The Rain Stopped and The Sun Came Out
The rain stopped briefly and the sun came out, so I went for a walk here in Three Rivers. This was on February 12, but there were other things to blog about last week. Look! The buckeye trees, always precocious, are leafing out already. Here is an unobstructed view of Alta Peak and Moro Rock. The […]
Oil Paintings at Home
Oil paintings at someone else’s home. Someone else who really likes my work. Someone whom I really like. But, this is the World Wide Web, so her identity will not be revealed. She has others that are not yet hung, only propped against the wall the last time I was over. As she and I discussed […]
A Color Junkie Goes on About Primary Colors
I am a color junkie. It jumps out at me everywhere, and I think about it without meaning too. Primary colors are the basis for all colors, and when I began oil painting, I became even more aware of colors, particularly the primaries. Red, yellow, and blue make up all the colors in the world. […]
Something Fun for Color Junkies
A few years ago I was at my local yarn store. There were some bins of sale yarns. I could not concentrate until I had arranged the yarns in those bins by color. The woman working there at the time told me it was because I am a color junkie. WOW! A term to describe […]
Color Lesson: About Lavender
First, a confession. I thought “lavender” was spelled “lavendar”. Really! Me, the Typo-Psycho! I was getting it mixed up with “calendar”. This is a prime example of the Middle-Aged-Mush-Brain I am currently experiencing. Now that I know how to spell it properly, let’s talk about it. Lavender is light purple. I used to hate that […]