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 […]
Three Oranges, To Go, Please
Two weeks to paint three oranges, but really, only one because of a planned 2 days off and because of drying time. No problem. . . just get outta my way! They don’t have to be truly identical, because each one will end up in a different home. That sounded weird. If they were all […]
Four Oranges, Please
A yearly customer emailed me to ask for a painting she saw on my website, but she didn’t just want that painting. She wanted four of that painting. Well, oops. My paintings don’t get reproduced by machines; my paintings get reproduced by a paintbrush in my hand. But wait! There’s more! She wanted them in […]
As Long As You Are Painting, You Might As Well. . .
I was working on the Sawtooth oil painting. This is the first time I had painted in a few weeks, so I started over with fresh paint on my palette. White, 2 yellows, 2 reds, 2 blues, and a mixture of the darkest blue with the darkest red. All that the Sawtooth oil painting required […]
Little Mineral King Oil Paintings
A week or so ago, I showed you the very rough beginnings of 5 new Mineral King oil paintings. In spite of the scribbly appearance, a faithful blog reader claimed one of them. She knows I can paint, although at this stage there isn’t much visual evidence to back up her confidence in my abilities. […]
The Rest of the Stories
Remember Paul Harvey? We had to be quiet during lunch so my parents could listen to him every day at noon when we were home from school. He would tell a story sometimes with a surprise ending, and then he would say, “And now you know. . . (long, very long, very very long extended […]
Red Hot Chile Peppers
These habañero red hot chile peppers are fun to paint. Check out the progress. I chose this view because, without slipping into boring Artspeak, it fills the space well, and I like it. The first pass provides an underpainting and also gives me a chance to decide if the arrangement is pleasing. Instead of printing […]
Hottest Peppers To Paint
A friend commissioned me to do a little painting of a jalapeño pepper. She liked it so much that she brought me 2 habañero peppers, one of the hottest chili peppers available. Treating them like toxic materials made it a little tricky to photograph them, but I persevered. Now I have to decide which arrangement […]
On the Easels and On the Needles
And in case you were wondering if all I do is work, please be reassured that I always find time to knit. A friend is waiting for a new pair of lungs, and there will be a fund raising dinner with silent auction and pick-a-prize items. I made these 2 infinity scarves for the event, […]