Navels in the Orchard is actually just navels on canvas, another oil painting of Tulare County citrus. I painted the details working from the back to the front, which means first I painted the items which are the farthest away from the viewer. Usually I wait until the painting is dry to photograph it. But […]
Fix ’em Up, Make ’em Better Than Before
Yesterday I told you that the paintings retrieved from Silver City will be heading to Exeter’s Mural Gallery, which reopens September 19 (TOMORROW!) after a summer-long renovation. (I don’t think they have a website, but their physical address is 121 So. E Street (next door to the former Wildflower Cafe, at the edge of Mixter […]
Getting Ready for Simply Home
The amount of work to prepare for a solo show is astonishing. I’m so thankful that I was given an entire year to get ready for Simply Home at CACHE, opening October 19, 4:30-6:30 PM. Here is the list of the most recent show prep activities: After all this thinking, I made a list of […]
And Another Still Life
Fridays are usually for Mineral King. We haven’t been able to get there due to the road closure. There are limited times that people can pass through, but it isn’t helpful to only be able to go up at the end of the day and be required to head down early in the morning. (Maybe […]
A Productive Painting Day
Is there a word that starts with P to substitute for “day”? I could use “process”, but it isn’t accurate enough. After spending time with Krista evaluating my paintings, I repaired four in one day. (One wasn’t even on the list, but it was bugging me.) Everything dried quickly to be scanned. Maybe I will […]
This, That, and Another Thing, Again
This: This painting is inching forward. It wants wildflowers (fiddleneck) next, maybe some distant shrubs. That: The book about TB got sent to the publisher/printer and then put on hold because it needed “hyperlinks” in order to be an e-book. Hunh?? I learned how to do this, then after 2 hours, I remembered that the […]
Because I Feel Like It
Normally I think pretty long and carefully about what to paint, particularly when trying to build up a solid body of work for a solo show. I know that citrus, sequoias, Mineral King, foothills, and local landmarks are the most likely to sell. After all, I did come here to earn a living, not to […]
Quickety Fix
What’s wrong with this picture? The downhill lane isn’t convincing, the leafy bush/tree over Guardsman #2 is too yellow and looks like a cultivated roundie-moundie, and the growies in that center lane are too mushy. All better now. The decision is made: this painting is called “Four Guardsmen”.
Inching Forward in the Heat
When it is hot (i.e. “summer”), I prefer to paint in little stages rather than in long sessions. The swamp cooler helps, but it isn’t A/C for sure and for certain. This might be how it looked last time you saw it. “It” has the working title of “Keep Right”, and I am open to […]
Continuing to Paint in Summer’s Heat
Summer lasts a little bit too long for my liking. In early July, I was tired of it. That is an unpopular view, and I accept my status as a weirdo in this regard. However, I soldier onward in the heat, thankful for the inadequate swamp cooler in the painting workshop, and the inadequate wall […]