While I Was Getting Gas

At The Four-Way, right next to the Chevron station, there is a classic red barn with an enormous Valley oak tree, quercus lobata. It’s just part of the landscape, and one day while I was getting gas, I realized that this barn could just tumble, or the excess pavement near the tree could prevent it […]

Assorted Photos with Chit-Chat

If you look in the shadows between (and beyond) the 2 chairs, you might be able to discern a doe with 2 fawns, probably born that very day. While getting gas at the Four-way (local vernacular for an important intersection), I snapped this photo. Barns this classic and oak trees this majestic, quercus lobata, are […]

More Better Than Befores

And thus we conclude our tour through paintings of Tulare County, better than before. I think one must see the paintings in person to properly appreciate the subtle improvements Now if you will please excuse me, I have a commissioned pencil drawing to begin. Tomorrow: Pennsylvania Dog in Pencil

Better Than Before

While at the Redbud Festival, there was plenty of time to sit and study my paintings. I put on my mental critic hat, and made a list of adjustments that would improve my paintings. Whaddya think about the improvements on these typical Tulare County scenes? Betcha you can’t even tell the differences. Tomorrow: More Better […]

Sequoia Oil Paintings

Sometimes I write things about Tulare County that sound rude; they are simply the truth. However, in addition to the fact that we are all fat, poor, undereducated, and have bad air, we have SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK! So, I paint Sequoia trees. Every time I go to Sequoia, which we simply refer to as “The […]

Eight on the Easels

Eight WHAT on the easels? So glad you asked! Eight oil paintings of Mineral King are on my easels. Sometimes they are on a table, sometimes they are in my hands while I paint. After putting a base coat on the canvases to bury the white, I painted skies on all eight. Three are the […]