Buckle up, settle back, get comfortable, because here is a Very Long Post. It is not a complaint; it is a hard look at reality. On the surface, it seems that the life of an artist is all glamour and glory and unlimited creativity. Maybe that is true for some artists, but I don’t know […]
2026 Calendar
(SHARON, I moved the picture of the calendar back to lower on this post so you can skip it.) Around Here—and Sometimes a Little Farther, 2026 is a collection of new pencil drawings by your Central California artist. The drawings are mostly rural scenes, mostly from this often overlooked location in the heart of California. […]
Thinking Aloud About Old Notecards
I’ve been getting my art printed on notecards since 1987. In the olden days, a package consisted of 2 each of 5 designs. In the olden days, people communicated on cards and mailed them with a stamp rather than talking into a little machine and tapping something. This meant that I had 1000s of cards […]
What’s Ahead
Some recent thinking has led to this listicle for you.
the Boring Business of Art
While I am wading through unbloggable territory, I’ve been able to attend to some of the business of art. This means lots of computer and phone time, along with digging around in filing cabinets. The phone time isn’t as awful as when you actually need assistance, because most companies are available with live humans if […]
Sold in Summer—Pencil Drawings
Five of these pencil drawings sold at my solo show in Tulare, “Around Here (and Sometimes a Little Farther)”. The others were pencil commissions, which I showed you with all the slow developments in painstaking detail. I love pencil. Did you know that? Thus we conclude another post about the business of art, because. . […]
Sold in Summer—Oil Paintings
These “Sold” posts are mostly to reassure myself that I’m not just drawing and painting for the fun of it. They serve a secondary purpose in reminding my tens of readers that I accept commissions (lest you think I am a prima donna who only creates what I “feel like” creating) and that I do […]
Too Dark For Painting
We had an overcast day, with the typical over-promise-and-underdeliver weather forecast of rain. Oh well, at least we didn’t have lightning to worry about. Since it was too dark to paint, I spent my working hours in the studio, drawing this pencil commission piece. Sometimes this feels as if I am racing along at a […]
Just Another Work Day for Your Central California Artist
Painting To postpone two difficult tasks, I started this 10×30” commissioned oil painting, following the sketch which the customer approved. Just Plain Work This part didn’t warrant any photos. Some friends from Southern California went to my show, bought a drawing, and then hit a snag and couldn’t return to pick it up. I took […]
Weird, But Good
My solo show, Around Here, in Tulare was originally going to consist solely of oil paintings. However, I asked the director if she also wanted pencil drawings, which normally attract attention but not sales, and she said, “Sure, why not?” So, I gathered up my best framed pencil pieces and added them to the mix. […]