ground work, more greenery in the distance, […]
Mural, Day Three
Since the sky is finished, I pulled the blue masking tape from the top. Then I reshaped the small window, widened the building a skosh on the right, filled in the posts with a first layer and then Customer came to say “Good Morning”. He had a smart aleck remark about the bluebird, so I […]
New Mural, Day Two
The first task of the day was to mix a good color for the weathered building. That greenish tan was just the paint remaining on my palette from Day One. Often I have a beginning drawing student draw something made of old wood for a first picture because the results are usually pleasing. Painting old […]
The Oak Grove Bridge Saga Begins
Or perhaps it continues. . . This commissioned oil painting of the Oak Grove Bridge is signed, sealed and delivered. On Monday, February 8 at 6 p.m., there will be a public meeting at the Three Rivers Memorial Building concerning the future of this bridge. A hearing? Something about the planning commission? Not […]
Happy Recipients
Here are some works of art that were done for Christmas gifts. I heard back from 3 of the 5 about the happiness of the recipients. The fourth and fifth are most likely very happy – an email and a phone call would confirm it, but I don’t like fishing for praise. So, I will […]
Bridge Paintings
My favorite bridge is currently my favorite subject for oil painting. (Brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Dept.) The Oak Grove Bridge crosses the East Fork of the Kaweah River, 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road, out of Three Rivers, in Tulare County, California. Some governmental agency has declared it to be […]
Navel Season
December is in the midst of navel season. Navels are seedless oranges, known for their great eating rather than for juice. The season has been greatly extended by adding early and late varieties. These are most likely the classic navel, Washington, also known as Old Line. These five oil paintings are also for the ag […]
Olive Harvest
Olive harvest takes place in October. For me, it is NOW, because these oil paintings of olives are FINISHED. Five of these paintings go to an ag realtor who has the good taste and class to give my oil paintings to his clients. Isn’t that brilliant? The sixth goes to a friend who is giving it […]