Remember the agony, the angst, the moaning and groaning about Put My Parents In The Painting? I decided it was the best I could make it, so I called The Customer, who drives a big rig all over the country. After lots of phone tag, he left me a message asking me to photograph it […]
What Was I Thinking?!
I changed my mind – I don’t like a challenge after all. Nope. Don’t want to do this hard stuff. I’m an idiot for saying I’d try. I want my commissions to be easy, just flow from the brushes, paint themselves while I sing to the radio. This Put-My-Parents-In-The-Painting may cause me to stab myself […]
Whatcha Working on Now, California Artist?
So glad you asked that question! Here is a peek into the current status of Put My Parents In The Painting. (I’m twitching slightly from the effort and the stress, but it’s nothing a few rows of knitting can’t cure.) Mother’s face barely shows on the photo. I tried to see some particulars under a […]
How Many Hours a Day Do You Paint?
An old friend asked me this last week. We only see each other once a year or so, so we aren’t close. I think he thinks that art is my hobby that I sort of fit in around my life. When I told him what all I do, he was very surprised. This means a […]
In Which We Learn More About the Oil Painting Commission
It’s time for an interview with the California Artist. There are questions out there about the commissioned oil painting, and the interviewer is very curious. Why did you accept the commission to put the parents in the painting? I am not exactly sure – because I wanted the job? Because I like challenges? Because how […]
Accepting the Challenge
Mr. Put-My-Parents-In-This-Picture also wanted to discuss price and size of his commissioned oil painting. Since I am tuned in to the business of art, I have a price list based on size. It doesn’t include added surcharges for rush jobs or requests to put one’s parents in the picture. Instead of negotiating for a price, […]
Only From The Back
Commissions are a challenge. They are a main component of the business of art, so unless you like a good challenge, you may want to rethink a career as an artist in a rural place like Three Rivers. Back about 6 years ago, a man asked me to draw his parents house in pencil. No […]
Random Comments About the Business of Art
This list of comments was started just after Mother’s Day weekend, when I was recovering from the Redbud Festival. Now that I read them after a snowy Memorial Day weekend, I’m slightly climatically confused. Just sayin’ (which is the popular vernacular that means “I talk to hear the sound of my own opinions”) It is […]
First Peek at Commissioned Oil Painting
As promised on May 24, here is the first peek at the commissioned oil painting spoken of in two previous blog posts. Cowboy Bert told me he has a shirt that color. I said, “It’s called wheat”. He said, “That don’t look like wheat to me.” I said “It is wheat as viewed from the […]
Interview with California Artist about Commissioned Oil Painting
The process of executing a commissioned oil painting is an exciting event to watch. In this second interview with myself, you may find yourself on the edge of your seat. The interviewer will be in boring black, because the California Artist prefers teal. A lighter teal this time. Pretty, isn’t it? How’s that commissioned oil painting […]