The new scanner is a real bugger to figure out. Lots of trial and error, and no instruction manual. It’s pretty tricky to use the laptop for scanning while searching out instructions at the same time, particularly when the internet is down, so I just keep pushing buttons, trying various things, and when something actually […]
Careful, Central California Artist
Lalalalala. . . that’s the fat lady singing. I photographed the Reimer’s drawing to send to the owner for his approval. Nope, that photo was not good enough, so I raised the blind on the window over the drawing table and tried again. I told Mr. Owner that this was the time to speak up […]
Rejoicing in 250 Years of Independence
An Oil Painting Develops
Sky first Most distant range next Things got confusing, so I flipped it all upside down to see if I could focus better on the shapes. Moving forward Hi Jackson. Please do not bite me while I am painting. It would also be appreciated if you didn’t lean on the back of my legs. Can […]
MURAL “UNVEILING” TODAY
In case you are curious, this is some of the area around Ivanhoe. I really love it there, which you may have figured out. Of course I also loved living in Lemon Cove, and now I love living in Three Rivers. (Don’t move here—remember that we are fat, have diabetes, the air is bad, and […]
What Happened, Part Two
Today I will be painting on the Ivanhoe library mural, Lord willing, the Creek, etc. The past two days have been seriously disrupted by many hours on the phone trying to solve the website problem, which also took down my email. If I was a smoker, it would have been a couple of 2-pack days. […]
More Tasks in the Painting Workshop
When a painting doesn’t sell, I study it to discern what can be improved. This painting has been with me for awhile, so I gave it some thought and then made a few subtle changes. I don’t expect you to be able to discern what I did to it, but maybe after it is dry […]
Remember
Life Lately
My life is full of random things lately. Some projects at church, a colorful scarf using up scraps to surprise a friend, walks by the river, minimal Christmas decorations, an oil painting workshop. And power outages, internet and phone outages, and road blocks. Work consists of selling calendars and reminding folks of my show at […]
Avoiding, Obfuscating, Obscuring
Those words all describe my recent blog posts. I haven’t shown you any work in progress, only the pieces hanging at CACHE in my solo show “Simply Home” until December 29. (Have you been yet? Live too far away? I can ship paintings. Just sayin’. . .) So, let’s enjoy a few more autumn photos […]