The Kaweah Post Office is one of our only landmark structures in Three Rivers. I am working to help meet the insurance deductible to rebuild it because a big limb from a valley oak tree smashed the roof. (We are quite rural – perhaps a bear was in the tree eating acorns and caused the […]
Drawing a Cabin
My business is called “Cabinart” because when I began, I lived in a cabin and I drew people’s cabins. I still live in a cabin part time and I still draw cabins. When someone pays me to draw a specific cabin, that is a commission. A friend asked me to draw a cabin that he […]
New Paintings, Squished Orange
My friend/customer LOVED these paintings, including the extra thick canvases. Yea! However, I studied the orange painting and realized it isn’t symmetrically round like an orange – it is squished on the left side. Back to the easels. . .
Jumping the Gun With Paint
Do you ever wonder about the origins of sayings such as “jumping the gun”? That is an easy one – it refers to racers (horses? people?) who take off before the starting gun. In commissions, the “starting gun” is when the customer pays 1/2 down and we decide exactly what she wants. A conversation alone is […]
Invitation To My Other Blog This Week
This is my real blog. The Cabins of Wilsonia is my other blog. Sometimes I am confused as to which posts belong on which blog. After seven years of blogging, my default position remains here. Sometimes I have to remember that I have another blog, now that The Cabins of Wilsonia is a published book and I’m […]
Another Decision Made!
As I began the previous commissioned pencil drawing of a cabin, another customer notified me of his decision. A, B, or C? C!
Decision Made!
A pencil drawing commission customer made a decision about which view to have me draw of her cabin! A or B? B! What appears to be a slight difference between the 2 views matters to the customer. I am here to make the customer happy. She knows her cabin; I do not.
Sketchy Decisions
So many pencil drawing commissions are awaiting decisions. I’ve sent sketches and more sketches. Can’t start drawing until I know what the customer/commissioner wants! Sketches, called “thumbnails” or “thumbnail sketches” were required in most of the assignments in art classes, both in high school and college (I went to 4 different colleges – a full-fledged […]
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 Painting Commissions
Commissions – orders to make a custom item, following the wishes of the customer. I’ve been asked to do 3 custom flower oil paintings, each 6×6″. Three makes it easy to find a place to hang, either vertically or horizontally. Or, they can be set here and there without having to locate wall space. This […]