The sky was bugging me, not just because of the uneven brush strokes. It seemed to be the wrong color. So, I repainted it. Yeppers, better. Those hills don’t look far enough away. So, I lightened them and made them duller in color. (a little shiny-wet here) Then I redid the dirt and the trees. […]
Painting Lots of Orange Things
When you look at my painting subjects, you might guess that orange is my favorite color. You’d be wrong. However, orange things are among my favorite things (not raindrops on roses). The poppy painting is on the easel for consideration and contemplation. How can I make it better? Does it need to be made better? […]
Navels in the Orchard
Navels in the Orchard is actually just navels on canvas, another oil painting of Tulare County citrus. I painted the details working from the back to the front, which means first I painted the items which are the farthest away from the viewer. Usually I wait until the painting is dry to photograph it. But […]
Feeling Fruity Around Here
Feeling fruity around here lately. A month or 2 ago, I painted this to decorate a banquet for a citrus marketing outfit. A friend who has bought more of my paintings than anyone else saw this. She said, “If it doesn’t sell at the event, I want it!” I took the painting to her, and […]