The main elements are in place and it has now been hanging by my wood stove for 2 days and it isn’t dry yet! I can hear my Oh So Wise Dad’s voice in my head, “Whatever you do, don’t panic.” Okeydokey, Daddy-O, but can we get this thing a-dryin’ here so I can get […]
Another odd job
From time to time I get asked to do unusual things with my art abilities. Remember the original ornament? I painted it for the White House Christmas tree in 2007. I wrote about it the following December in 4 parts on my blog. The Ornament Story, chapter one The Ornament Story, chapter two The Ornament […]
Mineral King Bridge Painting, Done!
(Happy Birthday, Deb! Or was it yesterday??) When I was a child, my sisters and I had to say “May I be excused?” before leaving the dinner table. This was to signal many things: we were finished eating; to give our parents an opportunity to review our plates; to teach us how to be civilized; […]
Mineral King Bridge Painting, Part 4
Closing in on it!
Mineral King Bridge Painting, 3rd Layer
Branches and leaves on the cottonwoods, a pine in the right foreground, and some branches added to the red firs back by the cabins. Sounds like a lesson in native trees of Mineral King. Might be, if I knew what sort of pine that is. Bet it isn’t a pine but is another red fir. […]
Mineral King Bridge Painting, 2nd Layer
Getting better all the time (wasn’t that a song by Chicago?)! Certainly isn’t a Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Long Way There is certainly correct for the road, and Long and Winding Road is even better. Wait – it was called Getting Stronger Every Day by Chicago!! Clearly I digress. This is about visual art, not […]
Mineral King Bridge In Paint
We all know that procrastination is not a virtue. However, I’d like to present a few benefits to procrastination: 1. Sometimes the problem fixes itself. 2. Sometimes new knowledge or skill is acquired so the difficulty diminishes. 3. Sometimes the problem becomes a moot point. 4. Sometimes someone else takes care of it. I’ve been […]
First Home
If you have been a home owner, you probably will never forget the first place on which you paid a mortgage. Our first home was built in 1913 and we were only the 3rd owners. I loved that little house too much – it just wasn’t natural to have that much affection for an inanimate […]
A Cabin Commission
Cabinart – making art of cabins, using pencil. That is my roots. Now that I oil paint, when a commission drawing for a cabin comes along, I am thrilled. Thrilled, I say! The defining characteristic of this cabin is the group of massive trees in the front yard. The truth is that I sort of […]
Why I Make Art, #5
This is a painting of poppies on an antique window. (Thank you for asking, Carol!) You can read about it here: April 29 May 23 June 7 Reason #5: I make art because it beautifies spaces. Real life is messy. Artists get to clean it up in 2 ways. We can draw and paint in […]