Last week was a rough one for tech. My blog croaked, which led me to realize that my entire website was AWOL. This led to many phone calls, and a large expenditure. Then, when I had things working again, thanks to Rowland, Mario, Eva, and Ken Joe Sam (Really? No, really??), we had a day […]
Three Finished, Two Begun
These three turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself, which I just did. Don’t be scared; these will also turn out well. Simply Home CACHE Gallery hours are Fridays 1:30-4:00, Saturdays 10:00-4:00, Sundays noon-4:00. How To Draw, Tuesday, November 12, 6:30-7:30, at CACHE, 125 S. B Street, Exeter. Admission is FREE, but […]
Simply Home, Now Open!
We arrived about 15 minutes before the reception began, and the light was so nice coming around from the side of the gallery. This is the early moment of Is It All Ready? before people arrive, the moments when I think, “Oh no, what if no one shows up??” The gallery board is so welcoming, […]
News on Four Topics
Painting I finished these two oil paintings, to be held in reserve for when the Mural Gallery in Exeter needs to be resupplied with citrus paintings. Mineral King The Mineral King road and recreation restrictions were scheduled to be lifted on Saturday, September 21. By now people who need to know will know for sure […]
Various and Sundry Thoughts on Stuff (both personal and professional)
I’m in a bit of a holding pattern, waiting for several things: the Mineral King road to open, a week-long plein air painting trip to Monterey, the indexer to finish repairing the index on the TB book, and my show, Simply Home, to open. What’s a person to do while waiting? Stuff, both personal and […]
Getting Ready for Simply Home
The amount of work to prepare for a solo show is astonishing. I’m so thankful that I was given an entire year to get ready for Simply Home at CACHE, opening October 19, 4:30-6:30 PM. Here is the list of the most recent show prep activities: After all this thinking, I made a list of […]
A Productive Painting Day
Is there a word that starts with P to substitute for “day”? I could use “process”, but it isn’t accurate enough. After spending time with Krista evaluating my paintings, I repaired four in one day. (One wasn’t even on the list, but it was bugging me.) Everything dried quickly to be scanned. Maybe I will […]
19 Oil Paintings Sold in May, June and July
Kaweah Arts in Three Rivers (now located in The Dome) and the store at the Silver City Resort 4 miles below Mineral King have been selling steadily for me so far this summer. When times are slow, it is easy to start thinking: “I’m a has-been. My prices are too high/too low. I’ve saturated the […]
Ad-libbing, Guessing, Winging It
On my first day back at trying to be fully human, I resumed detailing this piece. This Mineral King painting was a big challenge on many levels, and I am now quite happy with it. Feeling accomplished, I chose the next painting to work on, thinking it would be a piece of cake. This is […]
A Situation and a Recovery
A week ago, I had a situation to deal with: I got sick. Such a disruption. I was only able to paint a little bit before the need to lie down took over. While reclining, I used the laptop to look carefully at the paintings finished and paintings needed for the upcoming solo show at […]