Just wanted to say HB to 2 dear friends with whom I have shared many wonderful times and am hoping for many more!
After the mural
This may be hard to fathom, but while I was working on the mural, I also knocked out a few paintings. They will appear here one or two at a time for the next few days. The plan was to have them for a show and sale in Lodgepole, but we, The Kaweah Artisans, have […]
All grown up
While at the family reunion in North Carolina, I had a most interesting conversation with Cousin Don. He said his dad, Uncle Lank (derived from Langston), managed apple orchards at the Moses Cone estate. It is now a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway National Park (or is it a monument?). There are miles of trails […]
Day Eleven on the Mural
After a very productive week in the studio, I returned to the wall today and was greeted by this sight: This is Channel 26’s Great Day camera man and reporter Clayton Clark. Clayton did a fake-out while I was unloading my supplies. He wore a little thingie in his ear so the folks […]
Life at the Painting Factory
Didn’t want you all to think all I do is stand before an easel – I DO have a life. Sort of. Okay, maybe it is more of a Cat Disorder, but it is MY Cat Disorder and I am quite content with this state (even though I know I can’t just quit anytime I […]
Finishing up
Exeter’s murals are really special, and it is due to a very dedicated team of volunteers. They do extra things that keep Exeter ahead of the pack. Last night the finishing touches were added to Mineral King: In Our Back Yard that really set it off. Look at these fabulous, over-sized, three-dimensional photo corners! […]
More commissions
The German Shepherd is named Dante, and there is no rush, thank goodness! I’ve never painted an animal before, so I’ll need all the time that the customer will allow me to learn how. The almost blank canvas will become redbud blooms. And the dancing feet deserve their own photo, because this is a […]
The Oak Grove Bridge
Every time I paint this bridge, it sells. Obviously I am not alone in my obsession with it! This is from photos provided by my dear friend Marilyn, taken when the redbud was in bloom. This is the first time I have painted it in a horizontal format. This is the largest I have painted […]
Designing a mural, part 4
This isn’t exactly about designing the mural, but perhaps you’d like to see where the next mural will be. It is the 100 block of North E, but it is in an alley/parking lot and I don’t have an exact address. So, a picture or 3 might help: It is on the north facing […]
This one will last!
Do you remember my posting about the fat girl inside screaming to be left alone? Now I have the solution to those flimsy chairs: These redwood chairs are made locally by Bob Kellogg of Three Rivers and when I sit in this, my legs stick out like Alice in Wonderland! It is my throne, and sometimes […]