Sometimes I want to draw because I love to draw. I want to draw what I want to draw, and don’t want to think about what might sell. I ignored my common sense, ignored my theme of Tulare County, and this is what came out of my pencils. (as if it just showed up on […]
What’s Old?
Our guide in Israel told us of being on Highway One in California and seeing a sign that said “historic site”. They pulled off to see it, and laughed their heads off when they learned it was a 200 year old lighthouse. He said, “That’s like 15 minutes in our country!” This is what […]
A Central Calif. Artist Goes to Israel
My brother-in-law was the pastor of Neighborhood Church in Visalia and was planning to visit Israel this summer. After he died last September, the church offered his slot to his wife, my sister. When I told Trail Guy that she was going, along with our niece, Trail Guy said, “Don’t you want to go too?” OF COURSE […]
A Contrast in Landmarks
Over the last 2 weeks I’ve been talking to you about our little landmark post office, the Kaweah Post Office. It took a huge limb right through the roof, and it will cost money to restore the place. It is one of the few landmark buildings we have in Three Rivers, and we need to […]
Blue Moon Sign in Situ
(Happy Birthday, Ann!) “In situ” means in position. Isn’t it fun to learn new expressions? The question that nagged me during the entire process of designing and painting the Blue Moon Nursery sign was this: Would it be able to complete with all the signage along that stretch of the highway in Three Rivers? See? A whole messa […]
Spring on the Farm Photos For Inspiration
When we visited Cowboy Bert and Mrs. Cowboy Bert, the animals were all vying for my attention. Remember this little Baby Cakes? Look at her now: Here: look at her where you can get a better sense of scale: Still a bottle baby, along with the white one who is a bit younger and smaller. […]
Road Tripping
In early March, Trail Guy and I took a road trip. Trips are not the same as vacations, in my personal dictionary*. A trip is when you keep moving. A vacation is when you choose a place, get there, and enjoy the area. Maybe you actually unpack your suitcase, and park your vehicle for the […]
Visiting Sequoia
When I was a kid and there were guests from out of the area, my folks would take them up to visit Sequoia National Park. I remember thinking, “Do we have to go to the mountains again?” What a punk. A punk in the Park. A Park Punk? Two very dear cousins of mine were here […]
Beautiful Images from the Pacific Northwest
These are not necessarily things indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, but they are beautiful things I encountered while there. Beautiful things, views, places, all here for you to enjoy. Puget Sound (AKA “The Sound”) as seen from Mukilteo, Washington. The Mukilteo light house in what passes for sunshine in February in Washington. An old architectural […]
Overly Excited in the Pacific Northwest
Yesterday I left you at the cliffhanger of Better Living Through Coffee in the Pacific Northwest. Carol and I visited Port Townsend. It is a beautiful little town on the water with very stately architecture and art galleries and shops full of unnecessary items to enhance life and coffee and restaurants. As the daughter […]