Never before (as far as I know) has one of my murals been messed with. I can’t say that anymore. A couple of weeks ago, some stupid hon-yock threw an egg into the sky of my Ivanhoe mural. So, I told the librarian to have county maintenance see if it would wash off first, and […]
Painting Three Rivers in Oil
We last saw this painting of Alta Peak and the Kaweah River (just “Kaweah River” without any identifying titles because here all the forks have come together) looking hopeful, but with much work ahead. It was time, nay, past time to get this done. (So many distractions!) Here you can see how I progress from […]
What This Central Calif. Foothill Artist Does in a Day
Not gonna bore you with mundane details of life, just the productive and mildly interesting aspects that often fill a workday for me. First I met some friends early and we slammed out 4 miles on foot. Sometimes I don’t have anyone to walk with, and so I pick shorter steeper walks. On this particular […]
Tryna Paint | A Few Other Things First
So many parts to my little life: editing, gardening, doing stuff for church. . . but I was ‘posed to be painting. Look! This crape myrtle tree isn’t dead after all! Hey! Why are these iris hiding? This sign will be repurposed, but first Trail Guy had to scrape off old lettering, and then I […]
A Difficult Drawing | But I Have Experience
During my most recent pencil drawing commission, I contemplated how this would have been difficult in the past. There was great satisfaction in putting this together with confidence, knowing that I was exceeding the customer’s expectations while meeting a tight deadline. Not bragging, just relaxing into the sense of work done well because of many […]
Finally Back to the Drawing Board | Actually a Table
After I finished formatting, photo editing and captioning, cover designing, bar code ordering and finally ordering the Springville book, I went back to the drawing board, which is actually a “drawing table”, I think. Remember this sketch? The upper house is mostly finished, and I was able to begin the lower one. Jackson came into […]
April Arrived as Always
Silly title, sacrificing sense for alliteration. My blog, my silliness. This is the April page on my 2026 calendar. (all gone. . . whaddya expect in month #4?) These sycamores are so picturesque. . . used to be so thick that the buildings beyond were a mystery. After I started drawing this, the trees got […]
Springville’s Hospital: Fighting TB in Tulare County
THE BOOK IS FINISHED! It was a ten-year project, with a giant distraction of a different book getting written and published first—Tales of TB: White Plague of the North, available through BookBaby. Here’s the link: Tales of TB But that was last year. This year, the book is Springville’s Hospital: Fighting TB in Tulare County. […]
And Another Little Painting Session
My plan was to get serious about the remaining five Mineral King oil paintings, to focus, finish, and move on. I started with Sawtooth, the 6×6” version that Reader Sharon expressed an interest in. Look at this succession of color mixing. My goal was a light brown, something that might be called “taupe” by the […]
Another Little Painting Session
Suddenly after 2 months of lollygagging, it seems that my life is full of many extracurriculars at the same time that a bit more work has appeared. So, I will squeeze in little sessions of work as I can. First, we had to go down the hill to Big Town. As a passenger, I was […]