That last step after the photoshop thing only shows a subtle difference, but I wanted you to know that the business of art includes thinking ahead toward how a piece can be used besides just selling the original. And the original is sold and sent! That makes me happy for three reasons: it is going to someone […]
Just Another Workday
One day a week or so ago, I painted in the morning and drew in the afternoon. This is what it looked like: Then I moved into the studio. It was a sunny day, so I raised the blind and saw this: And thus we conclude another workday in the life of this Central California […]
Three Orange Oil Paintings, Completed!
Whoa. That was a sprint. Three new orange oil paintings in a week’s time, begun and completed. It is a privilege to be thought of when local businesses have Art Emergencies; it is a thrill to be able to handle those situations. I’m very happy to be able to help, and particularly happy to help […]
Oranging Along
It’s my blog, I’m 58 and I can make up words if I want to. Any questions? Oh. What does “oranging” mean? It means painting oranges, although I was just painting greens that day. Because this commission job was for 3 oil paintings in 2 weeks, I had to plan the most efficient method of delivering […]
I Draw Better Now
Over a year ago, I was at a dinner and ran into someone who had bought a colored pencil drawing of oranges from me in the early 2000s. He mentioned that it was still hanging in his office. I said, “I draw better now; can I have it back to fix it?” Yes, I actually […]
Testing a Coloring Book
Designing coloring books involves drawing, my favorite thing. Coloring the pages is for other people to do. But, I got curious. So, I gave it a try in the ag coloring book, Heart of Agriculture: Celebrating Tulare County Farm Bureau’s First 100 years. This is as far as I got on the title page. I filled […]
Painting While I Am Waiting
While I am waiting for photographs from which to paint a commission of a house, I have to paint something. Redbud Festival is coming, May 7-8, so I need paintings to sell. Small paintings, bright paintings: these sell well. Sounds like fruit and poppies to me. This is 6×6″ and went fairly quickly. Now, a […]
Fruity
Remember seeing these commissioned oil paintings in progress? The customer was very happy and asked for more! Remember these three commissioned oil paintings? This customer was also very happy and asked for more! Here they are in their infancy. And here they are finished: detailed to the nth degree, signed, scanned, and now with varnish […]
New Paintings, Squished Orange
My friend/customer LOVED these paintings, including the extra thick canvases. Yea! However, I studied the orange painting and realized it isn’t symmetrically round like an orange – it is squished on the left side. Back to the easels. . .
Taste The Arts
Blooming Oranges #2, 8×8″, oil on wrapped canvas, $125 Taste The Arts Saturday, October 11, 2014 11 AM – 5 PM Downtown Visalia Taste the Arts is the name of a street fair type event in Visalia. It is very extensive, with lots of opportunities to try different methods of making art. There […]