After 7-8 months of painting toward a show about Mineral King and (almost) in Mineral King, it is tomorrow! Is it considered shouting to use bold type? Or is that only for capital letters? I’ve always always always considered italics to be whispering, so maybe this paragraph will be more soothing to your ears. Four artists […]
What Are You Doing??
Happy Birthday, Deanne!! “What are you doing?” is a question directed to me, not to you. Some days I don’t know what to do. It results in talking to myself, occasionally in an audible voice. This isn’t because there isn’t anything pressing; it is because I can’t figure out how to prioritize. What would you […]
Instruct Me, Please
Thirty-three years ago some friends and I tried rock climbing, that rappelling thing with ropes and harnesses. My friend was suspended over space and she looked up at the guy (with barely contained fear) who was supposedly teaching us and said quite calmly, “Instruct me, please!” Today I want to instruct you a bit about […]
Further Figuring Out
This is Chapter Two in the story of figuring out how to design one commissioned oil painting of two different Tulare County landmarks. As a Tulare County artist, I am pleased to have been chosen for the task. The customer requested a different view of Homer’s Nose, and I have 5 photos from that point […]
Fairly Goalless
Is “goalless” a word? I do set goals – finish X number of paintings, get website redesigned, finish drawings for the next calendar, etc. But I don’t set big sweeping overarching business goals, or as one of those motivational speakers says, “BHAGs”, which stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goals. And many of us have heard […]
Last Spring Hurrah
That title might be a little bit over the top. May always feels like the end of spring with heat coming and bringing its browns. But my yard has been so beautiful in the early morning light. . . Trail Guy and his power tools, me and my girly pruning and weeding, but mostly God […]
Redbud Festival This Weekend
Ever heard of the Redbud Festival in Three Rivers, California? WHAT: Annual arts/crafts fair in which 30-50 makers of beautiful things gather to sell their wares. WHEN: Saturday, May 12, 10-5 and Sunday, May 13, 10-4 WHERE: Three Rivers Veterans Memorial Building (on Sierra Drive, weird, roundish white building, screaming ’50s-’60s architecture) WHO: Local and […]
Easel Time
Have you noticed that the word “easel” is pretty close to the word “easy”? It’s merely a word illusion. Nothing easy about being at an easel. This fact, combined with April as the most beautiful month in Three Rivers, has made it even less easy to plant my feet in front of the easel recently. […]
More Solds
“Solds”? Is this really a noun? It is my world. Clearly the 6×18″ size is hot right now. Good thing I just ordered more canvases that size. I have several new ideas to paint in that format, so stay tuned.
While I Was Waiting
There is a trick to doing art shows and open studios. The trick is waiting patiently, on stand-by, all systems ready to go. How does one be productive while waiting but not be so involved that a visitor/customer/guest feels like an interruption? It is a mindset. I remind myself that on THIS day, I am […]