Painting Christmas Ornaments. . .
. . . is a little tricky, because they are LITTLE! Those little 2×2″ canvases are tricky tricky tricky. Small metal clothespins fit inside the back, serving as handles while painting and a way to secure them to the pegboard for drying. Alas, I only have 3, but there are 6 little canvases to paint. […]
Layer By Layer
Besides fruit and frost protection and a signature, this one needs a title. It might also need to have the fog or smoke removed, and a bit more texture and detail in all the layers of hills and mountains.
Remembering With Gratitude
Nine Things I Learned in October
It doesn’t hurt to turn 60 when you are with good friends, doing fun things in interesting places. I really prefer the mountains to the desert; it was wonderful to see Bodie, Mono Lake, Convict Lake (and so-so to see the Devil’s Postpile), but I don’t feel a desire to return to those places. I’m […]
Country Girl in the City #7
My sister and I crossed 2 bridges on our “Urban Hike” of seven San Diego bridges. There were 5 to go, and it was so fun to navigate through the streets with just some written instructions, sightseeing while on the lookout for bridges. Thus we conclude our saga of my visit to Sandy Eggo, a […]
Never Forget
In and Out
There are juried are shows, and there are judged art shows. Juried shows have a judge or a panel of judges who decide which entries are in and which are out. Judged shows award prizes. I entered a juried show which is to hang for a year in a Tulare County government office building lobby. […]
Side Job
A side job is something I consider work, but not my main deal. Logo design is not my strong point, but sometimes I get asked to make a logo. Usually I have one good idea, and then the rest just get worse with every attempt. When I was asked last fall to design a logo […]