I have oil paintings at every stage right now. All depict Tulare County places, because that is where your Central California artist resides. She is a Tulare County artist, perhaps more accurately known as a “regionalist from Quaintsville”. Finished, scanned, ready to show and sell: Finished, changed my mind, made it better, now drying again: […]
Recently (ish) Sold Paintings
Seeing a collection of paintings that has sold provides fuel to keep me painting during a season of slow sales. This is a season of producing; November-December was a season of selling.
Seven New Oil Paintings, Assembly-line Style
When Kaweah Arts closed in early January for a couple of months, I retrieved all my paintings. Kaweah Arts sold well for me in its three year span despite serious hardships: a plague, a fire, another fire, and a flood, each one leading to the closure of Sequoia National Park, which meant the flow of […]
Pictures, Photos, Snapshots, Oh My
33,170. That is how many photos are on my laptop. I have 12 little drawers full of snapshots collected and used for pencil drawing over the last 37 years. These are in the studio. I have a filing cabinet full of photos taken, organized and used for oil paintings and murals over the past 18 […]
Little Changes, New Start
These two paintings needed more work. (Doesn’t this look weird??) One of my drawing students* pointed out that with the yellow only appearing at the lower 1/3 of the painting, the 2 different parts look like 2 different seasons. This is a case of needing to change reality. You can get away with odd things […]
More Thought Required
This painting is So Difficult. I continue to engage in mental and artist gymnastics in hopes of making it good enough to sign. This is where I last left you, in the saga of Can I Actually Finish This? I found a painting by Bierstadt that had light and clouds and mountains in the distance; […]
Victory Tomatoes
My drawing of tomatoes is completed. Carrie Lewis asked for a paragraph of 100 words or less to accompany the drawing. Here is what I submitted. Gardening feels like a war. We planted many tomatoes in an enclosed area, protected underneath from gophers, on all sides from deer, and over the top from birds*. We […]
Quickety Update on Calendars (and a Little More)
Please excuse this interruption in your day. 1. The 2024 Mineral King calendar is still available. At the time of this post, there are 8 left, available through my website or if you email or call me. The Three Rivers Historical Museum no longer has any. 2. I spent 1-1/2 hours on the phone with […]
Thank you—Inconclusive Conclusions
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME YESTERDAY TO TELL ME WHAT THEY SEE AND DON’T SEE IN THE EMAIL BLOG NOTIFICATIONS!! Please excuse me for shouting. I am so touched by your responses and willingness to help. In my attempt to see a pattern about who can and who cannot see photos in […]
Requesting Help From My Subscribers
My blog has a technical problem that I have been ignoring because it just seems impossible to solve. Today, I am giving it a try. I am specifically addressing those of you who get notifications of blog posts in their email. Many of you think you are reading my blog when you are actually reading […]